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A brush fire started up Wednesday evening in an area of Santa Paula between the Santa Clara River and Highway 126. The blaze was first reported shortly before 7 p.m. in the 600 block of Acacia Road.

“The regeneration of the waterfront is a priority [...]. Let's return the river to the city, to the municipality, rescuing its importance as a symbol of life, history and unity”, wrote the mayor on ...

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Who is Barbara O'Neill? Barbara O'Neill was born in Australia on 28 July 1953. She has positioned herself as a health educator and lecturer since 2004. She has conducted workshops and seminars ...

The Santa Ana winds that fanned the fires devastating Southern California were forecast to return as firefighters scrambled to douse the deadly blazes that have destroyed more than 10,000 homes ...

By Amy Graff Amy Graff is a reporter on The Times’s weather team. Strong, damaging Santa Ana winds are expected to bring extreme wildfire danger to Southern California Monday into Tuesday as the ...

A developer could gain the rights to as many as 19 acres next to the Ray Flynn marine industrial park. Interested in a dozen acres of waterfront land in Boston? The Massachusetts Port Authority ...

The Santa Barbara Film Festival has revealed its entire program for its upcoming 40th edition, which includes 32 world premieres and 74 U.S. premieres from 60 countries. The fest will open ...

“We haven’t had any substantial rain for hundreds of days,” says Max Moritz, a wildfire specialist at the University of California, Santa Barbara, to NBC News’ Denise Chow. While the ...

The eThekwini Municipality has pulled the handbrake on taking over the iconic Westpoint Lodge building in Durban that is currently occupied by squatters and owned by the KZN Department of Public ...

Intending to have a larger presence in the downtown area, and to work with the City of Santa Barbara and the community to support the revitalization of Santa Barbara’s primary business corridor, UC ...