Santa Barbara County Fire Department crews were on scene for a brush fire at Farren Road near Goleta just after 7:00 p.m.

Santa Cruz County officials report no elevated public health risks following the Moss Landing battery plant fire.

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Multiple weather alerts were in effect Thursday due to heavy bursts of rain hitting Santa Barbara County. The National ...

Mudslides are dangerous torrents that are usually referred to by geologists and first responders as debris flows. They have been particularly lethal in parts ...

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

The County of Santa Barbara Emergency Operations Center has upgraded a Tuesday afternoon evacuation warning for areas within ...

Update by the edhat staff 2:00 p.m., An EVACUATION ORDER has been issued for the identified properties associated with the ...

County emergency managers issued an evacuation order for some properties in the Lake Fire burn area due to a storm arriving ...

Heavy rain is expected to sweep across Southern California on Thursday, raising the risk of flash flooding and mudflows in ...

An evacuation order has been issued, available in English and Spanish, for parts of the Lake Fire burn scar and nearby ...

Loved ones are rallying around a Southern California man who spent decades volunteering with Operation Santa after he lost his home in the Palisades fire. Philip Alderton spent many Christmas ...