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Cox Communications has broadened its affordability portfolio by expanding its low-cost internet tier, ConnectAssist.

A look at U.S. Census Bureau’s 2020 Census data provides an overview of population and demographic trends and shifts in Santa Barbara County.

Also Proposes Special Events and Performances With Up to 1,500 Guests

Montecito has been named 7th in the top ten most expensive zip codes in the United States.

The Windmill Palm has found our mild Mediterranean climate to be a comfortable place in which to live and thrive. 

The Santa Barbara County Water Agency is pleased to announce the opening of applications for the 23rd Annual WaterWise High School Video Contest.

La Playa stadium now open to the public on weekends and holidays, and daily during SBCC winter break

Metropolitan Theatres Corporation announces the reopening of Hitchcock Cinemas on Wednesday, November 24.

Union Still Concerned Over ‘Impacts and Effects’ of Weekly Swabbing Process

The Santa Barbara Zoo is excited to announce that Gail, the Zoo’s female Asian small-clawed otter, gave birth to four healthy pups last Friday.

The City of Santa Barbara is addressing the traffic congestion on Upper State Street due to the Chick-fil-A drive-through.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony Thursday at the new Northern Branch Jail on Black Road in Santa Maria.

Goleta will be investing nearly $6 million to pave approximately 8.6 lane miles of roadways throughout the City.

A Hazmat team responded to Eling's Hall on UCSB's campus early Thursday morning for a suspected chlorine leak.

In order to expand capacity to give COVID-19 vaccines to patients ages 5 to 11, Sansum Clinic held an all-day, first-come-first-served, by-appointment clinic on Wednesday.

A prescribed burn is scheduled to take place on Thursday through Saturday north of Los Olivos.

Construction has begun on the Desal Link project connecting an underground pipeline between the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant and Cater Water Treatment Plant.

The 37th Annual Vaquero Gala, Show and Sale to benefit the Santa Ynez Valley Historical Museum was a weekend to remember.

Ernest "Ernie" Orosco (December 15, 1946 - November 3, 2021)

Is there a blimp headed down the coast in our direction?

A reader reports four police vehicles in the 1100 block of Bel Air Drive.

[Update]: Santa Barbara Police rescued a man from a structure fire near Spring and Ortega Streets on Santa Barbara's eastside.

[Update]: An accused DUI driver has been charged with gross vehicular manslaughter following a fatal head-on traffic collision at Carrillo and Miramonte in Santa Barbara.

On Thursday, between the hours of 3 p.m. and 3:30 p.m., the Santa Barbara Police Department will be conducting a secondary test of a new emergency evacuation siren that is currently being outfitted on marked police vehicles

A reader reports an incident where they confronted a thief and recovered their neighbor's stolen electric bicycle.

A hot summer demonstrated the virtues of UC Santa Barbara’s efficiency gains

Environmental groups announced a settlement agreement with Southern California Edison to cleanup facilities identified as sources of toxic contaminants that flow into streams, rivers, and other waterways.

The Sierra Club held a Friday morning hike at the newly saved San Marcos Foothills.