Six women behind this year's Oscar-nominated films shared insights and clips of their work at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival's Women's ...

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Diane Maher, president and chief strategy officer of DP Fox Ventures LLC and president and chief operating officer at Fox Motor Group, has been honored as the 2025 Barbara Cox Woman of the Year.

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 ...

Amazon MGM Studios, Michael G. Wilson and Barbara Broccoli have formed a new joint venture to house the James Bond IP rights, under which Wilson and Broccoli will cede creative control of the ...

Over nearly six decades, Diane Williams and Sharon Capitano were best friends so close, some believed they were sisters. They grew up in the Port Reading section of Woodbridge, spent weekends ...

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 ...

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 ...

Diane Warren has never won an Oscar ... Warren considers her collaboration with Gabby Wilson, as H.E.R. is known professionally, a full-circle moment. The two share the same lawyer and first ...