Emergency officials in Monterey County are recommending that residents living near the Moss Landing Battery Storage Facility continue to take precautionary measures after smoke and fire appeared at the building this week.

Students across Santa Maria banded together to ask the city council for legal protection from federal immigration officers. The students participated in a city-wide walkout from classes and marched to city hall.

About 7,800 gallons of sewage and rainwater spilled into San Luis Obispo Creek during this week’s storm. Officials are urging residents to stay out of the water at nearby beaches.

With heavy rain along parts of the Central Coast, the City of Santa Barbara is offering emergency parking for people who live in flood prone areas.

With heavy rain along parts of the Central Coast, the City of Santa Barbara is offering emergency parking for people who live in flood prone areas.

As the Central Coast anticipates the arrival of its next winter storm, PG&E says crews are on standby and ready for this season’s biggest winter storm.

Nature Track was originally created to take K-12 students to local trails and beaches at no cost. But now, people with wheelchairs can rent "Freedom Tracks" from the organization which helps the mobility-impaired person travel over the sand with no effort.

Nearly a thousand people packed a Santa Barbara town hall at the Unitarian Society of Santa Barbara over the weekend. Crowds filled the main room, spilling into the courtyard and around the block. Residents pressed local lawmakers on how they would respond to President Donald Trump’s wave of executive orders and billionaire Elon Musk’s DOGE activities.

Opposition to restarting the Refugio pipeline is growing ahead of a hearing this month challenging the transfer of permits needed to restart operations.

School officials say budget cuts are imminent as San Luis Coastal Unified School District faces a $6 million budget deficit.