News Report

The Sheriff's Office determined the sighting claims of Scottish fugitive "Kim Gordon" in Santa Barbara County were unfounded.

[Update]: Two missiles were launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Monday as part of the Homeland Missile Defense System that successfully intercepted an ICBM target.

California grown whole avocados by the Henry Avocado Corporation sold in bulk to retail stores are being recalled due to potential contamination with listeria.

A woman hiking Grass Mountain near Los Olivos was rescued by a helicopter after breaking her ankle.

[Update]: Six residents are displaced after a structure fire in a Solvang apartment building Saturday morning.

A settlement agreement was reached for an administrative fine imposed by the City of Santa Barbara for illegal tree removals at the 801–831 Cliff Drive apartment complex known as Beach City.

Mechanics Bank is set to buy Dutch lender Rabobank Group's United States locations for approximately $2.1 billion.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County emergency personnel are on Highway 154 investigating a vehicle that went off the roadway Tuesday.

Students at UC Santa Barbara joined the global climate strike movement on Friday with a poignant protest outside the school's library.

The National Weather Service has forecast a storm arriving in Santa Barbara County, starting Tuesday night and lasting through Wednesday. 

[Update]: The Santa Barbara City Fire Department states there were no injuries in large structure fire of a State Street office building Monday morning.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Deputies pursued a suspect through the Bacara Hotel ending in the ocean where a water rescue was performed.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is asking for the public's help to identify suspects responsible for shooting bullets through the windows of a Goleta Barbershop Friday morning.

A former employee of Olive Grove Charter School has filed a lawsuit alleging wrongful termination and misappropriation of funds, amongst other claims.

Twelve global shipping companies slowed transits in a 2018 program off the California Coast to protect blue whales and blue skies.

The Santa Barbara City Council decided to remove two fountains on State Street due to dilapidation and misuse.

[Update]: Three people were injured in traffic collision where one vehicle rolled over with passengers trapped inside on Chapala and W. Quinto Streets.

Ring nets are set to go in on Montecito creeks, just as the burn areas are turning green.

California Highway Patrol is continuing their investigation of a wrong way driver that caused a collision on Highway 101 last week.

Jedlicka's Saddlery will close its location on De La Vina Street next month.

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a structure fire in an Orcutt garage on Monday morning.

A federal judge has sided with the Santa Barbara Unified School District and local non-profit Just Communities Central Coast in a ten-page court opinion which moves toward dismissing all claims.

[Update]: A Ventura man was arrested Wednesday evening for multiple charges after leading Sheriff's Deputies on a dangerous highway pursuit.

Former U.S. Navy Contract Official has pled guilty in a bribery scheme in which he received more than $1.2 million in kickbacks while at the Ventura County Naval Base.

Two technology companies are the latest to expand into larger downtown Santa Barbara buildings.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office will lift the evacuation orders by 8:00 a.m. Wednesday.

[Update]: A body found at Hendry's Beach on Sunday has been identified as a 43-year-old man from Montana.

[Update]: Three suspects were quickly arrested by Santa Barbara Police officers on Chapala Sunday evening relating to an armed robbery.

A 77-year-old man was killed after a truck backed into him at the Casa Dorinda Life Care Community Saturday morning.

A new scientific study reports Santa Barbara's climate in 2080 will feel most like today's climate near Glendale, California.