News Report

Santa Barbara County Fire crews are responding to a vegetation fire near Buellton in the 1900 block of W. Highway 246.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's assistance for information on a bank robbery in Solvang Thursday morning. 

Santa Barbara County officials have opened the door to host the world's largest marijuana farm, reports the Los Angeles Times.

Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to a brush fire in the 1200 Block of Alamo Pintado Road on Wednesday morning.

[Update]: A fatal traffic collision occurred on Highway 101 just north of Los Carneros early Monday morning.

Local residents and Miramar Resort have engaged in productive conversations after a video showed resort staff kicking local families off the beach.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara Police Department have identified the victim of the June 1 stabbing homicide as 29-year-old Alberto Torres and arrested five suspects.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara County District Attorney announced that Omar Leon has been charged with murder in a domestic violence incident on Tuesday.

Four people suffered injuries in a vehicle collision involving three cars on Highway 1 Wednesday morning.

UC Santa Barbara's plan to reorganize the university library staff has caused a petition to be signed by the majority of academic departments.

A head-on collision involving two vehicles injured four people on Harris Grade Road on Monday afternoon.

Elias Argyropoulos of Santa Barbara-based Prima Ventures Corporation pleaded guilty to wire fraud in fraud schemes that promised investors stock in Facebook and Twitter

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is investigating an assault that caused life-threatening injuries in Old Town Goleta on Sunday morning.

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a 1/4 to 1/2 acre fire off Foxen Canyon Road near Sisquoc on Monday morning.

Santa Barbara County firefighters prepare for the upcoming fire season by training at Camp Roberts with prescribed burns.

A fifth UC Police Department officer at UC Santa Barbara has filed a lawsuit against the department, making it the fourth lawsuit since November 2018.

The Santa Barbara Unified School District voted to immediately remove Dan Williams from MAD Academy following Tuesday's public meeting.

Santa Barbara County and City firefighters tackled a fully involved vehicle fire near Hope Ranch early Wednesday morning.

[Update]: Firefighters are on the scene of a five to eight acre brush fire off Highway 101 in Gaviota.

[Update]: Santa Barbara Unified School District submitted their MAD Academy investigation report to the Santa Barbara Police Department less than one day after it was reported the Police had not received it.

The Santa Barbara Unified School District released a statement on Friday regarding the MAD Academy investigation and abuse claims.

Oxnard pest control companies that spray avocados in the Carpinteria Valley have pulled out of a proposed agreement with cannabis greenhouse operators, saying they can’t risk contaminating the marijuana crop.

A nationally prominent law firm that represents victims of sexual abuse confirmed they have been contracted in connection with allegations of improper conduct by leaders of Santa Barbara High School's MAD Academy.

A 70-year-old man was flown to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital with major injuries following a rollover traffic accident on Wednesday.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office has released the identity of the body found in the 5600 block of Santa Rosa Road Friday morning.

Isla Vista and UC Santa Barbara scheduled memorial events this week marking the 5th anniversary of the rampage that killed six students.

Everett, the world’s oldest snow leopard, passed away just three weeks before his 22nd birthday on Tuesday, May 21 at the Santa Barbara Zoo. 

[Update]: Saturday's 2-acre brush fire in Santa Ynez was caused by an individual eradicating weeds with a propane torch.

A 41-year-old male suffered major injuries during an accident while mountain biking in Orcutt on Monday.

A vehicle catches fire after crashing into an oak tree on Storke Road's northbound offramp from Highway 101 Saturday morning.