KCLU: The designation means all burn permits are being suspended, and the county fire department is beefing up staffing.
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Santa Barbara County moves into high wildfire season
The designation means all burn permits are being suspended, and the county fire department is beefing up staffing.
KCLU
Artifacts from George Washington, Abraham Lincoln part of new Ventura County museum exhibition
The 'America 250' exhibition at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley celebrates America's 250th anniversary.
KCLU
The flames and smoke are gone, but containment of Ventura County's Sandy Fire is far from complete
Crews will be on the scene of the blaze for days dealing with hot spots.
KCLU
Some evacuees from Simi Valley's Sandy Fire have been able to return home
But thousands are still impacted by evacuation orders.
KCLU
Slumping revenues prompt Santa Barbara County to issue more than 80 layoff notices
Most of those impacted are health and social services workers.
KCLU
Wildfire continues to burn out of control on the Channel Islands
The blaze on Santa Rosa Island is the largest wildfire in California so far this year.
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First and only children’s museum in Ventura County officially opens
KidSTREAM is located in Camarillo.
KCLUKCLU: A series of weekly talks and observations of hundreds of native migratory bats is returning to a non-profit nature center in the Santa Ynez Valley.
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Time to go 'batty' in Santa Barbara County
A series of weekly talks and observations of hundreds of native migratory bats is returning to a non-profit nature center in the Santa Ynez Valley.
KCLU
Soccer is an art in Oxnard as the 2026 World Cup approaches
A new art exhibition in Oxnard invites the community to explore the game through a local perspective.
KCLU
Brush fire burns more than 400 acres in the Cuyama Valley
More than 60 people received evacuation orders.
KCLU