Santa Barbara CA

Ongoing fires across Riverside, Ventura and Santa Barbara counties have continued to impact air quality in the Los Angeles Basin and beyond, though conditions have improved for Friday. A Wednesday afternoon air quality advisory from the South Coast Air Quality Management District was in effect until Thursday at 10 p.m.

NEW COMMUTER TRAIN SERVICE FROM VENTURA COUNTY TO SANTA BARBRA COUNTY IS A MONEY-SAVER AND A STRESS-RELIEVER The post New Commuter Train On Central Coast Designed to be Money-Saver & Stress Reliever appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

More than 80 Santa Barbara County workers have received layoff notices, as the county tries to grapple with the impacts of slumping revenue. The majority of those receiving notices are health and social services workers. The county is looking at a proposed $1.64 billion budget for the new fiscal year,...

A massive sheet of oil washed up on Sands Beach and Coal Oil Point near UC Santa Barbara last week, lining the tide with black tar. “I’m not sure of the cause or source, but I did see some snowy plovers with light oiling,” said Armando Aispuro, resource manager at Coal Oil Point Natural Reserve.

– The California Mid-State Fair is proud to share the results of the 2026 Home Brewing Competition, highlighting the creativity and local flavor of amateur beermakers from the Central Coast. Held each year ahead of the Fair, the competition brings together entries from San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara County...

The Aqua Beachfront Bar is perfectly situated on Ventura’s Promenade for summertime enjoyment of the sunset, surfers and live music. The palm-tree studded venue feels magical on balmy summer evenings, as the notes mingle with salty ocean air. More live music is planned this summer than ever before on the ocean-view sta

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., — Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced today that Luis Ruiz Sanchez, a 24-year-old resident of Santa Barbara, California was sentenced to 5 years in State Prison for Driving under the Influence of Alcohol causing a collision that resulted in the Personal Infliction of

Written by John Savrnoch, Santa Barbara County District Attorney. On May 1, 2025, Carly Howard was driving to work on the San Marcos Pass when her vehicle was struck by a truck driven by Katelyn Fultz. Fultz was driving without a driver’s license and with a blood alcohol concentration more than twice California’s presu

Santa Barbara County dropped to fifth lowest in total firearm deaths in California in 2024, an improvement compared to the previous year when the county ranked 12th lowest statewide. Statistics across the state show that California as a whole recorded its lowest firearm death, firearm suicide, and firearm homicide rate

Bats may get a bad press, but they’re an important part of the ecosystem. "The bats, all 600 of them, feed off of mosquitoes and gnats and other flying insects," explained Julie McDonald from the Neal Taylor Nature Center. The non-profit, which is at Lake Cachuma, is welcoming back...