The Freedom Warming Centers opened when the county worked with local faith communities and men and women with lived ...

Recent rankings uphold UC Santa Barbara’s status as a leading university from veterans support to social mobility to academic excellence.

Carol Gibbons Carol Beth Gibbens of Santa Barbara passed away after an extended illness on Oct. 15, 2025. Carol was known to ...

About 600,000 fewer people are traveling to downtown State Street every year than before the COVID-19 pandemic, according to ...

The Oakland Soldiers marched into Santa Barbara announcing a new basketball team plus they unveiled plans for a spring event ...

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The Ventura College football team celebrated its 100th anniversary season with a historic Saturday night. The Pirates, who are ranked No. 2 in Southern California, set school records for total offense ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Some of the basic jobs of the future may not be as certain as once thought and Santa Barbara City College students are making plans and adjusting plans based on the ...

The University of California Board of Regents today approved Dr. Dennis Assanis as UC Santa Barbara’s sixth chancellor. He will assume his role on September 1, 2025. Assanis comes to UC from the ...

Almost 10 years to the day after a massive oil spill fouled the Santa Barbara coastline and prompted the closure of several drilling platforms, a Texas-based company says it has resumed crude oil ...

A UC Santa Barbara student who was reported missing during a trip to Big Bear Lake over the weekend was found dead on Monday, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department. Tanner ...

BIG BEAR LAKE, Calif. (KABC) -- A young man reported missing in Big Bear Lake over the weekend was found dead Monday morning, the San Bernardino County Sheriff's Department said. Tanner Prentiss' body ...