Public News

An early Saturday morning shooting leads to a homicide investigation in Santa Maria.

Four Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriff Trainees have graduated from the Allan Hancock Law Enforcement Academy

[Update]: Vandenberg Air Force Base has rescheduled their Delta IV Heavy rocket launch has been canceled. 

On the anniversary of the Thomas Fire, Senator Jackson introduced a bill to continue working on improving emergency alerts.

The deadline to apply for the Los Padres National Forest's Women in Wildfire Training Camp is on Sunday, December 9.

[Update]: Santa Maria Police responded to the area of Bunny and Blosser for reported gunshots on Thursday evening and found a victim had died from gunshot wounds.

Volunteers are needed for Montecito Storm Outreach this Sunday and Saturday, December 15.

The Santa Barbara County Water Agency has announced the opening of applications for the 20th Annual WaterWise High School Video Contest.

An 18-year-old Santa Barbara man was arrested for suspected vandalism and was found to be in possession of drugs for sale and a BB gun.

A 33-year-old registered sex offender, Richard Kenneth Hunter, was arrested for exposing himself in front of an Albertson's on Tuesday.

The Goleta City Council voted unanimously to ban shared motorized scooters within city limits.

Inmate work crews from the Santa Barbara County Jail assisted utility workers by filling over 200 sandbags on Wednesday.

Santa Barbara County Search & Rescue Teams responded to the Santa Barbara Airport Tuesday after receiving an alert from an Emergency Locator Transmitter.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is joining with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to observe National Influenza Vaccination Week.

The City of Santa Barbara has released the recent sales tax and transient occupancy tax revenue results.

A public informational meeting for prospective commercial cannabis applicants will be held on Wednesday.

Summit Gasoline on S. Milpas Street has been suspended from alcohol sales for 21 days after selling to a minor.

The suspects believed to have been involved in several armed robberies and the Cleveland Elementary school shooting have been arrested.

A Santa Maria man was arrested last week for the sale of narcotics in front of an elementary school.

The National Weather Service predicts a storm system with the potential for significant rainfall will move through on Tuesday evening to Thursday.

A burglary suspect is in custody following community reports of a subject running through backyards in the Orcutt area. 

On Saturday, local law enforcement agencies teamed up on a local gang and probation operation.

Santa Barbara County is hosting three informational community meetings on winter storm readiness, emergency alerting, and preparedness.

The Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services Division reminds residents about health issues associated with stormwater runoff.

In observance of World AIDS Day on December 1, the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is encouraging community members to get tested for HIV, the virus that causes AIDS.

The City of Santa Barbara announces two prospective locations for their new police station: Cota Commuter Lot and the Louise Lowry Davis Center/ Teen Center/ Spencer Adams Park.

Santa Barbara Sheriff's Deputies help to de-escalate a situation with an armed suicidal subject on Friday morning.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Deputies arrested a 43-year-old Lompoc man who had been on the Sheriff's Most Wanted List.

[Update]: The National Weather Service is monitoring a larger storm expected to arrive on Wednesday.

The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office is searching for this suspect who was seen stealing packages off porches in the area of Hollister and Evonshire near San Marcos High School.