News Report

[Update]: The Bomb Squad examined a suspicious device in Isla Vista and determined it to be a string of batteries wrapped in duct tape with a cord.

District Attorney Joyce E. Dudley announced the Santa Barbara County’s Golden State Killer Murder Cases will be tried in Sacramento along with the cases from other counties.

Lowe's announced Wednesday morning that all Orchard Supply Hardware stores will close by the end of the fiscal year.

[Update]: A small brush fire on N. Glen Annie Road is no longer a threat.

The Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue team responded to 6 emergency requests throughout the weekend.

[Update]: The body found in Montecito on Saturday has been identified as the missing Los Angeles County Fire Captain.

One man is injured after his vehicle crashed over Highway 154 near Paradise Roade on Saturday.

[Update]: Two hikers were rescued near La Cumbre Peak after noon on Saturday.

[Update]: A 37-year-old transient was arrested for allegedly starting a brush fire in a homeless camp along Highway 101 near the Bird Refuge on Thursday.

Will more fuel breaks on San Marcos Pass protect mountain dwellers from wildfire? Melinda Burns investigates.

[Update]: Former CoastHills Credit Union CEO Jeff York filed a wrongful termination lawsuit against the financial institution on July 6, 2018.

An employee of a local home furnishing store has filed a whistleblower lawsuit against their former employer claiming wrongful termination and emotional distress.

[Update]: Carpinteria residents heard an explosion early Tuesday morning that was related to a semi-truck fire.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Helicopters with County Fire and Search and Rescue located five lost hikers using night vision on Sunday morning.

[Update]: A kayaker drifting off to sea was rescued near Coal Oil Point in Goleta on Saturday afternoon.

[Update]: Santa Barbara City Firefighters contained a structure fire in a condo unit in the 3700 block of Greggory Way.

[Update]: A van towing a trailer overturned on Highway 101 northbound near El Sueno causing heavy traffic.

[Update]: A wrong-way driver on Highway 101 southbound collided with two vehicles near El Capitan State Beach causing two major injuries on Wednesday afternoon.

A vehicle caught fire which spread to nearby brush close to the Chumash Reservation in Santa Ynez on Monday afternoon.

The US Coast Guard medically evacuated a 23-year-old woman near Santa Barbara Island on Sunday morning.

Two people sustained major injuries in a head-on vehicle collision on Highway 1, shutting down the freeway in both directions.

Rebuilding La Casa de María's "sacred space" will require $30 million in donations, directors say.

[Update]: A small brush fire that caused major traffic delays on Highway 101 in Goleta Friday afternoon may have started at a homeless camp.

The Santa Barbara City Council moved to bring the proposed plastic straw ban back to the ordinance committee for further revision.

[Update]: A man was arrested Friday afternoon after being pursued by law enforcement in a stolen fire truck from Northern California.

[Update]: More human remains have been found on an Isla Vista beach.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters were quick to extinguish a structure fire in a Buellton neighborhood Wednesday afternoon.

Two semi-trucks collided on Highway 101 northbound near Buellton early Wednesday, closing down a section of the roadway.

[Update]: The latest SpaceX Falcon 9 Iridium successfully launched at 4:39 a.m. Wednesday from Vandenberg Air Force Base.