SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Phil Svitek has already geared up for a potential evacuation. “You just close that door for the last time and it's like, 'is this it?' 'is this last time I'm entering ...

Santa Barbara Police responded Tuesday afternoon to a report of an armed robbery at a Santa Barbara bank near the Milpas Street roundabout. The robbery was reported at 2:21 p.m. on January 14 at a ...

At the conclusion of the second, Costner — a Santa Barbara local who co-wrote, directed, produced and stars in the film — will participate in a Q&A moderated by SBIFF executive director Roger ...

It was apocalyptic. It’s a very emotional, very horrifying thing.” Rowse compared Santa Barbara’s beauty to Lahaina’s, which was destroyed by a wind-driven fire in 2023. “It’s so beautiful. How can ...

Inside our fall/winter issue you'll find a trio of inspiring conservation stories from California's eastern Sierra region, where UC Santa Barbara has a natural reserve — and a huge research presence.

In the town of Calpe, on the coast of Alicante, La Muralla Roja, is a building that seems to have copied the colourful scenery of the series. Designed in the 1970s by the visionary architect ...

Barbara Corcoran, best known for being one of the investors of ABC’s Shark Tank, has lost her mobile home amid the L.A. wildfires that have displaced thousands of Southern California residents.

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 ...

AND OF COURSE, ADDRESS ANY QUESTIONS. NOW, ONE OF THE THINGS THEY’LL BE TALKING ABOUT IS THE RETURN OF THE SANTA ANA WINDS OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS. KELLY CURRAN JOINS US NOW FROM THE ...

The blazes are still raging. And this week the so-called Santa Ana or "Devil" winds are back. This is what it could mean. What are the Santa Ana winds? Santa Ana winds are hot, dry winds that blow ...

Santa Barbara's most famous avenue, State Street cuts through downtown for 10 blocks and leads right onto Stearns Wharf. It's nearly impossible to miss with its shops, art galleries, theaters and ...

Powerful Santa Ana winds, near hurricane strength at times, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and pushed wildfires into several neighborhoods starting Jan. 7, 2025. Well over 1,000 ...