News Report

A fire destroyed a two-story home in Isla Vista early Tuesday morning.

[Update]: The Shelter in Place Order and Evacuation Order for the Alisal fire burn area was cancelled after the storm passed through the county.

[Update]: The U.S. Coast Guard has suspended its search after reports of a downed aircraft off the Ventura Coast after a false report.

[Update]: Authorities have released the identities of two people who died in a traffic collision and fire at the Garden Street onramp on Wednesday evening.

[Update]: The Alisal Fire is now updated to 16,962 acres at 97% containment with 298 total personnel.

Emergency personnel responded to an injured hiker on their monthly full moon outing Wednesday evening.

Zachary Barker Coughlin was sentenced to a maximum of 20 years, to be followed by 125 years to life in state prison, for various sex crimes.

[Update]: A 43-year-old man was arrested for allegedly setting fire to a Goleta home on purpose early Tuesday morning.

The Los Padres National Forest reports increased activity in the Alisal Fire on Saturday and the evacuation center moving to standby status.

Lockheed Martin’s Precision Strike Missile completed its longest flight to date with the U.S. Army Wednesday at Vandenberg Space Force Base.

Highway 101 is now open in both directions following a shutdown due to the Alisal Fire in Gaviota.

Red Cross volunteers continue to provide Alisal Fire evacuees with a safe place to stay, three meals a day, health services, information updates, and more.

Santa Barbara County firefighters defended the Tajiguas Landfill from the Alisal Fire on Tuesday.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors unanimously approved a local declaration of emergency for the Alisal Fire on Tuesday.

[Update]: The Sheriff's Office has released the name of the victim killed by a Lompoc Police officer this past Saturday.

A 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck off the coast of the Channel Islands early Tuesday afternoon.

An oil tanker involved in a traffic collision sparked a brush fire in Sisquoc early Monday morning.

Santa Barbara County firefighters rescued two dogs from a Hope Ranch cliff on Saturday evening.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a kitchen fire that started in a home on N. San Marcos Road Friday evening.

A fatal traffic collision has closed Highway 1 at Brown Road south of Guadalupe. The Highway has now reopened.

[Update]: The Sheriff's Office has released the identity of the victim in the fatal traffic collision near Arroyo Hondo.

Between September 20 and 26, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife received three separate reports of a gray wolf with a purple collar in northern Ventura County.

Activists filled De La Guerra Plaza in Santa Barbara on Saturday for a march for reproductive rights.

For the third year in a row, Santa Barbara made it on the list of the top ten worst cities for first-time homebuyers.

Santa Barbara City Fire Department responded to a structure fire early Wednesday morning on Chiquita Road.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force on Monday.

[Update]: A panga boat and fifteen passengers were apprehended near Arroyo Quemada beach Monday morning.

The U.S. Coast Guard received a report of an adrift and partially deflated kayak near Santa Cruz island.

Weather conditions are pushing wildfire smoke into the South Coast impacting the air quality.

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a fire that involved storage containers, building materials, and a Eucalyptus Grove near Los Alamos Thursday morning.