Public News

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.

The City of Santa Barbara will be hosting the first in a series of public workshops on a Sea Level Rise Adaptation Plan

A former Lompoc Unified School District employee pled guilty to a misdemeanor charge of willful cruelty to a child in his care from an event that took place this past October.

Community members are invited to an outreach meeting regarding the City of Santa Barbara's submitted grant application for "tiny homes" for Homeless Emergency Aid Program.

A series of workshops brought together entrepreneurs, brokers, and property owners to find vacant space downtown.

Santa Barbara Airport has been gifted an original oil painting created by artists who participate in PathPoint’s community integration services.

An Amtrak passenger train heading to Seattle struck an adult male on the railroad tracks in Moorpark on Monday, the second pedestrian killed by a train in the same area this past week.

Santa Barbara City Firefighters rescued a dog that fell off the cliffs of the Douglas Preserve on Sunday morning.

Santa Barbara Police are requesting additional information from anonymous tipsters on the shooting at Cleveland Elementary School earlier this month.

Sheriff’s deputies responded to a report of a commercial burglary in progress in the 4800  block  of South Bradley Road early Friday morning.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office announced they were awarded $500 in grant funding from the Aftermath K9 Grant.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is introducing a new Isla Vista Community Resource Deputy.

After seven weeks of interactive classes, 34 Santa Barbara County residents graduated on November 17 from the Citizen’s Academy.

Santa Barbara MTD’s Board of Directors has adopted a goal of a 100 percent zero-emissions fleet by the year 2030.

The Santa Barbara Police Department received a $330,000 Traffic Education and Enforcement Grant for a year-long enforcement and public awareness program.

Kicking off our "Homes for the Holidays" campaign, seven area animal shelters are waiving adoption fees for priceless dogs and cats 6 months of age and older starting on Black Friday through the weekend.

The Santa Barbara County Public Works Department would like to educate the public on the use of motorized scooters.

After an extensive national recruitment process, Eric Nickel has been appointed as Fire Chief for the Santa Barbara City Fire Department.

Sand and sandbags are now available for Montecito residents in preparation for this upcoming winter season. 

Thanksgiving weekend, traditionally one of the busiest travel times in  America,  can also be one of the deadliest on the roadways.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying victims and locating surveillance video that would assist in the investigation of suspected thefts from vehicles in the Orcutt area.

The City of Goleta Police Department would like to take a moment to provide some important safety information and laws surrounding the use of motorized scooters.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County and the National Weather Service are monitoring the storm predicted for this Wednesday.

A Goleta man was arrested on suspicion of narcotics sales on Monday.

A Northridge man was arrested for burglarizing a Thousand Oaks home that was evacuated during the Woolsey Fire.