See inside El Encanto Hotel, the luxury property in the Santa Barbara hills that LVMH just sold for $82.2 million.

A NOAA research vessel crew and the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol rescued four people from a sinking boat offshore Friday morning. A motor vessel sent out a ...

While the newly-released Jurassic World movie roared to the top of the box office, a real life discovery of a giant fossil ...

The Santa Barbara County Fair drew big crowds Friday with visitors flocking to the Santa Maria Fairpark to enjoy carnival ...

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The five-star El Encanto resort in Santa Barbara, a Hollywood getaway for more than a century where rooms cost north of ...

Cody Bellinger Thanked Yankees Fan Who Caught Third Homer Before PCA Could A new era of restaurant workers may earn ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 4:40 p.m. in Santa Barbara County, California. Clark Fire has been burning on private ...

This past March, Charles Love passed away, just months shy of the 50th anniversary of our family’s arrival in Santa Barbara.

In the last year, newer operators have also emerged in Santa Barbara, Carpinteria, and their posh neighbor, Montecito. With ...

Luxury events and rental company Bliss Beach has teamed up with the City of Santa Barbara for The Barbara, a ...

LVMH Moët Hennessey Louis Vuitton SE, the French luxury conglomerate behind some of fashion’s biggest brands, is selling its ...