In the last year, newer operators have also emerged in Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and their posh neighbor, Montecito. With ...

The Santa Maria Fairpark continues to search for a new chief executive officer at the same time the facility's biggest annual event takes place this week.

The Madre Fire has more than doubled the size of California’s second-largest wildfire this year, as it races through the Los ...

California lawmakers on Monday approved one of the most substantial rollbacks of the state’s signature environmental review ...

Since 1993, seven of the 10 worst fire years in California, ranked by total acres burned, have occurred after drier-than-normal winters. By contrast, eight of the state’s 10 mildest fire years ...

On Friday, June 7, Santa Barbara Humane will join over 150 animal shelters across California in celebrating the second annual California Adopt-a-Pet Day by offering fee-waived adoptions at both its ...

According to a new report by the state of California, Santa Barbara residents who make less than $100,000 are likely to be considered low-income.

Southern California will continue to face "dangerous fire weather conditions" including strong Santa Ana winds and extremely low humidity through later this week, forecasters said Tuesday.

Another moderate to strong Santa Ana wind event is expected to develop across Southern California during the first half of the workweek.

The Santa Ana winds are a seasonal occurrence in Southern California. They push inland air from the desert over California’s mountains, making it grow warmer and drier as it reaches the coast.

Santa Ana winds returned to the Los Angeles area on Tuesday, threatening to reverse progress made in the battle against deadly wildfires.

Katabatic winds? Adiabatic compression? Time for a thermodynamics lesson! The record lack of rain has also made this Santa Ana event different.