The California Highway Patrol issued a traffic alert Monday reporting reduced visibility on Highway 101 near Mariposa Reina.

A six-bedroom, luxury Mediterranean estate in Montecito’s Knolwood Drive sold for $12.25 million on March 3, 2026.

The board approved the penalty in a 3-2 vote, requiring the Goleta West Sanitary District to fund the settlement.

A new Jamaican restaurant has opened in downtown Santa Barbara, adding Caribbean flavors to the State Street dining scene.

SpaceX launched 25 Starlink internet satellites to low-Earth orbit at 7:00 a.m. on March 8, 2026 from Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Montecito Firefighters knocked down a structure fire in the 1300 block of School House Road within 13 minutes on Saturday.

A rollover crash on northbound Highway 101 at Rancho Conejo Boulevard blocked the two left lanes early Monday, March 9.

Fire crews quickly contained a small structure fire inside a home on Mesa View Drive near Arroyo Grande on Saturday.

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department plans to conduct prescribed fire pile burns in the San Antonio Creek area from March 9-20.

Dos Pueblos High School claimed first for the fifth consecutive year, defeating San Marcos High School in the county's mock trial competition.

California gas prices surged to $5.20 per gallon, even as national prices climbed above $3 amid geopolitical tensions in the Middle East.

La Cantina, the Mexican restaurant and bar in Santa Barbara, has closed permanently and will reopen with a new concept this spring.