From San Diego to Santa Barbara, southern California is home to beaches, mountains, valleys and deserts. That’s a lot of ...

On Friday at 1:03 p.m. an updated beach hazards statement was released by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA in effect until ...

If you’ve been online or wandered one of these beaches, you may have noticed a resurgence of what feels like an all-too ...

If nights spend rubbing shoulders with celebrities in Hollywood or the days spent strolling the Sunset Strip have you worn out, then it’s time to leave Tinsel Town for a few days and take a […] ...

Rincon Point takes center stage at the Carpinteria Valley Museum of History’s next talk in the Talk & Talkback speaker series ...

Inside our fall/winter issue you'll find a trio of inspiring conservation stories from California's eastern Sierra region, where UC Santa Barbara has a natural reserve — and a huge research presence.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The next stop for trash on beaches or creeks along the Central Coast will be the ocean if clean up efforts don't take place. A group of active volunteers has been out to do ...

Hazardous surf and “life-threatening conditions for beachgoers” prompted water rescues and beach closures Saturday near Capitola and Santa Cruz. By 1 p.m., Capitola police sent out email and ...

Seasonal restrictions designed to protect the Western snowy plover and its nesting habitat went into effect Saturday for Surf Beach and Ocean ... and local news for Santa Ynez Valley News ...

Credit: Rebecca Caraway / Noozhawk photo Carpinteria celebrated a special Valentine’s Day gift on Friday with the purchase of the Rincon Gateway by the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County.