Santa Barbara County News

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.

Santa Barbara County Animal Services is recommending the community to be on high alert after identifying cases of apparent distemper in raccoons in the Santa Barbara area.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is continuing its campaign to increase enrollment in affordable health insurance for the uninsured.

The Santa Barbara County auditor-controller thinks the Board of Supervisors may not be able to comply with the terms of a proposed infrastructure-maintenance initiative if it is approved by voters.

Emergency personnel were dispatched shortly before 7 p.m. to West Fesler and North Curryer streets, said Battalion Chief Mike Barneich.

Rooted Vine Tours is a locally owned and operated wine tour company. Our tours focus on boutique, family owned and independently operated wineries.

Four people were arrested on drug charges Wednesday after the California Highway Patrol conducted a traffic stop involving a vehicle belonging to one of the suspects, according to the Lompoc Police Department .

As daylight savings time approaches on March 9th, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department wants to remind residents to make another change that could save their lives - changing the batteries in their smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.