The Santa Barbara Half Marathon presented by HOKA and UCLA Health 5K returns for its 5th anniversary celebration of movement and community, welcoming ...

Opera Santa Barbara (OSB) opens its 32nd season with a new production of Pietro Mascagni’s classic Italian drama “Cavalleria Rusticana,” Nov. 7 and Nov. 9 ...

When he was named to be the Grand Marshal of the Old Spanish Days parade in 2024, Rudy Castillo was the oldest surviving El ...

UPDATE (11:57 a.m. Thursday) - The Santa Barbara Police Department has made a correction to the dates, they say the incident happened on October 20 and the arrest took place on October 21. On ...

California authorities are trying to track down a 9-year-old girl who they say hasn't been seen in at least one year. The search for 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard was sparked on Tuesday when a school ...

Mona Holmes is an editor at Eater Southern California/Southwest, a regular contributor at KCRW radio, and a 2022 James Beard Award nominee. Aegean, which began as a pop-up from Turkish-born chef Efe ...

A world on fire in one hand and a big bag of cash in the other: This is how oil industry executives appear to young climate activists, if you base it on the “Make Polluters Pay” posters displayed by ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - About 80 percent of the voters who are eligible to participate in the November 4 election in Santa Barbara County have a ballot, but have not yet mailed it. According to ...

Santa Barbara police officers patrolling the 1100 block of Mercedes Lane on Saturday, October 18 spotted a car they believed might be stolen in a shared parking lot. Officers approached the car but ...

"This wasn’t a big production. It was authentic, heartfelt, and so very them," a guest exclusively tells PEOPLE Sean Mandell is a Senior Reporter at PEOPLE. He joined PEOPLE in 2025. He previously ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- California authorities trying to track down missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard say it appears she was seen earlier this month, but her mother is still not cooperating with ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- Authorities on Friday released new surveillance images of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, taken just before she mysteriously vanished. These surveillance images of Melodee ...