Santa Barbara County Launches Hazard Awareness Map to Strengthen Preparedness and Reduce Risk
Map brings together trusted, multi-jurisdictional data to support resilience and informed preparedness. The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management has launched the new Community Hazard Awareness Map, a public resource designed to help everyone better understand and prepare for natural and human-caused...
Body found on Mesa Beach identified as Isla Vista man
The man whose body was recovered Tuesday morning, Feb. 24, from the beach below Santa Barbara’s Mesa neighborhood has been identified as 53-year-old Ryan Quinn of Isla Vista, according to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office Public Information Officer Raquel Zick. Quinn was previously employed by the college as...
SB County Animal services seek public aid in animal cruelty investigation
LOMPOC, Calif (KEYT) – Santa Barbara County Animal Services is seeking public aid in an animal cruelty case from Feb. 17 in Lompoc. The suspect wore a red beanie, a blue T-Shirt and jeans and is approximately 20 to 50 years of age, last seen heading north on the 200 block of North E Street in The post SB County...
Man convicted in cold case killing of California woman found strangled to death
A man was found guilty of first-degree murder in the cold case killing of a California woman nearly 40 years after her death. Aloysius James, 58, of Georgia, was found guilty of murdering Ofelia Sandoval, 30, in 1988 after she was found strangled to death in a motel room where she was living. On Sept. […]
WAY BACK WHEN – SANTA BARBARA IN 1926
Assembling Chase Palm Park. Chase Palm Park did not exist a century ago. Parts of this area on the waterfront were private property. “Shore Acres” was a development in this area that consisted of rustic palm thatch cottages built in 1911. But little by little, our city was...
Dos Pueblos High School Honored with Prestigious Global First Amendment Press Freedom Award
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.– Santa Barbara Unified School District is proud to announce that Dos Pueblos High School (DPHS) has been named a recipient of the 2026 First Amendment Press Freedom Award. DPHS is one of only 26 schools worldwide, representing 12 U.S. states and the United Kingdom, to receive...
After arrest of Ventura man, illegal weapons cache found
A Ventura man was arrested for possession of loaded firearm and narcotics for sale on Feb. 25 and a search turned up illegal weapons, according to authorities. An officer was patrolling the east end of Ventura when he contacted a 46-year-old Ventura resident with outstanding warrants in Los Angeles, according to a...
Dense Fog Advisory issued March 1 at 12:14AM PST until March 1 at 10:00AM...
* WHAT…Visibility one quarter mile or less in dense fog. * WHERE…San Luis Obispo County Beaches, San Luis Obispo County. Inland Central Coast, Santa Barbara County Central Coast Beaches,. and Santa Barbara County Inland Central Coast. * WHEN…Until 10 AM PST this morning. * IMPACTS…Low visibility could...
Another setback for efforts to restart Santa Barbara County oil pipeline, which ruptured in...
Controversial efforts to restart a long-idled oil project in Santa Barbara County have hit another roadblock. A judge kept in place an injunction preventing the pipeline's restart, which ruptured in 2015, causing a 140,000-gallon oil spill on the Gaviota Coast. Sable Offshore Corporation wants to get the repaired...
Then and Now: Danish Inn and Solvang Brewing Company
A post from the Elverhøj Museum looks back at the history of the Danish Inn in Solvang, which in the 1950s welcomed guests to dine beside a Danish farm-style fireplace in the Red Room. The Copper Room could host up to 100 guests, making it a popular spot for local celebrations.
