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Wildfire burning in Santa Barbara County scorches nearly 50,000 acres

  • Aug 4, 2025

Temporary housing for homeless is a success in Santa Barbara County

  • Jul 14, 2023

$230M settlement reached over 2015 California oil spill

  • May 15, 2022

Harris announces US commitment to anti-satellite missile testing ban

  • Apr 19, 2022

'Deltopia' in Isla Vista prompts 'multi-casualty incident' response

  • Apr 3, 2022

Evacuations issued as wildfire burns in Santa Barbara County

  • Mar 14, 2022

Prince Harry and Meghan launch their own podcast

  • Dec 15, 2020

Mangled car shows mudslide devastation

  • Jan 10, 2018

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Gifford Fire threatens 800+ structures, grows to 82,000+ acres

  • Aug 5, 2025
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California wildfire explodes over 72,000 acres, air quality alerts in place

  • Aug 5, 2025
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Wildfire burning in Santa Barbara County scorches nearly 50,000 acres

  • Aug 4, 2025
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Wildfire burning in Santa Barbara County scorches over 30,000 acres

  • Aug 3, 2025
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Temporary housing and assistance program for homeless proves to be success in Santa Barbara County

  • Jul 14, 2023
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Plains All American Pipeline agrees to $230M settlement over 2015 Refugio oil spill

  • May 15, 2022
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VP Kamala Harris announces US commitment to a ban on destructive, anti-satellite missile testing

  • Apr 19, 2022
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Isla Vista massive street party 'Deltopia' prompts 'multi-casualty incident' response

  • Apr 3, 2022

Latest Stories

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Amazing timelapse shows pyrocumulus cloud over Rey Fire

Check out this stunning timelapse of a pyrocumulus cloud forming over the Rey Fire.

  • Aug 23, 2016

Rey Fire in Santa Barbara burns 600 acres, threatens structures

A wildfire that broke out in the Los Padres National Forest on Thursday has been dubbed the Rey Fire.

  • Aug 19, 2016
KABC

Sea lion pup joins OC family on Valentine's Day kayaking trip

An Orange County family had an unexpected passenger join them on a kayaking trip in Santa Barbara on Valentine's Day.

  • Feb 17, 2015
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Woman survives bear attack in Santa Barbara County

It was a terrifying encounter for a woman in Carpinteria as she came face-to-face with a massive black bear.

  • Sep 25, 2014

3.0-magnitude earthquake hits near Santa Barbara

A small earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 3.0 hit near Santa Barbara on Friday night, the USGS said.

  • Sep 6, 2014