SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif. - Lake Cachuma opened Monday for the first time in a month following January's destructive storms which left a massive amount of debris strewn across the water, nearly shore ...

Officials in Santa Barbara County are exploring the possibility of allowing visitors to swim in Lake Cachuma, a human-made reservoir in the Santa Ynez Valley where swimming has been banned since its ...

We may not be out of a drought just yet, but according to city officials, Santa Barbara’s water supply for at least the next three years is in a “much better” position to meet local demands due to the ...

LAKE CACHUMA, Calif. (KABC) -- A fast-moving brush fire in northern Santa Barbara County near Lake Cachuma prompted more evacuations as it grew to more than 13,000 acres Friday. The blaze, dubbed the ...

Runoff from the weekend’s big storm continued pouring into Lake Cachuma on Monday, and officials say they expect the reservoir to fill to capacity later this week. When that happens, it will mark the ...

The County of Santa Barbara officials released 4,000 pounds of Rainbow Trout into Cachuma Lake ahead of the annual Fish Derby. The fish arrived Monday and ranged in size from half-pound "catchable" ...

Water streams down the Bradbury Dam spillway at Lake Cachuma on Saturday, just hours before the reservoir finally filled to capacity. Credit: Peter Hartmann / Noozhawk photo Lake Cachuma — a major ...

Hundreds turned out over the weekend for the 26th annual Neal Taylor Nature Center Fish Derby at Cachuma Lake where dozens of participating anglers took home more than $15,000 in cash prizes and ...

Water levels at two southern California reservoirs have risen over the weekend following a moisture-laden Pacific storm that brought excessive rain to the area. Torrential rain from an offshore ...

It's hard not to fall in love with the fabled "American Riviera" of Santa Barbara. This city of lanky palms and silver sands is regularly hailed as one of finest coastal towns in California. Whether ...