Public News

SBCGA has released their Linden and Casitas Pass construction update for September 23-29.

Santa Barbara Police are asking for the public's help to identify a suspect who burglarized a commercial business. 

The Sheriff’s Office wants to encourage parents to have discussions with their children about how to best protect themselves at home, going to and from school, while they are out and about and on their phones or on the internet.

The Public Works Department reminds residents that plastic bags and film plastic should not be placed in your blue recycling can.

Santa Barbara Police are asking for the public's assistance to help locate and identify credit card fraud suspects caught on video.

A 32-year-old Goleta woman was arrested in Hope Ranch for vehicle theft, burglary, and crimes committed in Santa Cruz County.

The Santa Barbara Police Department would like to inform its citizens of an increase in vehicle burglaries at many of our local parks, including Elings Park, Shoreline Park, and Chase Palm Park Expansion.

[Update]: A Santa Barbara City College student is recovering after a steep fall off a balcony in Isla Vista on Friday evening.

Former Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Michael W. Dyer will serve as the County’s Interim Fire Chief upon the retirement of current Chief Eric Peterson.

The Santa Barbara City Council adopted the Vision Zero Strategy which aims to end severe or fatal transportation-related injuries in Santa Barbara by 2030. 

The City of Santa Barbara recently completed the Lower Milpas Sidewalk Project, improving safety and eliminating barriers to walking for residents and visitors in the Eastside and East Beach neighborhoods.

Demolition work to prepare the site for a new Santa Barbara Criminal Courthouse is scheduled to begin in the next few weeks.

A 19-year-old Santa Barbara man has confessed to robbing numerous local businesses in the past 20 months.

Santa Maria Police arrested a 37-year-old man for stabbing a victim early Saturday morning.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and the UCSB Police Department are pleased to announce that applications are now being accepted for the upcoming Citizen’s Academy. 

A wanted suspect was detained Thursday morning in Santa Maria after barricaded himself in a home.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office has been awarded a $100,000 grant from the California Alcoholic Beverage Control to battle alcohol-related crime.

Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce E. Dudley announced a Santa Maria man pled guilty to accidentally shooting and killing his brother.

Santa Barbara Unified School District Board held a ribbon cutting ceremony on Thursday to celebrate the completion of the San Marcos High School pool deck resurfacing project.

The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office is searching for a father and son who planned to set sail from Goleta to Hawaii, but never arrived.

The Sheriff’s Cannabis Compliance Team identified an illegal grow operation and seized more than 1,500 marijuana plants.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Deputies utilized Narcan to help save a man who displayed symptoms of an opioid drug overdose in Santa Ynez.

Critical street repair and pavement construction are underway with the help of local Measure C and state SB-1 funds. 

Creek restoration at the Arroyo Burro Open Space is expected to be complete later this year.

New Cuyama resident Jacob Eddy was arrested on Sunday night following a dispute with his neighbor.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office announced promotions of nine Sheriff’s employees including the promotion of a new Second in Command and Chief of Law Enforcement Operations.

The City of Santa Barbara recently completed extensive pedestrian improvements on lower Milpas Street. 

Four men were arrested Saturday for allegedly using a paintball gun to shoot paintballs from a moving vehicle at pedestrians in Isla Vista.

The Santa Maria Valley Humane Society announced it will provide free spaying or neutering and a rabies vaccination for up to 100 cats on Sunday, September 16.

The U.S. Postal service is honoring firefighters, emergency medical professionals and law enforcement officers who serve our communities across the nation at a Forever stamp dedication ceremony.