Santa Barbara County News

Bob Hatch is retiring after 20 years as president and CEO of the Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce, the largest business group in North Santa Barbara County.

An off-duty Lompoc police officer was arrested Friday morning on suspicion of driving under the influence after a witness saw the officer's vehicle collide with a tree.

What do flowers and chemistry have to do with each other? Well, one area senior would tell you it has everything to do with each other.

A 23-year-old Lompoc man was killed Sunday night when he was struck by a vehicle while walking on a road near Buellton, according to the California Highway Patrol .

A Goleta business suffered minor flooding damage Monday when construction crews struck a sprinkler while working, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department .

Santa Barbara County native Mark D'Arelli has been named the new commander of the California Highway Patrol's Santa Barbara Area effective March 1. Captain D'Arelli has been with the CHP for fifteen years.

Community Action Commission Head Start was recently evaluated by the federal government for compliance with the program's national Performance Standards.

It was a wild night Saturday for Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies , including a stabbing and what witnesses described as a near-riot.

Three hikers were rescued by helicopter Sunday after becoming lost in a remote wilderness area north of the Santa Ynez Valley, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department .

It was a wild night Saturday for Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies, including a stabbing and what witnesses described as a near-riot.

Blood stains are visible on an Isla Vista sidewalk after a stabbing late Saturday.

Santa Barbara County will enjoy mostly clear skies over the next several days although cloudy conditions could be spending a few nights here, the National Weather Service said.

The Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue Team annual recruitment drive is currently underway to fill its next search and rescue training academy.

Statistics released by the Department of Social Services on their "Snapshot of Poverty in Santa Barbara County" revealed that 1 in 14 seniors in Santa Barbara County live in poverty.

For almost two months, parents of California public schoolchildren have been able to claim with no proof that their religion precludes getting their children vaccinated against once dreaded and disabling diseases like polio, rubella, mumps, pertussis and smallpox.

The Franklin Trail is a historic route from Carpinteria to Jameson Lake in the Los Padres National Forest.

The State Employment Development Department released today the unemployment rate and other jobs data for the month of January 2014.

When Herman made that argument, she was issuing a wake-up call to her base as much as anyone else.

Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce E. Dudley announced today that three charges have been filed against Chad Johnson and Matthew Giles, two former Cabrillo High School wrestling coaches in Lompoc, California.

The Santa Barbara Airport has announced that, effective April 1, the Long Term Parking Lot 2, off of Hollister Avenue and Frederick Lopez Road, will no longer be available for passenger parking.