News Report

[Update]: The Front Fire off State Route 166 in between Santa Maria and Cuyama is now estimated to have reached 1,000 acres and continues to grow.

[Update]: A body was found near the vehicle of a missing Los Angeles County Fire Captain in Montecito on Friday evening.

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.

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Santa Barbara County Fire Department Fire Investigators determined the cause of the two vegetation fires that burned nearly 200 acres last week.

[Update]: A parolee was arrested Sunday for wielding a machete in the 300 block of Arrellaga before hiding in a nearby apartment.

[Update]: The Windmill Fire is now 100% contained near Buellton.