Santa Barbara has always been a baseball town. In 1927, Lou Gehrig and Babe Ruth played in a legendary exhibition game at Peabody Stadium. Here’s a little bit about the history of that great ball ...

Imagine the longest drought in Santa Barbara history, followed by the biggest natural fire in California history. Then, while that fire is still smoldering, watch a late-night winter rainstorm ...

Mike Hoover, a Santa Barbara geologist, wants to remind us of the Medieval Drought, the epic dry period that held California and the West in its grip for 400 years, beginning in 950 AD.

A history of destruction. ... El Nino-fueled storms in 1997 and 1998 brought more damage and death from Tijuana to Santa Barbara. In fall 2003, fire ravaged the San Bernardino Mountains.