Public News

[Update]: Santa Maria Police have safely located the missing 2-year-old child. 

The Santa Barbara Police Department is seeking the public’s help in identifying a felony hit and run driver and vehicle.​

The Santa Barbara County Water Agency announced the winners of the 20th Annual WaterWise High School Video Contest, "A Day in the Life of a Water Saver."

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office would like to say thank you and recognize our hard-working and dedicated Custody Deputies and Custody Staff.

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department has been awarded the Department a California Climate Investment Fire Prevention Grant for the Lompoc Valley Fuel Reduction Project.

The Santa Barbara Police Department will take part in a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation aimed at educating bicyclists, drivers and pedestrians on traffic laws, rules and responsibilities.

The National Weather Service forecasts a thunderstorm to arrive Thursday evening through Friday.

A Santa Maria woman was arrested after found going through donated items behind the Goodwill on Orcutt Road.

Sales tax and transient occupancy tax results are provided by the City of Santa Barbara.

Sergeant John Maxwell, head of the City of Goleta’s Motor Traffic Unit, shares parking tips for those who have forgotten DMV schooling.

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.