News Report

The recently demoted principal of San Marcos High School has filed a lawsuit against the Santa Barbara Unified School District as a new interim principal was selected.

A ruptured gas line forced an area of Solvang to be evacuated on Wednesday afternoon.

Students and Isla Vista residents remember the six lives that were lost four years ago during a horrific killing spree.

[Update]: A missing second-year UC Santa Barbara student has reportedly been found deceased by the Search and Rescue Team.

Vandenberg Air Force Base with SpaceX successfully launched five Iridium NEXT satellites on Tuesday afternoon.

Two people were pronounced dead at the scene of a vehicle collision on Highway 166 near New Cuyama Sunday afternoon.

[Update]: Three people were rescued off Gaviota State Beach after a catamaran overturned. 

Two people sustained critical injuries after a head-on traffic collision on Highway 1 near Guadalupe on Friday evening.

A mountain lion was seen several times near the Vandenberg Village Golf Course, most recently it was seen eating the carcass of a deer.

[Update]: The brush fire in Happy Canyon is now 100% contained as of Friday morning.

Trains are expected to be delayed due to a suspicious early morning railroad car fire in San Luis Obispo.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office confirmed the body found floating in the ocean near Stearn's Wharf on Tuesday is a Santa Barbara High School student.

Two people were injured after a motel room caught fire in Buellton on Monday morning.

The historical Mattei's Tavern in Los Olivos had to close early Friday night after a kitchen fire.

A motorcyclist suffered moderate injuries after colliding with a vehicle on Highway 154 Friday evening.

Santa Barbara County Firefighters responded to an outdoor shed fire near the Goleta Cemetary off Hollister Ave on Friday afternoon.

California Highway Patrol announced it will crack down on vehicles that illegally pass school buses.

Two motorists suffered major injuries after their vehicles rolled over on Highway 101 near Los Alamos early Friday morning.

Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce Dudley charged the alleged "Golden State Killer" with first-degree murder.

[Update]: Eight people are without a home after a structure fire on Cliff Drive demolished one apartment in the 1000 block.

A three-day strike began Monday for all University of California service and patient care technical workers.

NASA InSight's mission to Mars successfully launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base early Saturday morning.

The local community is raising funds for the La Cumbre Jr. High School teacher who was injured during a sulfuric acid spill on Monday.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office is investigating the stabbings of three male juveniles in Isla Vista on Wednesday evening.

A 24-year-old man was arrested after allegedly kidnapping a raping a woman, then burglarizing two different local businesses.

Sun Country Airlines announced it will begin service from Santa Barbara to Minneapolis/St. Paul International Airport beginning August 16.

One man suffered minor injuries after his tree-trimming truck crashed into a tree in Goleta on Tuesday afternoon.

[Update]: Two juveniles were arrested and Seven people were injured, including two infants, after five vehicles collided on Highway 101 during a police pursuit Tuesday morning.

On Tuesday morning, Santa Barbara Airport welcomed back Frontier Airlines to offer competitive fares to Denver.

[Update]: The Hazmat Team responded to La Cumbre Jr High School after a sulfuric acid spill sent one teacher to the hospital on Monday morning.