Public News

Santa Barbara Police are searching for a 13-year-old girl who was last seen at the Chapala Market on Thursday.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Deputies served a search warrant in the 4500 block of Oak Glen Drive that resulted in two arrests.

A 35-year-old Lompoc woman was charged with first-degree murder for the death of 55-year-old Eric Larsson.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Cannabis Compliance Team seized thousands of illegal marijuana plants during a month-long investigation in Los Alamos and Grover Beach.

Santa Barbara Police are searching for two suspects involved on a battery of a man that caused severe injury outside a bar this past November.

A months-long investigation by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office led to the arrest of Zack Warburg, a freelance photographer known for capturing photos of firefighters, was arrested for numerous sex crimes involving minors.

A Santa Maria felon was arrested for prowling the Goodwill Store in Orcutt on Monday evening.

Santa Barbara Police have arrested a 31-year-old Santa Barbara man accused of sexual assault.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office 2018 crime statistics state the overall crime rate was 11% lower than in 2017, and the most serious crimes hit their lowest point in the past 10 years.

Robert Charles Hawley, 84 of Santa Barbara, has been found guilty of nine counts of child molestation and sexual assault committed on three family members.

The Goleta Police Department is conducting a pedestrian crosswalk sting on Wednesday.

A Santa Barbara County Sheriff's K9 Team recovered a stolen vehicle and arrested two suspects.

Santa Maria Police arrested a convicted felon who was in possession of a firearm and heroin.

The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office is investigating a suspicious death of a 17-year-old male in Guadalupe.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's are investigating a robbery at a grocery store in Isla Vista where the suspect fled the scene.

The Goleta Sanitary District was recognized as a certified green business last week by the Green Business Program of Santa Barbara County.

On March 26, the Santa Barbara City Council agenda includes the installation of Laure-Anne Bosselaar as Poet Laureate.

The City of Goleta will initiate temporary Deltopia Parking Restrictions from April 5 through April 7.

The Koenigstein Fire that sparked in Ojai around the same time as the Thomas Fire was also determined to be caused by a power pole.

An 18-year-old was arrested for allegedly manufacturing Butane Honey Oil with an extraction lab inside a Goleta garage.

In Santa Barbara County, 1,803 people were counted as homeless with 1,133 being unsheltered.

A Santa Maria man was arrested for allegedly selling marijuana and cannabis products illegally.

Warm weather brings out rattlesnakes and our recent rainy winter has provided more grassy habitat and rodent prey to help boost the local rattlesnake population.

Deputies assist a man who impaled his foot near Haskell's Beach on Sunday.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Special Investigations Bureau arrested two suspected methamphetamine dealers in Santa Maria on Monday.

On March 21, after 33 years of service, Santa Barbara County Fire Department Public Information Officer Captain Dave Zaniboni will be retiring.

While above-average rainfall has improved climate conditions across the state and county, the effect of the multi-year drought on the City's water supplies has been extreme, and it may take several years to recover.

An archaeological investigation will be conducted at De La Guerra Plaza on March 23-29.

Two people were killed in a DUI-related traffic collision in Santa Maria early Saturday morning.

An Ojai man was pronounced dead at the scene when his motorcycle collided with a pickup truck in Carpinteria on Friday morning.