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In a 3-2 vote on Tuesday, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved a new service agreement between ambulance provider AMR and the county despite major pushback from firefighters.

Direct Relief teams up with the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Donations will help Los Angeles area fire victims.

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors Tuesday reluctantly approved a four-year exclusive contract for ambulance ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 9:59 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. Marcos Fire has been burning on private land. There ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Fire Department personnel helped with a rollover car crash around 3:00 p.m. on Milpas St. near Jenining Ave. Friday afternoon. A gray Toyota RAV4 ...

The city held an open house about the proposed ordinance and is accepting public comments on it until March 10.

Cliff Maurer is out as Public Works director for the City of Santa Barbara, Noozhawk has learned. His last day will be ...

Credit: Santa Maria Fire Department photo Two people were taken to the hospital on Sunday after being injured in a residential structure fire, according to the Santa Maria Fire Department.

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

Loved ones are rallying around a Southern California man who spent decades volunteering with Operation Santa after he lost his home in the Palisades fire. Philip Alderton spent many Christmas holidays ...