While hydrants can play a role in fighting a wildfire in its early stages, the systems weren’t designed to combat the large ...

SANTA BARBARA—January 23, 2025—Cottage Health is pleased to announce the appointment of Jim Owens to its Board of Directors.

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My dear friend, Erin Graffy, died earlier this week after a very short but very fierce battle with cancer. Erin Graffy: Santa Barbara legends never die.

UC Santa Barbara took it in the kisser again from one of its University of California sisters. UC San Diego completed a ...

Hundreds of people turned out to celebrate Martin Luther King Day at a series of Santa Barbara events. Starting at 9AM in De ...

In a shift for local journalism, the Santa Barbara News-Press will enter a new era of service with new leadership. With its acquisition by NEWSWELL, a network of nonprofit newsrooms backed by Arizona ...

Did Donald Trump win the 2024 election by the widest margin of any Republican president in history? According to a recent X ...

NEWSWELL is leveraging the resources of America’s largest university to solve journalism’s biggest problems. Our sites in San Diego, Santa Barbara and Stockton will serve as real-time labs.

The Santa Barbara News-Press is embarking on a new chapter under nonprofit stewardship after years of financial struggles, ...

The University of Hawai’i men’s basketball team returns to the road this week for a crucial Big West matchup against UC Davis ...

The nonprofit NEWSWELL, a project of Arizona State University, offers an innovative approach for giving newsrooms the support ...