News Report

Two dogs in distress were rescued from the Whittier Fire burn area near El Capitan Canyon on Sunday.

[Update]: The Whittier Fire remains at 87% containment at 18,430 acres.

A woman died after a solo traffic collision on Highway 246 near Buellton on Wednesday evening.

A bicyclist was struck and killed by the Pacific Surfliner train as it pulled into the Goleta Train Station just after noon on Thursday.

[Update]: A kayaker was attacked by a shark near Stearn's Wharf while a paddleboarder was attacked near Goleta Beach, both on Thursday morning.

[Update]: The forward progress of a growing brush fire on Foxen Canyon Road has been stopped at 35 acres.

[Update]: The Alamo Fire is now 95% contained and holding at 28,687 acres as of Saturday morning.

[Update]: Sheriff's Department released dashcam video of an attempted rescue of children camping at Circle V Ranch as the Whittier Fire broke out. 

The Whittier Fire flared up in the Goleta hillside on Thursday evening, but officials state it's not a current threat to the community

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters are on the scene of a major vehicle fire in the 4200 block of State Street. 

The Alamo and Whittier Fires can be seen clearly on this map of Santa Barbara County

[Update]: Two separate brush fires broke out in the 7700 block of Foxen Canyon Road in Santa Maria on Friday evening.

[Update]: Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office is searching for a suspect who robbed the Golden One Credit Union in Goleta on Friday afternoon.

A man died in a solo vehicle collision on Highway 166 near Rockfront Ranch in Santa Barbara County early Friday morning.

Pilings are in the process of being replaced on Stearn's Wharf Friday morning after being damaged in a boating accident.

[Update]: A suspected gang shooting left three people injured in Lompoc on Tuesday evening.

A vegetation fire burned through a quarter acre at the 2600 Block in Los Olivos.

[Update]: The two men who died in a vehicle accident involving a semi-truck in Guadalupe on Monday have been identified.

[Update]: A rollover traffic accident on Hollister Ave. near the Santa Barbara Airport caused minor injuries to a motorist around 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday.

An Excessive Heat Watch remains in effect from Thursday morning through Saturday evening for Santa Barbara County.

California Highway Patrol is searching for people associated with a gray 2005 VW Passat believed to have been involved in the fatal crash on Gibraltar Road last month.

A 28-year old Santa Maria man died Thursday night of a self-inflicted gunshot wound on UC Santa Barbara's campus.

[Update]: Los Angeles Homicide Detectives located the remains of the missing 5-year-old Pasadena boy near Lake Cachuma on Friday.

A vehicle that caught fire on SR-154 near E. Camino Cielo is causing a major traffic delay.

[Update]: An electrical fire caused a power outage in the area of Laguna and Gutierrez Streets on Thursday.

At 1:20 pm Wednesday, Santa Barbara County Fire responded to a structure fire at Grimmway Farms in the Cuyama Valley.

Shark sightings have increased along the Central Coast this past month

[Update]: A crude oil spill in Santa Maria dispersed 3-5 barrels of oil Tuesday afternoon.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office released the names of the two young females who died in a suspected DUI collision on Gibraltar Road Monday evening.

Team Vandenberg supported the successful launch of ten Iridium NEXT satellites on a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Sunday.