News Report

Watch the video of a live press conference held by Santa Barbara County officials who discussed the current storm and its impacts.

[Updates]: Read and add the latest reports of storm traffic, flooding, and rain.

[Update]: The National Weather Service is anticipating storm intensity to increase significantly beginning Thursday morning and continuing through the early Friday countywide.

[Update]: Ventura County Sheriff's have released a report of a previous domestic abuse incident and firearm seizure of the Thousand Oaks Mall shooting suspect.

Local emergency personnel is staged and ready in anticipation of the major winter storm.

Santa Barbara County officials announced that debris basins above Montecito have been completely cleared of 1/9 Debris Flow material and stand ready for the next winter storm.

Santa Barbara County officials hosted a live press conference with an update on Tuesday's storm. Watch on edhat.

A female giraffe calf was born at the Santa Barbara Zoo on Wednesday and now you can help pick her name.

Ventura County ranchers filed lawsuits against Southern California Edison on Thursday following the Thomas Fire.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office has identified the student they feel is responsible for the firework incident at San Marcos High School.

Groups of local students are planning to walk out of class at 10:00 a.m. Wednesday as part of a national movement to honor those who died in school shootings.

The Santa Barbara Unified School District voted to demote San Marcos High School Principal Ed Behrens on Tuesday evening despite a strong showing of community support.

A head-on traffic collision on Highway 154 caused three injuries Tuesday afternoon.

An elderly man safely walked away from a vehicle collision on Highway 154 near Windy Gap on Tuesday afternoon.

[Update]: As of 10:30 a.m., all Evacuation Orders have been lifted for Santa Barbara County and everyone is able to return to their homes.

[Update]: A Lompoc man was arrested for attempted homicide after stabbing a 71-year-old male who is recovering in the hospital.

Two cats died in an early morning structure fire in Isla Vista on Saturday.

[Update]: A motorcyclist was killed in Isla Vista after colliding with a raised curb and bus stop bench on Friday afternoon.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office in collaboration with the Santa Barbara Unified School District is investigating additional threatening graffiti located at San Marcos High School.

The pile burns will continue in the Figueroa Mountain areas this week and next week.

March 8, Thursday, is International Women's Day and Santa Barbara is hosting several supporting events.

Santa Barbara Police engaged in a high-speed pursuit of a vehicle through city streets early Thursday morning.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is investigating a case of threatening graffiti that was located on a bathroom stall in the girl’s locker room at San Marcos High School. 

[Update]: An abandoned panga boat was discovered by California State Parks employees Wednesday morning on the shore at Arroyo Quemada Beach. 

[Update]: An earthquake located in San Luis Obispo County may have been felt by some edhat readers Wednesday morning.

The owner of iPower Resale is looking for suspected prowlers caught on camera in the Carpinteria Business Park.

Lompoc Firefighters film the process of knocking down a fire when on a call Tuesday evening.

The Coast Guard medically evacuated a 53-year-old woman near Anacapa Island.

Santa Barbara County Fire crews responded to an industrial structure fire off Highway 101 in Buellton on Sunday afternoon.

[Update]: Nine UCSB students with drug overdose symptoms were transported to the hospital Thursday evening.