News Report

The U.S. Air Force has selected Vandenberg Air Force Base as the preferred location for the Ground Based Strategic Deterrent, a new intercontinental ballistic missile, Formal Training Unit.

Montecito Firefighters responded to trail rescues on Hot Springs Trail.

The Santa Barbara Police Department arrested two juvenile suspects for their alleged involvement in the fatal shooting on Eucalyptus Hill Road on Monday.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Firefighters are responding to a three-acre fire off Highway 154.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters and Hazmat crews responded to a chemical fire in Goleta on Thursday evening.

[Update]: Sheriff’s detectives have identified the victim in a homicide that occurred earlier this month in the 6200-block of Foxen Canyon Road.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Firefighters rescued a man who had fallen off a beachside cliff near Gaviota Tuesday afternoon.

[Update]: Santa Barbara Police are investigating a possible shooting on Eucalyptus Hill Road that severely injured one victim.

[Update]: The Sheriff's Office has identified the pedestrian who died after being struck by an Amtrak train on Hollister Ave Friday afternoon.

A skateboarder suffered major injuries after being struck by a vehicle in the 6300 block of Hollister Ave Saturday evening.

Santa Barbara County firefighters rescued an injured hiker from the Gaviota Wind Caves on Saturday evening.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters rescued two injured hikers off Tunnel Trail Saturday evening.

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a vehicle that crashed into the creek at Rocky Nook Park.

An Oxnard man has been arrested for sexual battery charges stemming from allegations that took place at his Carpinteria business and Detectives are looking for more victims.

[Update]: The Santa Maria Fire Department responded to a structure fire at a popular restaurant on Broadway early Wednesday morning.

The California Court of Appeals ruled in favor of the Santa Barbara Unified School District in a lawsuit filed by former principal Ed Behrens.

Santa Barbara Police are investigating the body of a believed homeless man that was found on Cabrillo Blvd. Wednesday.

[Update]: One person is dead and another is injured following a head-on collision on Highway 154 at Lake Cachuma early Thursday morning.

Giant greenhouse pot operation was fouling the air, they say.

A Santa Barbara man is accused of brutally murdering a 102-year-old man in Los Angeles on Thursday.

The Santa Barbara Police Department has retained the Sintra Group to conduct the investigation into the allegations against a police department employee raised in the LA Magazine article.

[Update]: The Sheriff's Office is releasing the identity of the pedestrian who was struck and killed by a passing Amtrak train in Summerland.

[Update]: Two paddle boarders were rescued after being pushed out to sea by the wind off Miramar Beach on Sunday.

Safety Alert: US Food and Drug Administration warns of investigation of acute non-viral hepatitis illness linked to “Real Water” brand alkaline water – Do not drink, cook, sell or serve “Real Water.”

The driver of an oil tanker truck has been charged for a March 2020 collision that resulted in 4,533 gallons of oil spilling into the Cuyama River.

Santa Barbara Sheriff's Deputies arrested a Carpinteria man on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in a 1990 homicide in San Francisco. 

Local activists are working to raise funds to purchase the West Mesa area of the San Marcos Foothills that is slated for housing development.

The Santa Barbara City Administrator, City Attorney, and Interim Police Chief have issued a joint statement in response to claims made in the Los Angeles Magazine article.

[Update]: A report is circling social media about a scary incident that took place in the parking lot of Target in Goleta recently.

[Update]: Highway 154 is closed in both directions at the Cold Spring Bridge due to a multi-vehicle collision.