News Report

The U.S. Navy will bring the USS Santa Barbara into active fleet on April 1 of this year.

[Update]: A bicyclist sustained major injuries following a collision with a vehicle in Los Olivos Monday afternoon.

Caltrans has provided updates on two major Highway 101 projects in Summerland and Gaviota.

[Update]: The Sheriff's Office has confirmed the body found in the Santa Ynez River on Sunday is the missing 14-year-old from Lompoc.

An edhat reader shares video of dashcam footage showing a semi-truck causing a multi-vehicle crash with four injuries on Highway 154 last week.

A wildfire detection camera is now installed on Ortega Ridge in Montecito, providing coverage of the eastern portion of the Santa Barbara front country.

The Santa Barbara Unified School District reports anti-semitic graffiti was found on Dos Pueblos High School property.

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a vehicle rollover near Buellton on Wednesday.

[Update]: A multi-vehicle collision on Highway 154 left four people injured Wednesday evening.

[Update]: An injured paraglider off Gibraltar Road was helicoptered to a local hospital late Wednesday morning.

[Update]: SpaceX has successfully completed a launch of more Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Tuesday morning.

A new social club for parents and littles officially opens this week, Bicycle Bob's closed after 40 years, the Lobero Theatre celebrates 150 years and more.

[Update]: Santa Barbara Police report a broken window on State Street was due to a late-night physical altercation.

A Santa Barbara man was arrested for attempted homicide after allegedly stabbing a homeless man downtown Sunday morning.

[Update]: One person is injured from a vehicle rollover on Highway 101 north near the Gaviota rest stop.

[Update]: A 20-year-old man was airlifted to the hospital after falling nearly 180 feet over the side of San Marcos Road.

[Update]: One person sustained minor injuries in a Montecito structure fire Friday afternoon.

Carbajal, Panetta, Padilla, Feinstein, Huffman Applaud More than $29.3 Million in Grants for Emergency Post-Storm California Highway and Road Repair

The City of Santa Barbara approved expanding services to address the needs of unsheltered individuals after hours in the downtown and waterfront areas.

A 4.2 magnitude earthquake struck Malibu Beach early Wednesday with reports reaching as far as Lompoc. 

Santa Barbara Police arrested 47-year-old Brian Schotz for allegedly committing several commercial burglaries.

On the 50th anniversary of Roe v. Wade, hundreds of people gathered on January 22 for the 7th annual Women's March.

Goleta residents are currently displaced following a structure fire late Tuesday morning.

Santa Barbara County District Attorney John Savrnoch announced four suspects were charged in connection with the murder of Robert Gutierrez on December 9, 2022 at Stearns Wharf.

The Santa Barbara City Council has approved outdoor dining structure fees for restaurants and vendors using parklets on State Street.

An online fundraiser has been created to support the family of a Camarillo man who was killed on Stearns Wharf last month.

Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 23-year-old man for entering a woman's home and attacking her before fleeing the scene on Friday morning.

Santa Barbara Police are investigating four false bomb threats made to the community, some involving schools.

Santa Barbara Police made a series of arrests throughout the county Thursday in connection with December's homicide at Stearns Wharf.

[Update]: SpaceX successfully launched more Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Thursday morning.