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With a rainstorm headed toward the Central Coast this week, the City of Goleta says now is the time for residents to prepare. City officials announced on Sunday that the incoming rain is expected ...

McRee was taken to the Ormond Beach Police Station for booking where, while handcuffed, she demanded to be allowed to use the restroom. Cannon told her she had to finish an Intoxilyzer test.

The Ellwood Mesa Butterfly Grove used to be California's largest wintering site for monarch butterflies, but in 2024, only 30 butterflies were counted.

CANNON BEACH, Ore. — Cannon Beach firefighters responded to a 911 call on Sunday reporting two missing boogie boarders off Indian Beach. Emergency crews arrived at approximately 12:30 p.m. but ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — The Cannon Beach firefighter who went out in the water on a surfboard at night to rescue a stranded teen on his boogie board is recounting his harrowing journey on Monday ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department rescued a mother and her two children who were caught by high tide at Gaviota Beach ...

A dedicated local nurseryman, good friend of many, and beloved father, Tomas Carrillo died suddenly at his Goleta home on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2025. He was only 61 years old. Tomas leaves behind his ...

A few months before that, I wrote about the death of the historic palm trees at Refugio State Beach that were planted nearly 100 years ago by a pioneer Goleta family. A valuable asset supposedly ...

GOLETA, Calif. (KABC) -- A California Highway Patrol officer is being praised for his life-saving efforts following a fiery small plane crash in Santa Barbara County. According to the CHP, Officer ...

CANNON BEACH Ore. (KPTV) - A driver was rescued after going off a cliff near Cannon Beach on Saturday evening, according to Cannon Beach Fire. At about 5:30 p.m., crews responded to where the car ...