Santa Barbara County News

Three people escaped without injury Tuesday night from a Goleta home that was engulfed in flames, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department .

The National Weather Service has issued a red flag warning for Santa Barbara County's South Coast and mountain areas due to dry, hot and gusty weather conditions that are expected to pick up steam early Wednesday.

The state budget that passed the Legislature last week contains language that could gut the California Public Records Act , the 1968 law that requires "the people's business" to be conducted transparently and ensures that the public has access to most government records.

The 3 Palms Project, Allen Associates' recently completed Platinum LEED for Homes project on the beach near Carpinteria, is featured in the July/August issue of Dwell Magazine .

Santa Barbara County had four winners in this year's Music Teachers Association of California VOCE competition, held at Chapman University in Orange, CA on April 21,2013.

June 17, 2013 - Los Olivos, California - Underground Energy Corporation announces that it has received notice from the TSX Venture Exchange Inc. that the Exchange intends to halt the Company's shares from trading on the Exchange in the event the Company has not paid its annual sustaining fees by Friday, June 21, 2013.

I just received an alert about a brush fire in Gaviota along the train tracks at Calle Mariposa Reina.

Montecito Bank & Trust is pleased to announce that Suzi Schomer has joined the bank as a vice president and business development officer, reporting to Jeff Pittman, senior vice president and director of Wealth Management.

On June 17, 2013, at approximately 6:54 a.m., an off-duty Sheriff's Deputy observed a possible "Panga" boat on the shoreline of Tajiguas Beach, north of Refugio State Beach.

The Oceano Services District Board of Directors appointed an interim general manager last week to replace the Tom Geaslen, who was recently terminated for cause.

Fire agencies throughout Southern California will offer their assessment of expected fire activity over the summer months at 11:30 a.m. Agencies include the Los Angeles County Fire Department, the United States Forest Service, CAL FIRE, California Emergency Management Agency , Orange County Fire Authority, Santa Barbara County Fire Department, ... (more)

The Pacific Coast Business Times has named Dr. Anupama Sharma, Pediatrician for the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinics , as the Champion of Primary Care for 2013 in their annual Champions in Healthcare series.

Gusty winds are expected to develop across southern Santa Barbara County late Sunday afternoon, elevating the risk of wildfire as the conditions persist through midweek.

The image of a boarded-up Santa Barbara County diner has made it to the U.S. Capitol in Washington, thanks to Christa Weston, a 2013 graduate of Ernest Righetti High School in Santa Maria.

On Thursday, June 20th at 10:00 am, Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County will mark the first wall raising of the Canon Perdido Affordable Homes with a ceremony sponsored by Southern California's Sit 'n Sleep.

A grass fire burned six acres northeast of Los Alamo on Saturday afternoon before being contained, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department .

The Ventura-based community organizing group known as CAUSE - short for the Central Coast Alliance United for a Sustainable Economy - filed paperwork through its new political action fund showing it had spent about $14,000 supporting one of the 13 candidates.

Catharine Manset, Senior Vice President, Santa Barbara Market Manager of Pacific Western Bank has been appointed to the Board of Directors of the Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County.

Santa Barbara County Probation Department leaders want to use a private company for mental health services to the Santa Maria Juvenile Hall and Los Prietos Boys Camp instead of using county personnel from the Alcohol, Drugs and Mental Health Services department, as they do now.

Not that Carter minds. She's just happy being at home with her husband, Joe, and the terrier that often takes road trips with the star singer.