By Kristine Sabillo More than half of the tree cover in Pacific atolls is largely composed of “abandoned and overgrown” colonial-era coconut palm plantations, reveal satellite images in a study ...

Two significant storms are hitting two different parts of the country at the same time as a frenzied weather pattern shows no ...

A new Business Improvement District is in the works for downtown Santa Barbara. The funds raised will improve safety and cleanliness.

County emergency managers issued an evacuation warning for the Lake Fire burn area due to a storm arriving Wednesday that could result in flooding and ...

The robust storm system will swing waves of moisture up and down the California coast, including the already saturated northern part of the state, while also sending moisture inland, adding feet of ...

An Evacuation Warning has been issued for areas within and near the Lake Fire burn scar effective 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 11, due to a storm expected on ...

On Tuesday, an evacuation warning was issued for areas within and near the Lake Fire burn scar as an incoming storm is ...

Led by scientists at UC Santa Barbara, a system-wide evaluation of California’s marine reserve network finds conservation ...

The strongest storm in a year is set to pound Southern California this week, with forecasters warning of potential widespread ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department plans to conduct prescribed pile burns along Paradise Road today and tomorrow, as conditions allow. Prescribed fires typically burn less intensely than ...

We need these facilities,” said Assemblywoman Dawn Addis, a Democrat from Morro Bay, where voters in November rejected an ...