Santa Barbara CA

A suspect was arrested for an armed robbery that left a 70-year-old man injured at Marina Park in Ventura. On Nov. 30, the victim was at the waterfront park when two men suddenly approached him. The first suspect pulled out a handgun and demanded money. When the victim said he didn’t have any cash, he […]

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Chocolate lovers, brace yourselves — your favorite treat is feeling the heat. Think chocolate’s a sweet gig? Try crafting it while cocoa prices explode. Inside Menchaca Chocolates, a hidden factory hums in Santa Barbara’s heart—where liquid gold turns into pure craving. “We are...

The Santa Barbara Police Department has issued public notices regarding road closures due to the holiday storm this week. S. Calle Cesar Chavez at Anacapa St. The Santa Barbara Police Department has been monitoring potential flood areas related to the ongoing rain event. Sustained rain for several hours has led to...

A large commercial fishing boat ran ashore at a Ventura beach Dec. 23, with the crew still aboard. The Ventura Harbor Patrol received multiple reports around 10:50 a.m. of the boat running aground just south of the Surfers Knoll Beach parking lot, according to a harbor patrol press release. Officers arrived at the...

Sable Offshore Corp. has secured federal approval of its restart plan for the Las Flores onshore pipelines, a key component of efforts to resume operations associated with the Santa Ynez Unit near Santa Barbara. On December 22, 2025, the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration (PHMSA) gave its nod to...

A fierce storm sent an anchored boat into the shore east of Stearns Wharf. Other vessels nearby held on, and a few came into the harbor for emergency protection. The post Pounding Morning Rain, Swamped Streets and a Boat Crash on a Leading Edge of a Holiday Storm appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

Santa Barbara County has issued correction notices to 23 properties as part of its Isla Vista rental housing inspection pilot program. A total of 144 units on 60 different Isla Vista properties have been inspected so far, halfway through the one year program. Lisa Plowman, the county’s planning and development...

Early Carpinteria residents celebrated Christmas with verve and imagination. One year, Santa distributed gifts to children beneath a Christmas tree — as traditional as it gets. Another one featured temperance verse and gory scenes from “Bluebeard.” A different time, Santa clambered through a church window and stirred...

The wet weather seemed to keep the crowds away on Christmas Eve, though some shoppers and businesses aren’t complaining.

Steady rains and gusty winds hit Santa Barbara for much of the day on Christmas Eve, but that didn’t stop holiday shoppers from braving the streets to finish some last-minute errands. Despite the closure of a few low-lying surface streets, and a few minor accidents, the storm passed through the Central Coast without...