In all of the years that I’ve been here, I’ve never seen it this clean and this nice,” speedway board member Chad Weber said.

Country music singer-songwriter Larry Fleet is scheduled to perform at the Santa Barbara County Fair this summer.

Santa Barbara County Fire Department crews were on scene of a structure fire that spread into one acre of vegetation just before ...

Last month, the racetrack off Highway 101 on the border of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties reopened ... which now sports a large Santa Maria Speedway logo atop a set of seatrain ...

Multiple Memorial Day ceremonies are scheduled to take place throughout Santa Barbara County on Monday to remember fallen military members and honor their ...

Extraordinary educators from schools and districts across Santa Barbara County were honored at the 2025 Education Celebration ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 3:58 p.m. in Santa Barbara County. Miranda Fire has been burning on private land for two ...

On Sunday at 9 a.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA released a wind advisory valid from 6 p.m. until Monday 6 a.m. for Santa ...

May 27, 2025. The City of Santa Barbara, in collaboration with Friends of State Street and Sweep Inc., is excited to announce the launch of the State Street ...

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Venesa Faciane Susan Parker The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History has appointed two new members to its Board of Trustees — Venesa Faciane and Susan ...

The best way to get around Santa Barbara is on foot. Most of the main attractions, shops and restaurants are all located within a 3-mile radius in the downtown area. There are also various bus and ...