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Two Assault with a Deadly Weapon Incidents on Sunday On April 6, 2025, around 2:16 a.m., Santa Barbara police officers responded to Cottage Hospital for a reported stabbing victim who had been brought ...

Activities including First Thursday are part of the ongoing efforts to revitalize downtown Santa Barbara. A new non-profit has more plans ahead.

Opera Santa Barbara builds on its recent success with a calling-card season that spans three centuries of the operatic repertoire. “After some timely ...

The couple prioritized guest experience from start to finish, ensuring attendees were treated to a celebration like none they'd been to before.

The great European hotel lobby bar tradition — where the décor is plush, the cocktails executed with flair and precision, and the food worth savoring — ...

Need a walk-in tub in Santa Barbara, California? Our picks include American Standard Walk-in Baths, Ella's Bubbles and Safe Step Walk-In Tub.

From San Diego to Santa Barbara, southern California is home to beaches, mountains, valleys and deserts. That’s a lot of ...

Womanhood’s latest project uses augmented reality works to honor 20 Santa Clara County women including Iris Chang, Margaret Jenkins and Inez Jackson.

A wind advisory was released by the National Weather Service on Friday at 7:39 p.m. in effect until Saturday, Mar. 15 at 3 a.m. for Catalina/Santa Barbara Islands. The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA ad ...

The Lunch Bars photography series has had four exhibitions in Australia ... helped him with the sense of dislocation he felt moving to Australia after being in Santa Barbara for more than two decades.

A district judge has barred a Northern New Mexico couple from blocking access to the Pecos River. The Pecos River has been caught between two powerful currents: landowners, who say river ...