In “Strange Birds,” a female forest ranger stumbles upon a deserted house in the remote Wallowa Mountains, where blood stains ...

Oscar-Nominated For ‘Emilia Pérez’, the Versatile Actress Pirouettes Through Many Genres ...

Esteemed actor, director, and playwright Colman Domingo was bestowed with the prestigious Montecito Award at the 40th Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) on February 14, Valentine's Day.

After Zoe Saldaña received the SBIFF’s American Riviera Award this week at the historic Arlington Theatre, jury members ...

UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The UC Santa Barbara Women's Basketball team (14-10, 8-6 Big West) earned a crucial 62-52 win over ...

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — A nationwide immigration enforcement blitz launched by the Trump administration over the weekend has sparked fear and uncertainty in Santa Barbara, where ...

Credit: Rebecca Caraway / Noozhawk photo Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers were spotted in Santa Barbara on Sunday. 805 UndocuFund, an organization that helps run the Rapid Response ...

Horizon: An American Saga – Chapter 2, the second installment of Kevin Costner's ambitious western film series, will have its U.S. premiere at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, The ...

At the conclusion of the second, Costner — a Santa Barbara local who co-wrote, directed, produced and stars in the film — will participate in a Q&A moderated by SBIFF executive director Roger ...

She was in Emergency Ward 10 and wrote several drama series, as well as a biography of her uncle, the Littlewoods mogul Sir John Moores Barbara Clegg, who has died aged 98, was an actress turned ...

NBC senior White House correspondent Kelly O’Donnell last week first announced the couple’s planned Santa Barbara County visit. The Bidens visited the Santa Ynez Valley last summer ...