Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California.

Winnie Badger Lompoc Valley Medical Center physical therapist Winnie Badger will give a free presentation on Pelvic Floor ...

A Huey helicopter in Santa Barbara for more than 30 years is leaving for a Chico area museum. It flew in the Vietnam War.

Santa Barbara County residents who own property in a former Recovery Map High Hazard Area (HHA) for flooding may no longer need permitting review from the ...

A law enforcement response is underway in the cul-de-sac of East Sunset Avenue off of Kensington Avenue in Santa Maria Wednesday.

Highway 166 runs along the Cuyama River, with San Luis Obispo County to the north and Santa Barbara County to the south. Even though the roadway is now open, the California Department of ...

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Firefighters battling the Gifford Fire will continue backfiring operations on Wednesday in the Garcia Wilderness in an ...

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner has suspended service north of the Goleta station since August 1, due to reconstruction work on the 127-year-old La Cañada Honda bridge. During the disruption, LOSSAN Rail ...

For the first time, there's a map of the nation's cattle and hog feeding operations, and it shows Tulare County has more than ...

SpaceX has been attempting to launch a Falcon 9 rocket since Saturday, Aug. 9 to deploy internet-beaming Starlink satellites from Vandenberg.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle who moved to the US four years ago after stepping down from their duties as senior royals, ...