News Report

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to an oil spill near ERG Operating Company in Santa Maria on Friday.

An online fundraiser has been created for the family of Allyson Buist who died from her injuries due to a traffic collision on Highway 101 near Goleta.

A crew member who survived the deadly Conception boat fire on Labor Day is now suing the boat's owners.

[Update]: UC Police are alerting residents of a three mountain lion sightings near UC Santa Barbara in the past three days.

The Santa Barbara City Council has voted in favor of repurposing the Cota Street Commuter Parking Lot for the new Santa Barbara Police Station site.

[Update]: A 35-year-old woman from San Luis Obispo has died from her injuries stemming from a vehicle collision on Highway 101 near Las Varas Canyon Road on September 10.

[Update]: CHP releases information on fatal traffic collision on Highway 101 near Linden Ave on Saturday morning.

[Update]: A Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Custody Lieutenant was arrested for DUI in the Highway 154 collision that injured seven people on Saturday.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters aggressively attacked a two-acre brush fire near Sisquoc on Sunday afternoon.

A 10-year-old boy escaped a falling limb of an oak tree with minor injuries at Cachuma Lake on Saturday.

[Update]: The McMurray Fire in Buellton is now fully contained.

A woman suffered major injuries in a single-vehicle collision on Harris Grade Road near Lompoc on Friday.

Rep. Salud Carbajal joined locals to celebrate the passage of the Coastal and Marine Economies Protection Act that bans future offshore oil and gas leasing off the U.S. coasts.

[Update]: A motorcyclist involved in a solo collision was killed either early Friday morning or Thursday evening on East Valley Road.

[Update]: Highway 154 is now open in both directions following a head-on vehicle collision near the Cachuma Lake entrance.

Approximately 50 barrels of light crude oil spilled in Orcutt on Thursday.

[Update]: A man was seriously injured after he was apparently run over by his own vehicle in the Santa Ynez Valley on Wednesday.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters are responding to a small brush fire off Highway 101 northbound at the El Sueno offramp.

Santa Barbara County Firefighters tackled a mulch fire above Goleta early Monday morning.

[Update]: SoCal Edison has shut off power due to weather conditions under the planned Public Safety Power Outage.

Santa Barbara County firefighters battled an active structure fire in the 4300 block of Modoc on Thursday morning.

Santa Barbara County firefighters knocked down an attic fire in 101 Auto Shop and Uhaul in Buellton on Wednesday.

A brush fire burned nearly two acres on Jalama Road Sunday afternoon.

[Update]:A cement truck lost its load of cement over three blocks near Anacapa and Cota Streets.

[Update]: The Sheriff's Office is investigating an incident where numerous inmates were treated for suspected opioid overdoses in County Jail

[Update]: A 19-year-old man was arrested in Orcutt on Friday for allegedly trying to set fire to a shed near Winepress Church.

Over 2,800 cannabis plants were seized by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office near Santa Maria after a months-long investigation.

The Painted Cave Fire Volunteer Department must turn over financial records after a local court ruling on Tuesday.

The City of Santa Barbara recently published its 2019 Sustainability Progress Report highlighting projects and initiatives for water supply, renewable energy, and more.

Ed Easton, the former mayor of Goleta and city councilmember, passed away Wednesday morning from health complications following a stroke.