A powerful atmospheric river that began slamming Southern California on Wednesday prompted evacuation orders in Los Angeles County amid concerns it could bring flood threats to burn scars from ... Read More

On Tuesday at 11:16 a.m. the NWS Los Angeles / Oxnard CA issued a flash flood watch valid from Thursday 10 a.m. until Friday midnight for Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains. Read More

Conservationists plan to appeal the project on an undeveloped slice of the Gaviota Coast currently zoned for 71 homesites. Read More

On Monday at 1:28 p.m. a flash flood watch was issued by the NWS Los Angeles / Oxnard CA valid from Thursday 10 a.m. until Friday midnight for Santa Ynez Valley and Santa Barbara County Interior ... Read More

A California Highway Patrol officer is being praised for his life-saving efforts following a fiery small plane crash in Santa Barbara County. Read More

An officer is being hailed as a hero after he rescued a pilot from a burning plane, which crashed into a field near a highway in Santa Barbara, Calif., on Jan. 29. Read More

Two men were seriously injured Saturday afternoon when their vehicle plunged over the side of Gibraltar Road in the mountains above Santa Barbara. Firefighters and other emergency personnel were ... Read More

dramatic video shared by the California Highway Patrol (CHP) shows. CHP said Officer Ayala had pulled over a vehicle on Los Carneros Road north of U.S. 101 in Santa Barbara County when he heard an ... Read More

A Santa Barbara landmark has run out of time and opportunities for protection. Convenient to both Highway 101 and state Route 154, the Macy's building is a mid-century marvel designed by notable ... Read More

California's Santa Barbara was rocked by a plane crash near US Highway 101. The incident also saw the heroics of CHP (California Highway Patrol) Officer Ricardo Ayala, who saved the life of a severely ... Read More

A California Highway Patrol officer is being hailed as a hero after rescuing a pilot from a burning aircraft moments before it exploded. Read More

On February 1 st, 2025, the Santa Barbara Police Department will conduct a driving ... Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the ... Read More

A California Highway Patrol officer in Santa Barbara County is being hailed a hero after he rushed to the flaming wreckage of a plane crash and dragged the pilot to safety just seconds before an ... Read More

Two people were critically injured Wednesday afternoon when a small plane crashed and burned near Highway 101 in Goleta, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The aircraft, reportedly ... Read More

A small private plane crashed near Highway 101 in Goleta, causing major injuries to two occupants and igniting a vegetation fire this Wednesday afternoon. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department ... Read More

Snow, hail and flooding affected roads throughout Santa Barbara County on Sunday, as a cold weather system brought a number of concerns that continued into Monday. Read More

According to the Cape Coral Police Department, around 2:51 a.m., an officer attempted to conduct a traffic stop on a blue Honda at Santa Barbara Boulevard and Veterans Memorial Parkway. Read More

Snow, hail and flooding affected roads throughout Santa Barbara County on Sunday, as a cold weather system brought a number of concerns that will continue ... Read More

The NWS Los Angeles / Oxnard CA issued an updated flood advisory at 8:54 p.m. on Sunday. Flooding caused by excessive rainfall continues for Southwestern Santa Barbara County, including the south coast, ... Read More