More than two dozen workers on an offshore natural-gas rig were rescued in Santa Barbara County after the station caught fire ...

More than 20 oil rig workers have been evacuated after a fire broke out on a platform off the Southern California coast. The ...

Emergency crews extinguished a fire Monday morning just before noon on a non-operational natural gas platform in the Santa ...

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Some of the most historic hotels in Santa Barbara include the Montecito Inn (built by Charlie Chaplin and a group of ...

Meet the chefs and operators making Santa Barbara one of California's most compelling food cities ...

California has filed a request in federal court to stop Sable Offshore Corp. from pumping oil off Santa Barbara. It’s an ...

The Newsweek Readers’ Choice™ Awards recognize top companies selected by readers across a wide range of categories, ...

Paul McCartney added a new show in Santa Barbara, California, to his "Got Back" tour. The Santa Barbara concert on September 26 will now be the first stop on the tour. Tickets for the new show are ...

The “finest rug store in Santa Barbara” has sparked fury for proudly selling a product depicting horrific images of the 9/11 ...