Evelyn Spence

The original results of the Washington Elementary School student election have been “reinstated,” district spokespeople announced in an email to students' parents and guardians this week.

Some registered nurses at Cottage Health in Santa Barbara and Goleta have announced their intention to unionize with SEIU 121RN and hope to hold a vote by the end of the year.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested a 40-year-old Santa Barbara man Saturday afternoon after a domestic disturbance at an Eastern Goleta Valley apartment complex led to a standoff at a nearby equestrian center.

In the words of consultant Martha Miller — who works with agencies and counties across the state — Santa Barbara County ‘s current project review process is one of the “most complex” she's seen.

A woman was airlifted to Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria on Monday after suffering serious injuries in a vehicle crash on Highway 135 in the Los Alamos Valley.

All of Carpinteria's 24 operational cannabis farms have installed multi-technology carbon filtration systems or an approved equivalent, while eight have their odor-abatement plans still under review by

A $51.3-million apartment complex with income-restricted units from the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara has officially opened, and the organization expects it to be fully leased starting Nov. 1.

The Santa Barbara Police Department is investigating a suspicious death after a body was found in an apartment in Santa Barbara's West Beach neighborhood Wednesday morning.

One person was transported to Cottage Hospital with critical injuries Wednesday afternoon after a collision between a semi-truck and a red SUV.

On the heels of a Friday afternoon announcement that nurses at Cottage Health intend to unionize , nurses on Tuesday officially filed for an election with the National Labor Relations Board.