News Report

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office released the identity of the teenager killed in a shooting near Goleta last week as 19-year-old Enzo Rastelli.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara County Bomb Squad investigated a suspicious item in the 4500 block of Hollister Ave that turned out to be an empty barrel. 

A 50-year-old male transient was arrested for attempted murder following a violent assault by the Amtrak Station on Friday evening.

California Highway Patrol officers engaged in a high-speed pursuit with a suspect early Sunday morning.

An injured hiker was carried out and rescued from Rattlesnake Trail on Saturday morning.

[Update]: The Sheriff's Office is asking for the community's help with any information or surveillance footage that could help with the fatal shooting in Goleta on Thursday.

[Update]: A Goleta man was arrested at gunpoint following a high-speed pursuit with police on Friday afternoon.

[Update]: There have been two deaths and two hospitalizations in Sunday evening's shooting on Santa Barbara's eastside.

There are a ton of new laws on the books in California for 2021, here's a recap of some of them.

Santa Barbara County firefighters extinguished a vehicle fire in Orcutt early Monday morning.

A high-speed pursuit that started in Goleta ended in Santa Maria on Tuesday evening.

The name of the woman who was found inside a vehicle near Thousand Steps earlier this month has been released.

Three passengers were uninjured following an airplane crash in Santa Ynez on Sunday evening.

A small dog named Louis was rescued by firefighters from More Mesa cliffs on Saturday.

Michael Jackson's Neverland Ranch in Los Olivos has sold for $22 million to billionaire businessman Ron Burkle.

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to an early morning structure fire in Goleta where one person was injured.

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a motorhome fire in Santa Maria that displaced two residents early Thursday.

[Update]: JB86 reports a shooting in Guadalupe with a victim being airlifted to the hospital.

Electric bicycle docks are now being installed throughout downtown Santa Barbara for bike rentals starting next year.

A one-time resident of Santa Barbara County pleaded guilty today to a federal criminal charge for fatally shooting an elephant seal on a beach near San Simeon.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters extinguished a 1/4 acre brush fire off Highway 101 in Goleta next to a homeless camp on Sunday evening.

Local businesses are struggling during the COVID-19 pandemic and residents are urged to shop and dine local.

A motorcyclist was airlifted to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital with serious injuries following a collision on Highway 101 near Buellton.

The City of Santa Barbara held a virtual ribbon-cutting ceremony on Monday for the renaming of Indio Muerto Street to Hutash Street.

One grower makes a pact with neighbors and sets the “gold standard” for odor control. Will others follow suit?

Jumpstarting the 2021 campaign, Planning Commissioner Deborah Schwartz said Wednesday that she is a candidate for mayor of Santa Barbara.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters knocked down a five-acre grass fire west of Orcutt on Wednesday afternoon.

Southwest Airlines announced today its ‘intent to serve’ Santa Barbara Airport beginning in the 2nd quarter of 2021.

Family and friends are remembering the pilot who died in a plane crash off the coast of Goleta in September.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office announced they're investigating the death of 45-year-old Brandy Vaughan, a prominent anti-vaccination activist.