Santa Barbara CA

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A man died and another had minor injuries after a crash between a sedan and a semi truck on Highway 166 near Pine Canyon Road, east of Santa Maria. On Wednesday, March 25, around 6:50 a.m., the California Highway Patrol-Santa Maria area shared...

Bob Dylan will perform on multiple tour stops in California this summer, from Berkeley to San Diego. Dylan, who will celebrate his 85th birthday in May, is currently on his Rough and Rowdy Ways tour. Here's everything you need to know about the shows: Where is Bob Dylan performing in California? Dylan's California...

The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network is alerting the public to an unusual influx of distressed seabirds being reported across the region. The nonprofit said 32 California brown pelicans were brought to its center during the first two weeks of March from across Santa Barbara and Ventura counties. The organization...

Updated City of Carpinteria assessments that would have fully funded city right-of-way landscaping services and berm costs did not pass, staff confirmed this week. Unofficial results released earlier this month showed that both updated assessments were poised to fail. The ballots, mailed to property owners in...

Ventura Unified School District has introduced Mrs. Peggy Maryanski as the new Chair of the School Closures Advisory Committee. Maryanski brings over 20 years of teaching experience in Ventura schools and 15 years as a local news reporter and editor. She retired from teaching in 2023 and now leads the committee...

The company at the center of a controversy over the restart of a controversial oil pipeline may have a buyer for its oil. Sable Offshore Corporation announced that it started pumping oil through the pipeline on March 14, after the federal government used a half-century-old law to bypass state regulators.

An 83-year-old man was sentenced to one year of probation after pleading guilty to vehicular manslaughter in a 2024 crash that killed a 39-year-old woman in Santa Maria, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office announced Tuesday. Prosecutors said David Ernest Baskett negligently moved a large forklift onto...

A new restaurant called Monte’s has opened on Coast Village Road in Montecito, marking the first California project from Endwell Hospitality. The restaurant is located at 1198 Coast Village Road, the former home of Bar Lou, Oliver’s, and Peabody’s, and centers its menu around produce grown at Rincon Hill Farm in...

Dragonette “Rita’s Crown” Sta. Rita Hills Chardonnay 2022. Dragonette “Seven” Santa Ynez Valley Syrah 2022. Dragonette “Stolpman Vineyard” Ballard Canyon Syrah 2022. The Judgement. There’s an actual accepted food industry term I encountered a couple of years ago called “nonfunctional slack fill.” This...

Santa Barbara County has some great part-time roles for folks who enjoy helping others and working with kids. These jobs offer flexible hours and a chance to make a real difference in the community.