By Amy McDermott for the Proceedings of the National Academy of Science. Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for for ...

In some areas, hazards have surged. Buildings in the highest hazard zones will be subject to the strictest fire-resiliency ...

If you’ve lived around here for years, you may take the Cold Spring bridge for granted. From behind the wheel, it’s just a ...

Multiple weather alerts were in effect Thursday due to heavy bursts of rain hitting Santa Barbara County. The National ...

A recent executive order by California Gov. Gavin Newsom aims to ramp up fire safety in urban areas as new maps released by ...

The County of Santa Barbara Emergency Operations Center has upgraded a Tuesday afternoon evacuation warning for areas within ...

Update by the edhat staff 2:00 p.m., An EVACUATION ORDER has been issued for the identified properties associated with the ...

County emergency managers issued an evacuation order for some properties in the Lake Fire burn area due to a storm arriving ...

An evacuation order has been issued, available in English and Spanish, for parts of the Lake Fire burn scar and nearby ...

On Tuesday, an evacuation warning was issued for areas within and near the Lake Fire burn scar as an incoming storm is ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department plans to conduct prescribed pile burns along Paradise Road today and tomorrow, as conditions allow. Prescribed fires typically burn less intensely than ...

A brush fire started up Wednesday evening in an area of Santa Paula between the Santa Clara River and Highway 126. The blaze was first reported shortly before 7 p.m. in the 600 block of Acacia Road.