If you are up for a challenge that delivers on the views, check out this coastal canyon trail in California with sweeping ...

Below is a press release from multiple fire departments regarding Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – On March 10, California ...

With an estimated 25,000 attendees, this year's Deltopia saw a record number of citations and arrests amidst a larger police ...

Scientists found that fruit fly larvae can sense electric fields, adding them to a list with sharks, bees, and even the platypus. Since they are common in research, this opens new avenues of study.

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Physicists think the insides of black holes may be complex mazes of tangled strings in higher dimensions Black holes, the ...

Residents recall the 1969 oil catastrophe off Santa Barbara and have little trust in oil company's pledge to keep the waters ...

A Houston-based oil company has rebuffed the authority of the California Coastal Commission in a bid to revive drilling off ...

In California, a state where restaurants often compete for attention with elaborate designs and Instagram-worthy interiors, ...

Mudslide risk could increase in Southern California burn areas if trees are cleared, public lands advocate says.

CalFire released its fourth and final round of color-coded hazard maps. Different colors come with different rules.

The arrival of a new presidential administration has historically shaped how we feel about large financial transactions and, for most, none greater than ...