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The Department of Justice reports three Central Coast healthcare providers agree to pay $22.5 Million for alleged false claims to the Medi-Cal program.

The body found near Santa Cruz Island last month has been identified as a Port Hueneme diver missing for two years.

Gregg Hart has left the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors for the State Assembly as Laura Capps takes the open Supervisors seat.

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The City of Santa Barbara Fire Department and Parks and Recreation Department are working together to reduce wildfire risk in Santa Barbara's open space parks.

Santa Maria Police are investigating two drunk driving-related traffic collisions.

Do utility companies in the City of Santa Barbara still perform meter checks?

A work van caught fire at a condo complex and a separate vehicle crashed into the side of a local hotel on Tuesday morning.

Sand berms are going up at Leadbetter Beach and East Beach at Mission Creek to prevent winter flooding.

The County of Santa Barbara is actively collecting Toys for Tots, dropoff boxes can be found in the lobby of the County Administration Building at 105 E Anapamu Street, Santa Babrara.

An effort to reduce wildfire risks on the Los Padres National Forest can proceed after a District Court Judge ruled in favor of the U.S. Forest Service’s Tecuya Ridge Shaded Fuelbreak Project above Frazier Park.

[Update]: The City of Goleta reports the Ellwood oil and gas decommissioning work is progressing and on schedule.

Max shares a photo of a vibrant sunset seen from the Santa Barbara Airport.

Construction of a bike-friendly route along Alisos Street and on Cota Street has been delayed.

The County of Santa Barbara will host a virtual public workshop on Thursday, Dec. 8, 2022 at 5 p.m. to provide information and receive input on Santa Barbara County’s Master Plan.

[UPDATE]: Tagdes reports a traffic collision with major cleanup near Santa Maria.

A woman is injured after a semi-truck and U.S. mail vehicle collide in Santa Maria on Monday afternoon.

Structure fire response in the 2500 block of Bath Street in Santa Barbara.

What happened to the small and cute Christmas tree set up in the Bowl parking lot?

One 805 received a grant of $144,000 from Direct Relief to continue funding essential mental health services for Santa Barbara County firefighters through 2023.

An online fundraiser has been set up for Rebecca Neal, a local homeless woman who helped rescue a man from a burning vehicle on Highway 154 last month.

Here are the Santa Barbara City Council and Advisory Commissions meetings for the week of December 5, 2022

City of Santa Barbara Hosts Community Design Workshops for “Create State” – the State Street Master Plan on December 9 & 10.

Joe shares another colorized photo of Old Mission Santa Barbara's landscaping from 1898.

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Community Awards Gala will be held December 17 at 5:30 PM at The Ritz-Carlton Bacara

The American Institute of Architects Santa Barbara hosted their Design Awards Gala on December 1st, which honored the achievements of local architects and architecture.

The Central Coast Medical Association honored Lynn Fitzgibbons, MD, as the 2022 Physician of the Year for Santa Barbara County.