Santa Barbara County Fire Department

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.

A Southern California couple who lost their home in a wildfire made a new happy memory Sunday amid the ashes when they found what was left of the wife’s wedding and engagement rings.

Mandatory evacuations were ordered Friday night as a brush fire destroyed structures in Goleta during a Southern California heatwave.

Fire crews made big strides Friday in extending containment lines and blocking the Sherpa Fire in Santa Barbara County from expanding.

Part of a major freeway remained closed Thursday and evacuations remain in effect for homes located in the area of a fire burning in steep, dense terrain in Santa Barbara County.

An emergency cleanup is underway Tuesday afternoon along the coastline near Santa Barbara after an oil pipeline leaked into the ocean.

An emergency cleanup is underway along the coastline near Santa Barbara after an oil pipeline leaked into the ocean.