A California wildfire that forced the evacuation of campgrounds and ranches devoured additional thousands of acres Friday and rising winds could stoke the flames racing through rugged canyons toward the Pacific Ocean, fire officials said.
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A California beach fouled by an oil spill will reopen to swimmers and campers two months after a pipeline ruptured and spewed thousands of gallons of crude along the coast, officials said.
State Parks rangers toured the shoreline west of Santa (...)
A drive-by shooter went on a rampage near a Santa Barbara university campus that left seven people dead, including the attacker, and seven others wounded, authorities said Saturday.
The gunman got into two gun battles with deputies Friday night in (...)
A woman identified as a former postal employee went on a shooting spree at a mail sorting center near Santa Barbara, California, killing six people before committing suicide, authorities said on Tuesday according to Reuters.
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