News Report

Birds make a full recovery after arriving emaciated and dehydrated, the exact cause of this widespread event is still unknown.

Three people sustained injuries following a traffic collision on Highway 166 Tuesday afternoon.

[Update]: Three people were arrested for allegedly stealing catalytic converters following a police pursuit.

[Update]: Santa Barbara Police have arrested a suspect for attempted murder connected to a stabbing that took place on the Westside Monday afternoon.

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a brush fire near Sisquoc in the Santa Maria Valley early Monday morning.

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a spot fire near Orcutt on Saturday evening.

Two people sustained serious injuries following a single-vehicle rollover in the Lompoc Valley Friday night.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a vegetation fire burning west of Orcutt on Thursday afternoon.

[Update]: Two wanted suspects from Santa Barbara County were arrested in Kern County on Wednesday.

Preliminary results in the Santa Barbara County Primary Elections show Dr. Susan Salcio and Sheriff Bill Brown will most likely retain their seats against challengers.

Santa Barbara Unified Superintendent Hilda Maldonado says the biggest mistake she made during the just-completed school year was expecting that, after a year of pandemic shutdown, things would return to "normal."

[Update]: The forward progress has been stopped in a four-acre grass fire in the Santa Ynez Valley.

[Update]: Fire crews have fully contained the Bridge Fire near Cathedral Oaks and Highway 154, less than 24 hours since it sparked. 

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a vehicle fire following a collision in Orcutt Saturday evening.

A motorcyclist sustained serious injuries following a traffic collision in Los Alamos Saturday evening.

A Santa Maria Police SWAT team arrested an alleged violent suspect in a Santa Barbara hotel on Friday.

A black bear was tranquilized and released further into the hills after it was seen playing in the sprinklers of a Cuyama church on Friday.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Detectives are investigating a suspicious death in the 900-block of Park Lane.

Santa Barbara County Firefighters responded to an incident where a man fell from a 30-foot ladder in the Santa Maria Valley.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara Police Department reports Wednesday's police activity in the West Beach neighborhood was due to an arrest of a wanted subject from Tulare County.

[Update]: The Coroner's Office released the name of the man who died after his vehicle collided with an oak tree north of Goleta last week.

California’s recreational ocean salmon season is underway, and so is the California Department of Fish and Wildlife ocean salmon monitoring program. 

Nearly 300 people watched the first and only campaign forum in the race for County Superintendent of Schools live online Tuesday night, as incumbent Susan Salcido and challenger Christy Lozano differed sharply on the direction of public education in local districts.

Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation Memorial Day Ceremony at the Santa Barbara Cemetery not only honored Santa Barbara Veterans, including representatives from all branches of Unites States military service, but for the first time they were joined by local First Responders.

[Update]: The Sheriff's Office has released the names of the three people who died in the multi-vehicle traffic collision just outside UC Santa Barbara's campus last week.

Santa Barbara Police Detectives arrested four Southern California residents on narcotic and firearm charges during a search warrant.

[UPDATE]: An Orcutt high school was locked down Tuesday morning as law enforcement investigated reports of a suspicious subject near campus.

Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools Dr. Susan Salcido and PE teacher Christy Lozano will jointly appear to answer questions at an online election forum on Tuesday.

Santa Barbara County firefighters stamped out a one-acre brush fire on Harris Grade Road.

A San Luis Obispo man was sentenced to 22 months in federal prison for paying a county supervisor in exchange for votes and influence on other votes affecting his cannabis business interests.