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[Update]: KEYT News Channel 3 is saying goodbye to its morning anchor, Joey Buttitta, and Chief Meteorologist Kelsey Gerckens Buttitta, who accepted new county jobs. 

The Garden Street dog dresses up in honor of the Labor Day holiday.

John Palminteri reports a brush fire off the Milpas offramp on Monday evening.

A tractor-truck collided with the Union Pacific railroad overcrossing at Los Patos Way Monday night at 10:22 p.m.

Santa Barbara's Old Mission held a New Year's Eve mass to end 2020.

John Palminteri reports the local community group Adam's Angels provided supplies for the community on Christmas Day.

Former Santa Barbara County Supervisor Mike Stoker is in Pennsylvania as part of a team of lawyers on call by the reelection campaign to inspect any ballots with irregularities.

The Public Health Department administered 700 flu vaccinations on Thursday at one of two free drive-thru flu shot clinics.

The Santa Barbara United Boys & Girls Club has now merged with the United Clubs of Santa Barbara County.

‪Santa Barbara 911 lines were inundated with illegal fireworks calls on Saturday night, the July 4th holiday.

John Palminteri reports the Westside neighborhood is hosting "Weekends on the Westside" with street closures to revive the local economy.

In an area known for big disasters, the American Red Cross Central Coast Region has a new plan to be able to handle evacuees with adequate safety, spacing and sanitation to meet the COVID-19 conditions.     

Santa Barbara Sportfishing owners of the Stardust and Coral Sea were able to write protocols to resume their operations.

In a matter of a couple of days, the heart of downtown Santa Barbara went from a crisis zone to a festival-like scene during an ongoing pandemic.

New time limit signs are going up in the Montecito area around hiking trails and streets close to beaches.

The historic Casa de la Guerra in downtown was trashed sometime this week prompting an extensive clean up.

A local realtor started with a simple plan to help the elderly with goods and essentials,  that he would buy and deliver for them.

Playgrounds, schoolyards, and parks are being watched closely to prevent people from gathering for sports during the virus crisis.

Santa Barbara Mayor Cathy Murillo and Councilmember Meagan Harmon walked door to door to talk to business owners about financial relief during the coronavirus Covid-19 crisis.

Election results are far from done, a very large haul of ballots still need to be counted and that will take days.

John reports a low, fast-moving drone buzzed over pedestrians near Haley and State Street on Saturday evening.

John reports a fallen Eucalyptus tree branch crushed an SUV in Montecito on Saturday.

John reports a large tree branch snapped on East Beach.

An early morning car crash damages the sign at the entrance to Santa Barbara’s Stearns Wharf.

A Funk Zone mural takes flight with questions about a possible mystery marketing plan.

On the first week of work to improve Mission Street from Highway 101 to State Street, there were traffic tie-ups and delays.

New Edison sensors are going up throughout Montecito, Goleta, Ventura and other areas of Southern California to send back high risk warning information. One is on a pole at Olive Mill and East Valley Road.

The work taking place in the Paseo Nuevo Mall shows progress on new tile, paint, lighting, art and more. The work is part of a $20-million improvement plan. 

A Guinness Book of World Records attempt for largest backward walking could be set this Sunday in Santa Barbara

A home destroyed in the Montecito mudflow is now being used for training scenarios by local firefighters.