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Deltopia safety and cost concerns may lead to tough new rules. The Isla Vista event is not permitted. The post Community Leaders Urge Alternatives and Solutions Not a Tough Law for Deltopia 2026 appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

A heatwave this past August caused air conditioning units to fail across Santa Barbara, including at the federal bankruptcy court at 1415 State Street. The heat that grew intolerable on the second floor might just bring about the removal of the Santa Barbara News-Press case from the venue, away from the city that the...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – On Monday, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County announced that it has added 587 acres of permanently protected lands in the Los Alamos Valley. The 587-acre addition of Rancho Dos Alamos connects existing conservation properties under the Land Trust's authority including Long...

PASADENA, Calif. (CN) — The captain of the dive boat that burned down off the California coast in 2019, killing 34 people trapped below deck, on Tuesday tried to persuade a panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals to overturn his seaman’s manslaughter conviction. Jerry Boylan, 71,...

Better late than never — even with time capsules. First Presbyterian Church of Santa Barbara, at 21 E. Constance Ave., has unearthed a time capsule hidden in 1999 and that contains letters, videos, photos and other gifts from former church members to their future counterparts. Pastor Anne Conklin said...

The Santa Barbara Zoo is now home to a new snow leopard, a nine-year-old male named Layan who comes from the Idaho Falls Zoo.

The National Weather Service (NWS) issued a beach hazard statement on December 2, 2025, along the southwestern and southeastern coasts of Santa Barbara County, the Malibu coast, and Los Angeles County beaches. The beach hazard warning will remain in effect through Saturday morning, NWS said. Elevated surf is expected...

In a highly unusual situation, a housing project in Santa Barbara must undergo reviews after a state bill included language apparently targeting the development.

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – Detectives are turning to the public for help after a 70-year-old man was injured during an early-morning robbery and assault Sunday at Marina Park. On Nov. 30, around 5:45 a.m., officers were dispatched after a man reported he was held at gunpoint and assaulted 15 minutes earlier during a...

More apartments are headed to Milpas Street, the latest in a sudden transformation of Santa Barbara’s Eastside commercial corridor. A developer plans to demolish a car wash, a parking lot and a nightclub to build a three-story, 23-unit apartment building at 518 to 524 N. Milpas St. Two of...