News Report

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a kitchen fire that started in a home on N. San Marcos Road Friday evening.

A fatal traffic collision has closed Highway 1 at Brown Road south of Guadalupe. The Highway has now reopened.

[Update]: The Sheriff's Office has released the identity of the victim in the fatal traffic collision near Arroyo Hondo.

Between September 20 and 26, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife received three separate reports of a gray wolf with a purple collar in northern Ventura County.

Activists filled De La Guerra Plaza in Santa Barbara on Saturday for a march for reproductive rights.

For the third year in a row, Santa Barbara made it on the list of the top ten worst cities for first-time homebuyers.

Santa Barbara City Fire Department responded to a structure fire early Wednesday morning on Chiquita Road.

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force on Monday.

[Update]: A panga boat and fifteen passengers were apprehended near Arroyo Quemada beach Monday morning.

The U.S. Coast Guard received a report of an adrift and partially deflated kayak near Santa Cruz island.

Weather conditions are pushing wildfire smoke into the South Coast impacting the air quality.

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a fire that involved storage containers, building materials, and a Eucalyptus Grove near Los Alamos Thursday morning.

Former foes sign a pact to get rid of the stench of pot.

Santa Barbara Police report a 25-year-old man was arrested for using social media to elicit photos of a juvenile and being in possession of child pornography.

A motorist suffered major injuries following a vehicle rollover near Los Alamos late Sunday evening.

[Update]: The suspicious package at De La Guerra Plaza was determined to be a cardboard box of clothing.

After years of controversy, the county Board of Supervisors may tighten the rules.

Fire Investigators determined that a propane-fueled torch was used to eradicate weeds and vegetation without a fire department permit caused the Caballo Fire.

Space X launched Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Monday night.

[Update]: A burglary suspect was arrested while inside a home in the 1200 block of Shoreline Drive.

The City of Santa Barbara announced Transportation Planning Manager Rob Dayton's retirement Friday afternoon after he'd been on paid leave since May.

[Update]: A Santa Barbara man was arrested for allegedly trying to break into a jewelry store through the rooftop while wearing a ski mask.

Carpinteria's California Avocado Festival has been cancelled until 2022 due to the rise in COVID-19 cases.

A Lompoc man pleaded guilty to a federal manslaughter charge for crashing a stolen Jeep near Vandenberg Air Force Base while under the influence of drugs, killing one motorist and severely injuring another.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered in an Orcutt pond on Sunday.

Matthew Taylor Coleman of Santa Barbara was indicted by a federal grand jury today for taking his two young children to Rosarito, Mexico and killing them.

Santa Barbara-born football star Sam "Bam" Cunningham died in his home Tuesday at the age of 71.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara County Sheriff Coroner's Bureau released the name of the decedent from the train vs. pedestrian on Sunday near Mariposa Reina.

[Update]: Firefighters expect to reach 100% control of the Caballo Fire in Santa Ynez by Wednesday evening.

The Internal Revenue Service received a record number of complaints about Economic Impact Payment scams in June and July 2021 not seen in more than a decade.