Public News

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.

Santa Maria Police are investigating a shooting into a vehicle and occupied home on Friday evening.

Santa Barbara County District Attorney Joyce E Dudley and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra Announce that Guilty Verdicts have been reached in the Refugio Oil Spill Criminal Trial.

Meet the new School Resource Deputy for Cabrillo High School and Maple High School in Lompoc.

[Update]: The California Highway Patrol issued 29 citations during a School Zone Safety Operation at Santa Ynez Union High School on Wednesday.

Santa Maria Police have arrested a homicide suspect and identified another wanted homicide suspect.

Santa Barbara Police arrested a 29-year-old Santa Barbara man for attempting to rape a woman on upper State Street.

[Update]: The Santa Maria Police Department has reported the missing 17-year-old college student was found in Mexico.

The City of Goleta announced construction on Hollister/Kellogg Park is underway and will be open early in the spring of 2019. Now they need help giving it a name.

A community meeting was held on August 29 to update residents on the Olive Mill/Coast Village Road Roundabout Project.

The Cabrillo Ball Park will reopen after a $1.5 million dollar renovation project in a ribbon cutting ceremony on Monday.

The City of Santa Barbara is opening up pop-up storefronts in vacant downtown buildings.

The Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office is giving away one dream vacation to Hawaii if you donate blood on September 11th.

The Santa Barbara Police Department is seeking the public’s help to identify a possible theft suspect.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Department is searching for a suspect who robbed CVS off Turnpike Road on Sunday evening.