Anecdotal evidence has long shown that oak trees can act as a line of defense against spreading blazes. Now, the Santa ...

So fast, Cisneros said, that when ICE agents descended on the cannabis farm and started loading employees into vans, they ...

“It really has to be through inputs from a broad range of people in an indigenous community,” said Teresa Romero, one of the ...

At some point in the middle of the night, unable to sleep, he checked on the animals in the back of the car. Jesse was still ...

Community organizers have been out in full force in response to the raids. The 805UndocuFund’s Emergency Assistance Fund has ...

UC San Diego’s ALERTCalifornia program is now using artificial intelligence–powered cameras to spot wildfires early, before ...

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office is seeking the public’s help in locating at-risk Friendship Manor resident Sonia Lang ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA — On Saturday, August 2nd from noon to 6PM, the Santa Barbara Soaring Association (SBSA) invites the public ...

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Four accomplished community members have been elected to the Board of Directors for the Scholarship Foundation ...

This week, we’d like to introduce you to one of our news interns, Vincent Grafton. He’s been out covering everything ...

By the end, after seven hours of hot testimony before the Board of Supervisors concerning last Thursday’s military style ...