Santa Barbara soil surfer Ron Takeda was chased by a shark for about three to four minutes during a 20-mile run from Campus ...

Local public lands experts and explorers will take audiences deep into the Sespe Wilderness, the largest protected ...

Two friends enjoying a day on the water off the Santa Barbara County coast last weekend got an unexpected and unsettling ...

Local foil surfers had a close encounter with a shark on Saturday about a mile off the coast near Leadbetter Beach in Santa ...

With serene trails, a wonderfully walkable Old Town and a slate of buzzy new businesses, there's a reason Goleta's nickname ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. The so-called Hope Ranch Volcano in Santa Barbara — which ignited Thursday — isn’t actually a volcano. Geologists ...

Sable Offshore Corp has issued a furious statement after a California judge ruled it did not have the right to start pumping black gold again in Santa Barbara County. The oil giant vowed to fight the ...

Just an hour-long ferry ride from the coast of southern California is the only place in the world you can see what might also ...

Seeking seaside isolation, or just a place to stretch your savings? Stacker lists the best places to retire on the West Coast ...

Disney World, Times Square and Yellowstone National Park can be packed to the rafters with tourists. But there are plenty of ...

Hike rugged coastal trails and spot rare miniature island foxes on the islands that make up this national park off the coast of Southern California.

A small fire broke out Thursday along the beachside cliffs near Hope Ranch in Santa Barbara, but officials say it wasn’t caused by human activity or equipment. Instead, experts point to a rare natural ...