There are four major beaches in Santa Barbara: Leadbetter, Arroyo Burro, West and East. While Leadbetter has the harbor, Arroyo Burro is best for travelers with dogs and West Beach is home to the ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — A nationwide immigration enforcement blitz launched by the Trump administration over the weekend has sparked fear and uncertainty in Santa Barbara, where ...

Credit: Rebecca Caraway / Noozhawk photo Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were spotted in Santa Barbara on Sunday. 805 UndocuFund, an organization that helps run the Rapid Response ...

An expert at breathing life into the big screen, Ink Factory filmmaker Stephen Cornwell will be speaking at El Encanto to kick off the From Page to Silver Screen speaker series. In celebration of the ...

PHOENIX — “Lunar Boy,” by Jes and Cin Wibowo and published by HarperAlley, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers;and “Canto Contigo,” by Jonny Garza Villa, published by Wednesday Books, an imprint of ...

Here & Now's Lisa Mullins speaks with Brian and Rosi Amador who founded the bilingual music group Sol y Canto in 1994 about the intertwining of their marriage and their music.

At the conclusion of the second, Costner — a Santa Barbara local who co-wrote, directed, produced and stars in the film — will participate in a Q&A moderated by SBIFF executive director Roger ...

Since the city's founding in 1610, the Santa Fe Plaza has been its cultural hub. Today, surrounded by numerous centuries-old buildings like the Palace of the Governors, the plaza continues to be ...

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Powerful Santa Ana winds, near hurricane strength at times, swept down the mountains outside Los Angeles and pushed wildfires into several neighborhoods starting Jan. 7, 2025. Well over 1,000 ...

Each year California experiences the Santa Ana winds, usually in the cooler months between September and May. Sometimes called the 'devil winds', the Santa Ana winds have fuelled some of ...

A Christmas short video spreading on Russia's pro-government Telegram channels depicted the country's air defense system shooting down Santa Claus as he entered Moscow airspace. The clip surfaced ...