Public News

Santa Maria Police and SWAT Teams attempted to apprehend a wanted felon after he escaped during a standoff Saturday morning.

For the first time, Santa Barbara County has attained the state ozone standard, just one of 14 counties to achieve the milestone.

The Goleta Police Department is scheduling a DUI Checkpoint within city limits on Friday evening.

Two Long Beach residents were arrested for identity theft after stealing a local man's credit card and purchasing a high-end vehicle at a local dealership.

The City of Goleta thanks outgoing Community Resource Deputy Dave Valdez for six years of outstanding service to the city.

A local woman was arrested in Montana this morning for attempted murder and attempted kidnapping stemming from an incident at Zodo's Bowling on Sunday.

UC Santa Barbara released a timely warning alert for an attempted robbery that took place on Monday evening.

BevMo! has been ordered to pay penalties in a case alleging they posted prices in stores and advertisements and charged higher prices at the time of checkout.

Two additional suspects were arrested in San Francisco connected to the armed robbery and home invasion in Isla Vista.

Santa Barbara Police K9 Loki will receive a mayoral proclamation at Tuesday's City Council meeting.

The City of Santa Barbara created a video showing the renewal projects at city Fire Stations.

The Santa Maria Police Department investigated a possible threat directed at school-aged children.

The City of Goleta requests the public's participation to help develop the first Homelessness Strategic Plan at an open house on December 11.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Detectives arrested a 34-year-old Lompoc man for alleged sex crimes.

The Santa Maria Police Department arrested a 38-year-old man believed to be involved in a shooting on Monday.

First meeting of the Highway 154 Safety Committee to take place on Monday, December 16.

The City of Goleta has taken another step in reducing their carbon footprint by providing new burlap bags for its sandbag distribution sites.

The Saturday Farmer's Market and the City of Santa Barbara invite community members to a listening workshop on Saturday, December 7.

The National Weather Service has issued a flash flood watch for the Santa Barbara south coast and Cave Fire burn area on Wednesday.

Public Safety Agencies are warning of the potential increase of storm impacts near the Cave Fire burn scar.

The City of Santa Barbara will host a workshop exploring Best Practices in Municipal Regulation to reduce alcohol-related harms from Licensed Alcohol Outlets on Wednesday.

As of December 2nd, Santa Barbara MTD has stopped purchasing petroleum diesel and will now fuel the agency’s diesel fleet with renewable diesel.

Snow and rain across Los Padres National Forest have provided sufficient moisture to reduce fire restrictions on the forest effective immediately.

Santa Barbara Police have arrested a man on probation for exposing himself to juveniles in the downtown area of Santa Barbara.

Senate Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Dianne Feinstein called on the Department of Justice to exercise its legal authority to prevent drones from interfering with firefighting efforts in California and throughout the West.

With rainfall in the forecast for the coming days, Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services reminds residents about health issues associated with storm water runoff.

In anticipation of the upcoming wet weather, the Santa Barbara County Fire Department would like to offer some tips on how you can be safe while driving in the rain

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 Santa Barbara County Fire Department has tentatively approved a prescribed Range Improvement Burn at 9601 Batchelder Rd. with a burn window of December 2-13.

A Santa Maria man was arrested for a DUI and hit and run involving a pedestrian in Buellton on Sunday.