While Thanksgiving has not yet come or gone, the annual giant Christmas tree arrived in downtown Santa Barbara on Tuesday.

A Southern California tourist trap has once again been named as a must-visit destination for lovers of Christmastime. Solvang ...

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A 39-foot holiday tree has arrived in Santa Barbara. It will be lit up December 5th in a special event on State Street by the Arlington Theatre.

Crews delivered the tree from Grants Pass, Oregon, to the 1300 block of State Street for installation on Tuesday.

The Downtown Santa Barbara Improvement Association (DSBIA) is hosting a free community holiday tree lighting on Friday, ...

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The Santa Barbara County Fire Department announced the retirement of Captain Jonathan Ford after 25 years of service on Friday.

New research using human brain organoids shows that early neural activity follows structured, time-based patterns long before sensory experience begins.

The California Geological Service deploys Watershed Emergency Response Teams following some fires to assess threats to life ...

Humans have long wondered when and how we begin to form thoughts. Are we born with a pre-configured brain, or do thought ...