Noozhawk republishes news articles from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that impact Santa Barbara County readers.

Forecasters in Southern California expect to issue a 'particularly dangerous situation' red flag warning for the coming week ...

The NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a coastal flood advisory at 12:57 p.m. on Sunday valid from Monday 8 a.m. until Tuesday ...

Tulane at Temple, 1 p.m. La Salle at UMass, 2 p.m. Rice at FAU, 1 p.m. Memphis at Charlotte, 3 p.m. Youngstown St. at Green Bay, 1 p.m.

Set to take place this year Feb. 4-15 — one day longer than previous editions, in recognition of its milestone anniversary ...

Appalachian St. at Marshall, 1 p.m. Bryant at Mass.-Lowell, 1 p.m. Bucknell at Navy, 1 p.m. CCSU at Fairleigh Dickinson, 1 p.m. Davidson at St. Bonaventure, 1 p.m. Fairfield at Canisius, 1 p.m.

The UC San Diego men’s basketball team fell to UC Riverside Saturday 85-81, despite a 32-point performance from Aniwaniwa ...

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner will add three daily round trips between Los Angeles and San Diego, funded by a $27 million grant.

Scientists have newly identified a “supergiant” sea bug species after purchasing crustaceans from fishermen and ...

A recent swing from wet to dry is among the most extreme on record, priming much of Southern California for wind-whipped fires.

How dry is it in Southern California? See the drought levels and recent rainfall totals for several counties in the region.