A Ventura County woman was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison for gross vehicular manslaughter in a high-speed Highway 101 crash in Montecito that ...

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On Thursday, the City of Goleta introduced its new Chief of Police Services, Jarrett Morris, currently a Lieutenant with the ...

A Downey man died after being swept into the Maria Ygnacio Creek in Santa Barbara County during a recent storm. Rosauro ...

A Los Angeles County man has been identified as the victim who drowned in a Santa Barbara area creek during heavy rain on ...

A new year means new leadership for the Santa Barbara County Association Of Governments, or SBCAG. It’s marking 60 years of ...

A 24-year-old Oxnard woman was sentenced to two years in state prison for causing a fatal crash in 2023 while driving more ...

Accused California child killer Ashlee Buzzard appeared in court Tuesday, where her defense attorney requested a permanent ...

Fourth District County Supervisor Bob Nelson was unanimously selected as the 2026 Chair of the Santa Barbara County Association ...

Sable Offshore’s plan to restart the Santa Ynez Unit faced another hurdle after a court upheld an injunction and mandated new ...

The last few days of 2025 were very different than the rest of the year when it came to immigration enforcement on the Central Coast.  An estimated 147 arrests were made in Santa Barbara and San Luis ...

Susanne Hammel-Sawyer knew almost nothing about the traditions of her Chumash ancestors until she was 70. Today she is one of ...