With a rainstorm headed toward the Central Coast this week, the City of Goleta says now is the time for residents to prepare.

Two people were seriously injured after a small plane crashed and erupted in flames near the 101 Freeway in Goleta.

Steve Epstein says he was driving toward Montecito when he saw smoke and initially thought it might be a car fire. As he got ...

A small plane crashed near northbound Highway 101 in Goleta Wednesday afternoon, Santa Barbara County authorities said.

GOLETA, Calif. - A small plane crashed off a Goleta freeway on Wednesday afternoon. The crash was first reported around 2:20 ...

The Old Town POP Grant Program was approved by the City Council in January 2025. The application deadline is Monday, March 3, 2025. While the average award anticipated will range between $3,000-10,000 ...

As Debbie Gantt was driving up Storke Road to get on Highway 101 on Wednesday, headed to Trader Joe’s to pick up a few items, ...

A California Highway Patrol officer is being praised for his life-saving efforts following a fiery small plane crash in Santa Barbara County.

Goleta leaders made their stance clear by unanimously adopting a resolution to oppose the restart of oil pipelines in the ...

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Sometimes the best food discoveries are the ones we didn’t see coming. At the end of a quiet cul-de-sac at the west end of Goleta we accidentally — and ...

Goleta habitat restoration project at Ellwood Mesa seeks to address declining Monarch butterfly numbers The Trump administration evicted former Coast Guard Commandant Linda Fagan from her home with ...