The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is holding a series of live fire drills this week during the final few days of a training program for a group of firefighter recruits.

As wildfires continue to pose an increasing threat to Santa Barbara County, the need for effective evacuation plans and survival ...

Santa Barbara Culinary Experience is almost here — more than 75 events begin May 12 — and founder Eric W. Spivey is eager to share what makes this region and SBCE so special. As the founder of SBCE ...

An unexpected power outage affected thousands of Southern California Edison customers in downtown Santa Barbara Tuesday afternoon and disrupted Superior Court hearings and government meetings.

It’s also where you’ll find some of the best Santa Barbara hotels. There are four major beaches in Santa Barbara: Leadbetter, Arroyo Burro, West and East. While Leadbetter has the harbor ...

The Army Corps was tasked with cleaning up residences in the fire zones, but not commercial properties. In Altadena, this has ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department will  conduct live fire training exercises at two training facilities in May 2025 as ...

In a heartfelt ceremony, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors commended the bravery and selflessness of 97 local ...

On Tuesday, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors honored local firefighters with public recognition and ...

North of downtown, the 78-acre Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is the first botanic garden dedicated exclusively to native plants. Visitors walk on unpaved paths through what, at times, looks like ...

The county Fire Safe Council is hosting a Wildfire Evacuation and Survival Workshop on Saturday, May 31, from 10 a.m. to 1 ...

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