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After a relatively weak storm expected to arrive in L.A. late Thursday, forecasters say a potentially more powerful storm ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Major star power for the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF). Thursday night, ...

Objective design standards will allow developers to put their multifamily residential projects on the fast track.

This year, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum marks 25 years of preserving the maritime heritage of the Santa Barbara Channel.

Students asked the senator what is top-of-mind for them, including the Cal Grant framework and the state's priority on ...

The Maltin Modern Master Award honors people who’ve significantly impacted culture through their work in film.

On Thursday at 2:58 a.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a wind advisory valid from 10 a.m. until Friday 4 a.m. The ...

California district attorneys sent Gov. Gavin Newsom a letter requesting he take action on illegal price gouging schemes in ...

The Santa Barbara City Council has passed a set of sweeping new design standards intended to bring developers more certainty ...

Under the new ordinance, the equipment must be located as close as feasible to shared property lines between adjacent lots, ...