Santa Barbara News

A motorcyclist was killed on Stagecoach Road on Saturday afternoon after the driver drifted into the opposing traffic lane and struck a vehicle, the California Highway Patrol reported.

Surrounded by a slow market of newly low-priced homes, courtesy of the housing downturn, some cities continue to maintain a housing market with land remaining expensive.

Slideshow The Staples Center as seen on June 4, 2009 in Los Angeles, California.

Jermaine Jackson says he would like to see Neverland Ranch as his brother Michael's final resting place.

Now comes the sorting out. Michael Jackson left behind three children, a pile of debts and a complicated financial empire, all likely to be the subjects of legal proceedings and courtroom battles for years, legal experts said Monday as the pop icon's family sought to take control of his affairs.

Scientists are reporting a decline in the number of sea otters on the Central California coast, and they believe humans are at least partially to blame.

They are crossing thousands of miles, hopeful that a cure is around the corner. Bill and Victoria Strong's 20-month old daughter suffers from Spinal Muscular Atrophy - a disease doctors say is terminal.

Bizarre in life, Michael Jackson's complex personal affairs are taking even stranger twists in death, with sketchy reports of plans for an elaborate public memorial and questions over the parentage of his children.

Caption: Jane Fonda The 63rd Tony Awards held at the Radio City Music Hall - dress rehearsal New York City, USA .... JANE FONDA struck up such a close friendship with MICHAEL JACKSON, she suspected he was trying to seduce her.

About 10:37 p.m. Sunday, Santa Barbara police officers responded to a fight at 306 W. Ortega St.

Santa Barbara police need your help to find a missing woman. They say 89 year old Metta Thomsen went missing from her home in the 3300 block of Cliff Drive outside Hope Ranch at the base of Campanil Hill Saturday afternoon.

Michael Jackson's complicated financial legacy will lead to a battle for control of his business and music empire that could last a decade.

Jun 27, 2009 11:45 pm US/Eastern 1 of 4 Fans wait outside the County of Los Angeles Coroners office in Los Angeles on June 26, 2009.

Michael Jackson, 50, died yesterday in Los Angeles as sensationally as he lived, as famous as a human being can get.

July 3,4 and 5 at the Ventura County Fairgrounds . Each day is an entire new show! Breed judging begins at 8am and ends at approx.

Having studied the financial feasibility of creating more middle-class housing in Santa Barbara by building smaller units, a couple of consultants from Berkeley-based Strategic Economics delivered their verdict to a rapt audience of civic activists and architects on Wednesday night.

The Cottage Health System will be increasing security at its Santa Ynez, Santa Barbara and Goleta hospitals.

Jun 25, 2009 7:27 pm US/Central LOS ANGELES 1 of 5 Singer Michael Jackson appears here in London in 1983.

Jesse James Hollywood has testified in his California murder trial that he fled the United States because he thought police would kill him on sight.

Investigators say a 16-year-old boy has admitted setting last year's 9,544-acre Gap Fire in the Santa Barbara County foothills.