News Report

[Update]: The Real Fire is holding at 420 acres with 50% containment, full containment is expected on Tuesday.

Former construction company owner Mark Melchiori pled guilty to felony diversion of construction funds, felony prevailing wage fraud, and felony unlawful money transmission. 

Santa Barbara County firefighters are attacking a wind-driven brush fire just north of Los Alamos.

[Update]: Dos Pueblos High School was placed on lockdown Friday due to a report of an active shooter than turned out to be a hoax.

Two semi-trucks became jackknifed on Old San Marcos Road Thursday evening due to wildfire detours.

[Update]: Santa Barbara Unified School District Superintendent Cary Matsuoka will not extend his contract after it ends June 30, 2021.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Deputies have identified the Hope Ranch homicide victim as former "Tarzan' actor Ron Ely's wife and the suspect as his son Cameron.

The Santa Barbara City College Sports Pavilion will be demolished and replaced with a $40 million athletic complex.

A multi-vehicle collision including an overturned semi-truck shut down Highway 101 early Tuesday morning.

A former Uber driver from Santa Maria was sentenced to jail after sexually assaulting an intoxicated passenger.

[Update]: A motorhome (RV) caught fire inside Eling's Park on Saturday evening.

A large chicken distributor issued a voluntary recall due to possible Listeria contamination.

[Update]: A suspect led California Highway Patrol officers on a pursuit where he escaped off N. Ontare Road Thursday evening.

[Update]: Authorities have released the name of the woman who died in an MTD bus accident this week. 

In an effort to prevent wildfires, California power companies are cutting electricity in high-risk areas throughout the state. 

Governor Gavin Newsom signed a bill on Wednesday that will produce public access to the exclusive Hollister Ranch beaches by 2022.

The highly anticipated retail giant, Target, is scheduled to open their Goleta location for a soft opening on October 16.

The Santa Barbara Police Department is searching for two suspects accused of stealing credit cards and spending thousands at local stores.

A Santa Barbara man sustained life-threatening injuries after being stabbed at Ortega Park early Monday morning.

A mountain lion was spotted for the fourth time near UC Santa Barbara Monday evening.

A semi-truck carrying lettuce rolled over on Highway 166 Monday evening.

[Update]: Santa Barbara Police have arrested an alleged suspect in a violent attack near the railroad tracks last week.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara Fire Department responded to reports of a structure fire at 5995 Cuesta Verde Drive in the Goleta Valley.

The holiday-themed Santa Barbara Night Market inside the former downtown Macy's building has been cancelled. 

The detailed comments from an anonymous Santa Barbara City College employee survey may become public and employees fear possible retaliation.

A single-vehicle rollover sparked a brush fire off Highway 166 early Thursday morning.

On the heels of a severe drought and years of water rationing, a longstanding plan to provide recycled water for the vast lawn at the Santa Barbara Cemetery is finally gaining some momentum.

Seven people were injured in a single-vehicle rollover collision on Highway 101 near Buellton late Wednesday evening.

A single-vehicle rollover collision on Highway 154 injured one person and caused significant traffic delays.

[Update]: Vandenberg Air Force Base launched a Minuteman III test missile early Wednesday morning.