At 3,985 feet, the peak is just under 4,000 feet above sea level, and the hike up via Tunnel Trail and a half-mile stretch of ...

Permit Description Equipment Description The map below, courtesy of the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District, shows the exact locations of those ambient air monitoring stations.

Federal authorities now say they arrested more than 360 people at two Southern California marijuana farms last week, ...

California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by ...

California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by the Fourth.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — The Gaviota Coast in Santa Barbara County is often compared to the Galápagos Islands due to its biodiversity.

Located just above an iconic beach town known as the "American Riviera" sits a stunning canyon park teeming with flora and fauna paired with hiking trails and breathtaking views of the Pacific Ocean: ...

A small fox that lives on the Channel Islands off the coast of southern California is thriving after near extinction. The ...

Walker began teaching at UCSB in 1974 and became fascinated with the "enormous archaeological heritage of the Santa Barbara Channel Islands region, and the native peoples who occupied it." He started ...

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