Public News

Santa Barbara County encourages community members to use virtual public participation for upcoming meetings.

The Department of Justice is requiring Plains All American Pipeline to pay over $60 million in penalties from the Refugio Oil Spill in 2015.

Montecito Fire Department states the Storm Impact Consideration Team has been closely monitoring storm systems that approach the South Coast all winter. 

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is investigating a collision involving a pedestrian and vehicle in the 5700 block of Calle Real Thursday evening.

Local authorities arrested individuals in a panga boat carrying over 5,000 lbs of marijuana on Gaviota Beach early Thursday morning.

A Santa Maria man was arrested for narcotics during a search warrant on Wednesday evening.

Santa Barbara County released the results of the Point in Time Count of persons experiencing homelessness showing a 5% increase since last year.

Santa Maria Police Officers and Santa Barbara County Sheriff Investigators arrested a local man after serving a narcotics search warrant.

A Lompoc man was arrested after getting into a fight and discharging his firearm in Isla Vista on Friday evening.

The Freedom Warming Centers have been activated due to an incoming storm expected to bring heavy downpours and lightning.

The City of Goleta released the details of a community survey discussing their Homelessness Strategic Plan.

Airport Commissioner and long-time community member, Captain Karen M. Kahn received the Wright Brothers Master Pilot Award at the Santa Barbara Airport.

The Santa Barbara Police Department released the identities of two suspected car thieves who were arrested following a chase and helicopter search off Turnpike last month.

Cottage Health plans to open 10 urgent care facilities in the tri-counties region starting this summer.

The Goleta Police Department will be conducting a DUI/Driver’s License Checkpoint on Friday within the city of Goleta between the hours of 7:00 p.m. to 3:00 a.m.  

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is seeking grant funding to provide increased patrolling and enforcement in areas where off-road vehicles are being used illegally.

The Santa Maria Police Department arrested two suspects for allegedly stealing money from an elderly victim's home.

A prescribed pile burning of 1-10 treated acres of slash from felled dead trees and brush is scheduled through March 13.

The Lompoc Police Department is investigating two shootings that took place on Sunday evening.

Santa Barbara received $6.29 million in sales tax revenues during the quarter ended December 31, 2019, which is 3.7% more than the same quarter last year.

Santa Barbara Police are launching an Adult At-Risk ID Card initiative to safeguard residents suffering from memory loss in the event they lost or are separated from home.

The Goleta Old Town Sidewalk Improvements Project will break ground on Monday and is expected to take approximately nine months to complete. 

In prior years, a voter who missed the voter registration deadline didn’t get to vote in that election, but now California is offering Same-Day Voter Registration statewide.

The CCC deemed the City's Coastal Development Permit application for the Fire Station 10 project, a new three-bay, single-story fire station needed in Western Goleta to provide adequate fire protection services, complete.

The Goleta Community Center is interested in hearing from our community and stakeholders on how to better the facility for the future, by completing and submitting this survey you can voice your ideas.

The Lompoc Police Department announced two alleged gang members were arrested for possession of a firearm on Sunday.

The City of Santa Barbara reminds pet owners to pick up dog litter as it can wash into creeks and the ocean.

On Thursday, City leaders and decision-makers will discuss and consider a new separated pathway for bike travel on Modoc Road between Mission and Las Positas Streets.

Cloud-Storage provider, Box Inc., has been ordered to pay $274,000 to five California counties for sales practices that violated the law.

The Underground Fuel Storage Tank Replacement Project begins on February 18 and is estimated to take 60 to 90 days.