After finishing his four-year term as president of the United States, Joe Biden and his wife returned to the Central Coast on ...

The Montecito community is grappling with the puzzling disappearance of a monumental sculpture, raising concern among art ...

At Hendry’s Beach near Santa Barbara, 16-year-old Pyp Pratt says he’s been picking up trash at weekly clean-ups since he was ...

By Andrew Travers Beanie Babies founder Ty Warner was converting his toy-making fortune into a luxury real estate empire in ...

Groups visiting the monarch butterfly population at Pismo Beach aren't getting the same experience as in years past. The butterfly ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of California was the only lawmaker to vote against authorizing the use of ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Jeremy Frankel was camping ... from a drainage pipe smeared the pristine waters off Refugio State Beach before authorities forced him to evacuate. He would learn later ...

In 2024, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service made several major decisions to declare New Mexico species endangered or threatened — or not. Here’s a recap of some of those decisions and a look ...

Santa Ana winds are expected to usher in dry wildfire conditions for Southern California on New Year’s Eve, according to the National Weather Service. Temperatures are forecast to be in the ...

The Dow halved its losses by the afternoon Trader hoping for a Santa Claus rally on Wall Street found no joy Monday. AP Growth stocks such as Tesla and Meta dropped 3.1% and 2.2%, respectively.

It’s all on Santa’s shoulders. The kickoff of the “Santa Claus rally” period in Tuesday’s holiday-shortened trading session saw the S&P 500 SPX jump 1.1%, erasing a December decline as ...