Satellite imagery showed plumes of smoke from California’s largest active wildfire heading south from San Luis Obispo County.

The league that was historically made up of Ventura and Santa Barbara counties’ coastal powerhouses shed Pacifica, Santa Barbara, Rio Mesa, San Marcos, Dos Pueblos and Channel Islands in the 2023-24 ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Allan Hancock College and California State University Channel Islands (CSUCI) announced a partnership on Monday morning to create a new Bachelor of Science in Nursing program ...

Survival pressures gave Channel Islands foxes larger brains, challenging the long-held idea of a universal “island syndrome.” ...

The company ferries passengers back and forth to the Channel Islands National Park, along with running whale watching and other trips. In early April, several of its boats saw a group of up to 30 ...

Take a day trip to Channel Islands National Park is ranked #17 out of 20 things to do in Santa Barbara. See pictures and our review of Take a day trip to Channel Islands National Park.

Easy, moderate and hard Santa Barbara hikes that offer beautiful views and peaceful escapes: Arroyo Burro Beach Loop, Cold ...

To figure it out, students at UC Santa Barbara teamed up with 20 high school activists from across the country during a retreat to Santa Cruz Island late last month. It was a workshop in climate ...

For decades, scientists believed animals on islands evolved smaller brains relative to body size to save energy. But most ...

Betsy Green Local historian and author Betsy J. Green will give a talk titled “Silents on the Islands,” 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 18 as part of the Santa ...