Dr. Carrie Towbes and George Burtness have been selected as the 82nd Persons of the Year for the Santa Barbara area. The two will be honored for their ...

The risk of damaging flooding from a major tsunami may be greater than many realized along stretches of California's renowned coastline, state officials say, further reinforcing the need for residents ...

Feb. 20 – Last weekend, a pickup truck belonging to a supporter of President Donald Trump was reported heavily vandalized outside an auto repair shop in Live Oak. Local conservatives say they are ...

Rhythmic clicks, grunts and roars fill the Año Nuevo Island Reserve in California, home to a large breeding colony of ...

One of those nonprofits is the Sonoran Institute, which is celebrating its 35th birthday. They said they’ve made big strides ...

Visitors come ashore on Santa Cruz Island, one of the five Channel Islands.

Watsonville Charter School of the Arts middle school students won the prestigious Judges Choice Showcase award at the annual California Junior Thespian Festival held at the Orange County School of ...

On the first sailing of ecotourism brand andBeyond's new Galápagos expedition yacht, Chris Schalkx learns a lesson in ...

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California Assembly Speaker Robert Rivas, who wields the authority to make the appointment, sent a letter to the county on ...

While cannabis lounges received support from Santa Cruz County supervisors on Tuesday, the issue has divided mayors and council members in the county’s four cities.