Anniversaries are not always easy. The anniversary of the Montecito debris flow or mudslide that claimed 23 lives is a prime ...

Eight years after losing his partner in the Montecito debris flows, Lalo Barajas spoke to a crowd of local residents and ...

The Debris Flow Remembrance Event, Raising Our Light, will be held on January 9, 2026, at 6 p.m., at Montecito Union School, ...

The Montecito Fire Department recognized the recent promotions of four employees with a ceremony at Fire Station 91 to celebrate their professional accomplishments. Andy Rupp was promoted to fire ...

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle have opened up their sprawling $14.65 million Montecito mansion to their friends who have been evacuated from their homes amid the ongoing California wildfires, ...

MONTECITO, Calif. – For the upcoming storms on the South Coast, Montecito Fire is offering the community sandbags that are made with burlap rather than plastic to be environmentally conscious. The ...

The chance of major debris flowing to areas below the 2017 Thomas Fire burn scar has greatly dropped. But residents who live in flood-prone areas should still prepare for potential evacuations this ...

A herd of sheep is helping reduce wildfire hazards at Westmont College near Santa Barbara by grazing on non-native vegetation in a canyon long identified as a high-risk fire zone. The flock, brought ...

Though the hot springs in Montecito have existed since geologic time, they became a worldwide phenomenon during the pandemic when social media laid breadcrumbs to their exact location, past gated ...

The Montecito Fire Department invites the community to its traditional push-in ceremony as it places a new fire engine into service. The new Engine 92 replaces its predecessor after 14 years and ...