Santa Barbara County

Hard work by firefighters and a decrease in winds stopped the spread of a brushfire that triggered evacuations in the city of Santa Barbara, authorities said Friday.

Vandenberg Air Force Base is changing its name and redesigning the 30th Space Wing to align under the recently created Space Force.

Two students were rescued after their homemade boat constructed from buckets and kiddie pools drifted too far from the Southern California coast, authorities said.

Two students were rescued after their homemade boat constructed from buckets and kiddie pools drifted too far from the Southern California coast, authorities said. Video broadcast Monday May 10, 2021 on Today in LA.

Air Force Global Strike Command successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile from Vandenberg Air Force Base during an operation test late Tuesday night.

The Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Santa Barbara County says the calico named Patches was brought in as a stray last month and a microchip scan revealed her identity.

A desperate search for a diver that went missing near Santa Cruz Island Sunday evening continues as search and recovery teams came up empty-handed Monday.

On the eve of the one-year anniversary of the Conception boat fire that killed 34 people near Santa Cruz Island, including two Santa Monica residents, the National Transportation Safety Board announced that it will hold an Oct. 20 meeting to discuss the agency’s investigation into the deadly fire.

A pilot was killed Wednesday when a single-engine plane that took off from Van Nuys Airport crashed in a Santa Maria area neighborhood. A resident’s security camera captured the crash and resulting plume of black smoke in the 1200 block of Oak Knoll Road. The pilot, the only person onboard, died at the scene, according to the Santa Barbara County…

A single-engine plane went down Wednesday May 20, 2020 in a Santa Maria neighborhood, killing the pilot. Credit: Albert Mendoza

A heatwave caused people across Southern California to flee to local beaches Saturday, but a shark sighting caused some visitors to flee. No one was injured, though members of the United States Coast Guard spotted eight sharks from a helicopter at about 3:15 p.m., according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. After being notified by the Coast Guard,...

No one was hurt. As seen on NBCLA at 5 p.m. on Saturday, April 25, 2020.

The owner of an oil pipeline that spewed thousands of barrels of crude oil onto Southern California beaches in 2015 will pay $60 million to to settle allegations that it violated safety laws, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced Friday. Texas-based Plains All American Pipeline didn’t admit any wrongdoing or liability in the consent decree that will end a lawsuit…

A koala hospital in Australia posted a somber update on its Facebook page on Tuesday — that the koala rescued from a bushfire has died. The koala was pulled from a tree surrounded by fire by a shirtless woman last week in a now-viral video. The baby koala was named Ellenborough Lewis after the rescuer’s grandchild.

The windy conditions could also lead to another round of power shutoffs. Darsha Philips reports for the NBC4 News at 11 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 17, 2019.

A wind-driven fire burning near Gaviota in Santa Barbara County prompted closures of Highway 101 and the evacuation of the coastal El Capitan campground Thursday afternoon.

Two people were dead and a deputy-involved shooting took place at the home of “Tarzan” actor Ron Ely in Santa Barbara County. As seen on NBC4 News at 11 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 15, 2019.

Dangerous Santa Ana winds are expected to pick up this week as Southern California enters one of the worst times of the year for wildfires.

Temperatures fall by mid-week, but increase later this week. Shanna Mendiola has the forecast for Monday Oct. 7, 2019.