Public News

The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office has received reports of an extortion bomb threat hoax at a local school and hotel.

[Update]: Vandenberg Air Force Base has rescheduled their Delta IV Heavy rocket launch for a second time to launch on Tuesday.

Santa Barbara Unified School District announced their food service has gone paperless with a new mobile food menu application to save 72,000 pieces of paper printed every school year.

Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue assisted two lost hikers on E. Camino Cielo Tuesday morning.

The first 4,000-pound load of triploid rainbow trout will arrive mid-December at Lake Cachuma.

California Highway Patrol reports a 78-year-old Santa Maria man was killed after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 101.

The City of Santa Barbara provides tips to keep vehicles safe in downtown parking areas this holiday season.

An early Saturday morning shooting leads to a homicide investigation in Santa Maria.

Four Santa Barbara County Deputy Sheriff Trainees have graduated from the Allan Hancock Law Enforcement Academy

On the anniversary of the Thomas Fire, Senator Jackson introduced a bill to continue working on improving emergency alerts.

The deadline to apply for the Los Padres National Forest's Women in Wildfire Training Camp is on Sunday, December 9.

[Update]: Santa Maria Police responded to the area of Bunny and Blosser for reported gunshots on Thursday evening and found a victim had died from gunshot wounds.

Volunteers are needed for Montecito Storm Outreach this Sunday and Saturday, December 15.

The Santa Barbara County Water Agency has announced the opening of applications for the 20th Annual WaterWise High School Video Contest.

An 18-year-old Santa Barbara man was arrested for suspected vandalism and was found to be in possession of drugs for sale and a BB gun.

A 33-year-old registered sex offender, Richard Kenneth Hunter, was arrested for exposing himself in front of an Albertson's on Tuesday.

The Goleta City Council voted unanimously to ban shared motorized scooters within city limits.

Inmate work crews from the Santa Barbara County Jail assisted utility workers by filling over 200 sandbags on Wednesday.

Santa Barbara County Search & Rescue Teams responded to the Santa Barbara Airport Tuesday after receiving an alert from an Emergency Locator Transmitter.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is joining with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention to observe National Influenza Vaccination Week.

The City of Santa Barbara has released the recent sales tax and transient occupancy tax revenue results.

A public informational meeting for prospective commercial cannabis applicants will be held on Wednesday.

Summit Gasoline on S. Milpas Street has been suspended from alcohol sales for 21 days after selling to a minor.

The suspects believed to have been involved in several armed robberies and the Cleveland Elementary school shooting have been arrested.

A Santa Maria man was arrested last week for the sale of narcotics in front of an elementary school.

The National Weather Service predicts a storm system with the potential for significant rainfall will move through on Tuesday evening to Thursday.

A burglary suspect is in custody following community reports of a subject running through backyards in the Orcutt area. 

On Saturday, local law enforcement agencies teamed up on a local gang and probation operation.

Santa Barbara County is hosting three informational community meetings on winter storm readiness, emergency alerting, and preparedness.

The Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services Division reminds residents about health issues associated with stormwater runoff.