News Report

[Update]: Santa Barbara Police are on the scene of resident believed to be barricaded in a home on the 1200 block of W. Micheltorena.

Santa Barbara County firefighters are working on a small brush fire in the center divider of Highway 101 near Los Alamos.

Santa Barbara Police are still looking for suspects involved in the armed robbery of Patco Jewelers Fiesta weekend.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters have a 17-acre brush fire outside of Lompoc 100% contained while a hobby drone halted air support.

Santa Barbara-based magazine, Pacific Standard, plans to shut down on Friday after 10 years of publication. 

The 265 acres of coastal land known as "More Mesa" is back on the market for $65 million.

Santa Barbara couple Carl and Joelle Lindros died in an airplane crash over Idaho on Sunday.

Santa Barbara County officials joined Cox Communication representatives for a groundbreaking ceremony on Monday.

Delta Airline's direct service to Salt Lake City from Santa Barbara's airport is now in effect. 

Santa Barbara County Firefighters contained a 3-acre brush fire near Casmalia early Monday afternoon.

A total of five people, four of them children, were injured in a single-vehicle collision near the Los Carneros offramp Monday afternoon.

A recent decision by the Historic Landmarks Commission approved Institution Ale's large indoor neon sign after some controversy.

A Santa Barbara County HazMat team responded to a liquid asphalt leak in Santa Maria on Saturday.

Santa Barbara County firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a brush fire near the Grass Mountain Trailhead.

MarBorg Industries and Heal the Ocean have created a pilot program for a drop-off Styrofoam recycling in Santa Barbara.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Firefighters responded to a shed and vehicle fire in Santa Ynez on Friday evening.

A conservative activist group filed a lawsuit against the State of California on Friday over the recent requirement for women on corporate boards.

A rescue helicopter medically evacuated an injured 70-year-old man from the Guadalupe Dunes Thursday morning.

California Highway Patrol cited a 16-year-old for driving 126 mph on Highway 101 in Carpinteria early Wednesday morning.

A new study reports that California's wildfires have increased by 500% in annual burned areas.

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.