SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -Christmas Eve looked sunny and bright at Leadbetter Beach. The beach still has storm damaged areas cordoned off with caution tape. But Leadbetter has been threw worse. In ...

Leadbetter Beach with the Santa Barbara Yacht Club in the background, near where winter swells caused damage in early 2023. Credit: Nick Forselles / Noozhawk photo The California Coastal Commission ...

Thousands of dead sardines, and some grunion, washed onto the Santa Barbara shoreline — at Leadbetter Beach along Shoreline Drive — last week. Beachgoers were bewildered by the piles of dead fish ...

Volleyball isn’t common at Leadbetter Beach, but here it provides a foreground to surfers and Wet Wednesday boats. (Dennis Moran / Noozhawk photo) [Noozhawk’s note: This is the latest in a series of ...

Brenda Nance The kayaker was carried to the beach on a backboard by emergency responders. Brenda Nance The kayaker was carried to the beach on a backboard by emergency responders. Santa Barbara City ...

The Santa Barbara Police Department responded to multiple calls related to a disturbance at Leadbetter Beach. Officials say a man was reportedly armed with a firearm or taser, and another man was ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Find your Zen by the ocean at Leadbetter Beach. Some yoga studios set up outdoor seasonal classes here thanks to the flat and even terrain. – Emily Hochberg This large swath of ...

Authorities are investigating the death of a man whose body was found on Leadbetter Beach in Santa Barbara on Tuesday. The body was reported to police at about 7 a.m. Santa Barbara Police and Harbor ...