News Report

California Sen. Monique Limón wrote a state bill to ban hydraulic fracking and other oil extraction methods that pose risks to the environment and public health.

[Update]: Eight local activists were arrested during a "sit-in" to prevent the construction of the San Marcos Foothills.

A man suffered serious traumatic injuries following a single-vehicle collision in the Santa Ynez Valley early Thursday morning.

New independent commission is beset by partisan wrangling

Santa Barbara County Supervisors unanimously agreed to move forward with a community action plan to address homelessness.

Vandenberg Air Force Base successfully launched an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile just before midnight on Tuesday.

Vandenberg Air Force Base scheduled a launch of an unarmed Minuteman III intercontinental ballistic missile for this week. 

The proposal for the new Santa Barbara Police Department station moves on to the city's Planning Commission after a 4-2 approval from the Architectural Board of Review.

Coast Guard battles weather to rescue injured sailor 46 miles off San Luis Obispo.

After an investigation, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office determined the death of anti-vaccine activist Brandy Vaughan was due to natural causes. 

Santa Barbara Police arrested a 26-year-old man living in Isla Vista's "tent city" after being caught on multiple surveillance cameras for neighborhood thefts.

A Laguna Blanca student was arrested for attempted murder after stabbing another student on Saturday night.

Jean Nell, the longtime resident of a local college student apartment complex, passed away just before her 97th birthday.

Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue responded to a report of missing hikers near the Botanic Gardens on Friday evening.

Two kayakers were rescued in Ventura County after going missing off the coast of Carpinteria.

One person sustained critical injuries from a high-speed single-vehicle rollover collision in Santa Maria on Saturday morning.

[Update]: One person has died in a traffic collision on Harris Grade Road in Lompoc on Thursday afternoon.

Former Congressman serving the Central and South Coasts of California, Robert "Bob" Lagomarsino, passed away last week at 94 years of age.

Two people were injured in a vehicle collision at State and Arrelllaga Streets in Santa Barbara on Wednesday.

Will the county rein in the skunky smell from outdoor pot farms?

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved over $13 million in financial aid for local residents needing rent and utility assistance.

Two people were injured in a head-on vehicle collision on Highway 154 on Tuesday evening.

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney filed charges against three suspects connected to the double-murder of two teens last month during a marijuana deal.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office arrested two people connected to the January 7th shooting that killed two teenagers in the Noleta area.

[Update]: Northbound Highway 101 was closed in Carpinteria after a tanker truck veered off the highway and crashed into a residential driveway. 

The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office announces the second victim in the Goleta shooting earlier this month has passed away.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Firefighters rescued a driver trapped between two swollen creeks in Refugio Canyon on Thursday afternoon.

[Update]: An Oxnard man was arrested for DUI following a multi-vehicle rollover collision at Calle Real and La Patera Lane.

A pedestrian sustained critical injuries after being struck by a semi-truck on the side of Highway 101 near Gaviota.

Santa Barbara City firefighters responded to a brush fire in the 500 block of W. Figueroa  Street just after midnight on Tuesday.