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A Santa Barbara man is in custody after a series of incidents Friday morning. Police say the man tried to ram a police officer with a stolen vehicle, attempted to carjack a woman and broke into two homes.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- A vegetation fire broke out along southbound Highway 101 near Castillo Street in Santa Barbara late Friday. Firefighters were called around 11:31 p.m., but it's still not known as to how it ignited. This is a developing story. An update will be provided as more information comes...

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office has determined that the October 2025 shooting death of a man inside a Goleta grocery store by sheriff’s deputies was a justifiable homicide. District Attorney officials announced on Friday, June 12, that the shooting of 34-year-old Abdourahman Nyan of Connecticut was.

Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced that charges have been filed against Jorge Angel Hurtado, an 18-year-old resident of Ventura, and two juveniles, releated to an alleged gang homicide. The charges are associated with an incident that occurred near Bohnett Park on February 20, 2026, where

The conflict between former Santa Barbara News-Press publisher Wendy McCaw and her union employees continues, despite the bankruptcy of the daily paper in 2023 and the decisions against her for “flagrant unfair labor practices including bad-faith bargaining” in 2012 and 2019. On June 4, the National Labor Relations Boa

Sarah House is an eight-bedroom Santa Barbara home that provides end-of-life care for economically disadvantaged individuals. As a social model hospice, Sarah House relies on private and community donations to help fund care for their residents. For their upcoming annual fundraiser, Sarah House Manager Paloma Espino pa

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Frann Wageneck will feel right at home in her new position as athletic director for San Marcos High School. She is a Royals graduate (class of 1984) and has spent her entire career in the Santa Barbara Unified School District. She has been a varsity softball head coach and an The post Sa

The sounds of “Pomp and Circumstance” echoed across Santa Barbara and Goleta on Wednesday, marking the conclusion of the academic year with four high school graduation ceremonies. A total of 1,454 students officially earned their diplomas from Santa Barbara Unified high schools this week, stepping forward into their...

The City of Ventura has adopted a balanced operating and capital budget of $527.4 million for Fiscal Year 2026-27 (FY27). The General Fund, the City’s primary operating fund, is balanced at $153.8 million and supports essential services including police, fire, parks and recreation, public works, and administrative serv

MONTECITO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jun 11, 2026-- In a coastal enclave where developable land has all but disappeared and architectural heritage is measured in decades rather than centuries, the compound at 660/670 Buena Vista Drive represents something the Montecito market rarely produces: an irreplaceable original.