For more than 20 years, Gwendolyn Clark knew exactly who was coming down the sidewalk outside Vieja Valley School – children by name, dogs by their favorite treats and drivers who needed a reminder to ...

DAYBREAK from the Santa Barbara News-Press is the newsletter that gives you the headlines you need to start your day.

DAYBREAK from the Santa Barbara News-Press is the newsletter that gives you the headlines you need to start your day.

From November 2 through December 24, Santa Barbara Public Library (SBPL) invites community members to participate in Food for Fees, an annual food drive that helps patrons reconnect with library ...

Follow Santa Barbara County’s 2026 election with News-Press coverage of local races, live Election Day updates and results as officials release them.

Local high school robotics team, Octobots Robotics, is inviting the community to a free open house event on Monday, ...

Pearl Social Cocktail Club once again goes on hiatus in November until January to bring you Santa Barbara’s original Miracle® at Pearl Social Cocktail ...

The south side of the 350-acre San Carlos Property borders Highway 246. The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians seeks to move the site into federal trust. (Photo by Tom Schultz/Santa Barbara News-Press ...

Antonio, the last capybara remaining at the Santa Barbara Zoo, was diagnosed with advanced multiple myeloma in early August ...

ICE agents spent several hours at the Santa Barbara County Jail on Monday, but did not take anyone into custody. (Photo by Angel Corzo/Santa Barbara News-Press) ICE officials on Monday waited outside ...

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A fuel break runs parallel with East Camino Cielo along the front-country mountains above Santa Barbara, Calif. The fuel break, once home to chaparral, was cleared and non-native grasses grew along ...