Santa Barbara CA

On this Memorial Day, we remember the military installations in Santa Barbara County during the World War II years and the veterans who were stationed and trained there. The war years in Santa Barbara County extended from 1937, when preparations began, to the final days of 1946, when most facilities closed.

Dos Pueblos High School-based, Octobots Robotics Team, an all-volunteer club of more than 30 high school students, recently returned from the 2026 FIRST Robotics World Championship in Houston, Texas where the team competed alongside some of the top high school robotics programs in the world. Qualifying for the World Ch

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) The Avenue of Flags is a Memorial Day tradition at Ivy Lawn. The flags line the roads at the Ivy Lawn Memorial Park in Ventura. Many have been donated by the families of men and women who served their country. There is also a donated wreath in front of a statue honoring The post Avenue of Flags

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) The Mystic Whaler sailed from the Channel Islands Harbor to the Ventura Harbor this month. Many people visited the tall ship over the Memorial Day weekend. They took free deck tours. In addition to tours, the crew has special scientific and nautical activities for families. They include "Plankton

CARPINTERIA, Calif. (KEYT) - Cate School hosted a signing ceremony for seven student-athletes that will play their chosen sport at four-year colleges. George Marin (Soccer) - University of Chicago Quincy Thorne (Soccer) - Colorado College Dimash Anuarbek (Soccer) - Amherst Charlie Dorion (Soccer) - Pomona Pitzer Kamil

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A rollover car crash sent two people to the hospital for major injuries on Highway 135 just before 5:00 p.m. Saturday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The crash closed the northbound portion of the 135 entirely and the southbound portion to just one lane, acc

Car camping dates back to the earliest of wheeled transport, but the Grapes of Wrath showed what it looked like when it became a mass movement of necessity. Those times still exist today in urban areas, parked in place 72 hours at a time. As many as 200 vehicles are...

A very typical Spring pattern is in place which means the May marine layer is firmly locked in place. Temperatures will continue to stay on the cool to mild side for Sunday with coastal highs hovering mostly in the 60's. Some clearing is possible, but it would be a good idea to plane for a cool beach experience and hop

Some restaurants have a way of completely upending your expectations in the best possible way. Padaro Beach Grill in Carpinteria is one of those places, serving fish tacos so phenomenal that you’ll forget you came looking for burgers. Here’s a fun fact about restaurant names: they don’t always tell...

Pacific View Mall has operated under at least four names and been physically rebuilt twice since it opened in 1963. That is not a sign of stability. It is a record of how often a place has had to change to keep its doors open. The mall is located in...