Public News

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is hosting the annual Interagency Wildland Urban Interface drill.

The City of Goleta provides an update on the Ellwood Mesa Monarch Butterfly Habitat Management Plan.

The City of Goleta is seeking public comments on Goleta's Historic Preservation Ordinance.

The Santa Barbara County Education Office has announced their 2020 Teacher of the Year is Michele Franz, a first grade teacher at Joe Nighting Gale School in Orcutt Union School District.

California Highway Patrol is searching for the driver of a semi-truck who damaged a resident's property on Stagecoach Road.

The City of Goleta is accepting public comments as they plan to improve the Goleta Train Station.

Montecito Water District reports on an improved Water Shortage Emergency Condition, finance, and the SGMA. 

Santa Barbara Police K9 "Jake" retired recently after almost six years of service.

Community members are invited to a ribbon cutting ceremony to celebrate the completion of Phase I of the Arroyo Burro Open Space Restoration Project.

Santa Barbara County will begin road rehabilitation projects the unincorporated areas of Santa Barbara, Santa Ynez, Los Olivos, Los Alamos, Lompoc, and Orcutt.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s officers eradicated an illegal commercial cannabis operation near Carpinteria on Wednesday.

An Orcutt woman was arrested for attempted vehicle and residential burglary after a brief foot pursuit early Friday morning.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a person believed to be exposed to a rabid bat earlier this week in Santa Barbara.

A local convicted child molester will face life in prison without the possibility of parole for assaulting two children visiting from the United Kingdom with their family.

When a friendly cat started hanging around the Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office, they took action and reunited him with his family.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office announced a new Party Registration Program for Isla Vista to reduce negative interactions with law enforcement.

Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office announces a suspected gang member was arrested following a search warrant and investigation.

Santa Maria Police Detectives are conducting a kidnapping and robbery investigation.

Record amounts of rain coupled with warming temperatures create perfect conditions for mosquitoes.

Members of the City Council and Water Commission unveiled the newly renamed El Estero Water Resource Center, celebrating recently completed improvements to the wastewater treatment process.

The City of Santa Barbara will begin the Mission Canyon Bridge Studies with a kick-off at Rocky Nook Park on April 25 at 3:00 p.m.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Compliance Response Team rescued a six-month-old child who was at risk of abuse and neglect during an arrest of a wanted woman.

The City of Goleta announces a lane closure on Fairview Avenue between Berkeley and Stow Canyon Roads on April 24.

An Amber Alert has been issued for a Los Angeles County teenage girl who is believed to be with her armed and dangerous parents

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff announced they have identified a suspect in two 41-year-old homicide cases from Atascadero with DNA technology.

Southern California Edison is removing eucalyptus trees in Santa Barbara Shores Park due to public safety through May 4.

[Update]: A missing 14-year-old girl from Santa Maria has been safely located and reunited with her family.

The Santa Barbara City Fire Department has been awarded a $310,000 Cal Fire grant to update the existing Community Wildfire Protection Plan and programmatic Environmental Impact Report,

The City of Santa Barbara is hosting an Average Unit-Size Density Incentive Program Workshop on April 24.

Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office recieved a grant for a six-month supply of prenatal vitamins for pregnant inmates being released from jail.