Pollinating grasses and trees hit allergy sufferers hard this season
If your allergies are in full bloom, you’re not alone. No, it’s not COVID-19 in most cases. But, it is a particularly rough allergy season thanks to…
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Construction project begins in Shell Beach to help restore coastal access, repair damaged bluff area
A major construction project to help repair a damaged bluff area at a popular beach in Shell Beach began on…
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Surge of desert surf parks stirs questions in dry California
By AMY TAXIN Associated Press Hours from the California coast, surfers are hoping one of the next spots where they can catch a wave is in the hot,…
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Western Monarch Trail opens at Pismo State Beach Monarch Grove
The inaugural panels for the Western Monarch Trail at Pismo State Beach Monarch Grove were installed on Friday, officially opening the trail on Earth…
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Rain advisory issued for Santa Barbara County beaches
Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services issued a rain advisory for county beaches to remind residents about the potential health risks…
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4,000 pounds of trout delivered to Cachuma Lake
Around 4,000 pounds of rainbow trout were released into Cachuma Lake on Thursday, just in time for the 25th Annual Fish…
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Busy bees keep Southcoast beekeeper on the move
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Spring is in the air and so are swarms of bees. News Channel 3-12 caught up with Nicholas Wigle, owner and operator of Super…
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Making a stink at Montecito Sanitary
Dissident board member quits, saying, “I believe this board will never change its…
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Marian Regional Medical Center donated 60 bike helmets to local schoolchildren
Marian Regional Medical Center in Santa Maria recently donated 60 bike helmets to elementary school children who completed a month-long bike safety…
Continue Reading California leads effort to let rivers roam, lower flood risk
By KATHLEEN RONAYNE Associated Press MODESTO, Calif. (AP) — Giving rivers room to breathe by restoring their floodplains is at the center of…
Continue ReadingEntry is free at all National Park sites on Saturday
By Forrest Brown, CNN Yellowstone? Free. Yosemite? Free. Everglades? Free! Saturday is the start of National Park Week 2022. And in celebration, the…
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Heat waves continues, leaving people searching for relief from hot temperatures
This week’s heat wave continued Thursday on the Central Coast, leaving people to once again look for ways to seek relief from the unseasonably hot…
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Wind experiments underway to learn more about Sundowners in the mountain passes
A special series of Sundowner wind experiments is underway on the South Coast. UCSB is working in coordination with the National Weather Service and…
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UPDATE: Santa Barbara County extends Isla Vista beach closures through Sunday
Santa Barbara County extended its Isla Vista beach closure through Sunday, April 3 ahead of Deltopia, an unsanctioned street party that is known for…
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State and local tourism leaders see a post-COVID comeback along the Central Coast
Tourism leaders say hotel bookings are up for 2022 at a rate higher than expected in the post-COVID months. A summit with industry leaders and…
Continue Reading Isla Vista beaches closed ahead of Deltopia weekend
The beaches at Isla Vista will be closed this upcoming Friday and Saturday in anticipation for Deltopia, the town’s unsanctioned street…
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Summer Solstice poster contest underway and parade route moves to Santa Barbara Street
The Summer Solstice parade route on June 25 is shifting from State Street to Santa Barbara Street this year. …
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Santa Barbara County commercial fisherman to pay fine for illegally fishing in protected area
A Santa Barbara man has been ordered to pay an $11,000 fine for commercial fishing in a Marine Protected Area off the coast of the Channel…
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Santa Barbara summer camps return to normal operations this summer
After two years of limited summer camps due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Santa Barbara’s Parks and Recreation Department summer camps will return to…
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First decent rain of 2022 soaks Central Coast but critical areas avoid dangerous flooding
A Santa Barbara Funk Zone rain clogged on lower Anacapa St. Monday morning during the rain, catching this driver off guard. Santa Barbara Fire was…
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