South American rodents nutria are known to damage agricultural fields and wetlands that support birds, fish and other ...

Ocean Winds, the company behind the Golden State Wind project off Morro Bay, has agreed to terminate its federal lease.

California has experienced more than 900 wildfires that scorched over 11,000 acres already this year, including a single fire ...

Backyard burning during burn season is allowed by authorities only in certain rural areas of San Luis Obispo County.

The Santa Barbara County Animal Shelter in Goleta will be impacted for six weeks as crews begin street construction.

Three distinguished UC Santa Barbara faculty members have been elected to the American Academy of Arts & Sciences.

A passenger died Monday after going over the balcony of her stateroom aboard the Carnival Firenze while the ship was near ...

At approximately 11:20 p.m., Santa Maria Police officers responded to a reported armed robbery in the area of Rancho Verde ...

On April 25, 2026, at approximately 11:23 p.m., the Gang Suppression Team responded to the area of Grogan Park following ...

John Wiley captured a photo of the two-day prescribed burn off Camino Cielo at 2pm Monday, April 27. The burn is located on ...

Firework Foundation, founded by singer Katy Perry, has submitted plans to set up Gratitude Canyon, a summer youth camp in ...

The incident showed how familiar canyons are capable of becoming technical and hazardous, especially after dark.