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With the success of the first-ever Fiesta dog parade already in the rear view mirror, Old Spanish Days El Presidente Colin Hayward is full steam ahead with his plans to expand the annual festivities to reach even more of the community than ever before. In addition to all of the traditional Fiesta programming, Hayward h

GOLETA,Calif. (KEYT)-An overturned truck temporarily shut down railroad tracks near Refugio State Beach Thursday night. The crash happened along southbound Highway 101 near Refugio State Beach Road around 8:20 p.m. Authorities say the truck overturned and came to rest on the railroad tracks. Crews worked to remove the

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office has arrested 2 men in separate investigations involving online crimes against children, conducted as part of Operation Firewall.

In the spring of 1926, the Garden Club of America held its annual meeting in Santa Barbara. Affluent garden-lovers from the East Coast boarded a special train at Grand Central Station, for the cross-country trip. Many of the delegates to the meeting stayed at the luxurious El Mirasol hotel for the four-day event — and

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. GOLETA, CA, May 28, 2026 – The City of Goleta’s Design Review Board (DRB) will be conducting a public hearing to review the design of the proposed Fairview Gardens Conditional Use Permit Project on June 9, 2026, at 3:00 p.m. The property owner, T

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara Humane returned to your Morning News this week with a new and shiny gem, sweet puppy Peridot! Named after the vibrant, green gemstone, two-month-old Peridot was born in a litter of five, along with his sisters Diamond and Sapphire. Chief Operating Officer of Santa Barbara Hu

When Sal Caminada retired from being a professor of health and nutrition at Allan Hancock College, he wanted to spend his retirement doing something good for the community. That’s how he came to volunteer at the SLO Noor Foundation, a free clinic that serves San Luis Obispo County and Northern Santa Barbara County. He’

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Angel Varela and Oscar Trujillo-Gutierrez were sentenced this week in connection with a with a 2021 double homicide in Santa Barbara. Both men were charged with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder, all for the benefit of a criminal street gang and involving a fi

Carpinteria gang members Angel Varela, 31, and Oscar Trujillo-Gutierrez, 29, who were convicted of first-degree murder in the shooting deaths of two Santa Barbara teenagers, were both sentenced Thursday to lifetime prison terms without the possibility of parole. The 2021 shooting took place at the intersection of Liber