News Report

Santa Barbara County and local city officials vote to pursue the formation of a City-run Community Choice Energy entity.

Local Congressman Salud Carbajal announced Friday he supports an impeachment inquiry into President Donald Trump.

[Update]: Emergency officials responded to Butterfly Beach late Tuesday night for a water rescue.

A gas leak in the former KMart building in the 6800 block of Hollister Ave in Goleta prompted evacuations Tuesday morning.

A Southern California millionaire fugitive accused of murdering his wife who escaped in Santa Barbara in 2015 was arrested in Mexico on Sunday.

Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley filed an enforcement action against Sun FireDefense for misleading consumers about their product's fire prevention effectiveness.

[Update]: Santa Barbara City Firefighters were dispatched to a gas main break in the 200 block of Cottage Grove Avenue Monday morning at approximately 10:49 am.

[Update]: Multiple armed suspects robbed a local jewelry store on Saturday during Fiesta weekend.

The cause of death is determined to be accidental carbon monoxide poisoning for two Arroyo Grande men foudn in a sailboat off the Santa Barbara coast in June.

Local authorities announced they will crackdown on illegal food vendors during Old Spanish Days Fiesta. 

[Update]: The driver pronounced dead on the scene of a multi-vehicle head-on collision on Highway 1 last week has been identified.

A 24-year-old man was stabbed in the eastside of Santa Barbara on Sunday evening.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s reports a hiker in the Sisquoc Canyon area of the Los Padres National Forest has been found safe.

The Pikes Peak International Hill Climb is canceling all motorcycle categories for 2020 after local Carlin Dunne died in a collision at the race's finish line. 

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters quickly tackled a spot fire in the More Mesa area early Monday evening.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters are currently battling a 100-acre brush fire in the Happy Canyon area.

Two people were seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover collision on Highway 246 in Buellton Friday morning.

Santa Barbara City Council discussed changes to the downtown area in a packed meeting Thursday following the release of a revitalization report. 

Laura Capps is reportedly ready to challenge current District One Supervisor Das Williams in his 2020 re-election race.

County Supervisor Das Williams agrees to start “a conversation" over Montecito's self-governance

[Update]: A man suffered moderate injuries after a single-vehicle collision on Highway 154 near W. Camino Cielo Thursday morning.

Santa Barbara County firefighters contained a brush fire along Highway 1 Wednesday evening.

A Santa Maria man was arrested on Saturday for allegedly raping a woman at a hotel in Indio.

[Update]: A Carpinteria man was arrested in connection with the assault and death of 32-year-old Eric Romero that took place outside a Carpinteria bar on Saturday morning.

The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Wednesday, July 24.

A 3.1 magnitude earthquake struck northern San Luis Obispo County late Tuesday evening.

[Update]: A tree trimmer was injured after striking power lines in the area of Bath and Los Olivos Streets. 

The co-founder of the popular Figueroa Mountain Brewing Company, James "Jim" Dietenhofer, has died at age 72.

A single vehicle rollover collision injured two people near Guadalupe Friday evening.

Two people were injured after crashing their vehicle into two parked farming tractors.