Santa Barbara CA

A suspect has been arrested following a burglary at Villanova Preparatory School, according to the Ventura County Sheriff's Office. The arrest occurred after deputies from the Ojai Patrol Station were dispatched to a report of a trespasser on January 24, 2026. The deputies were called to the scene at around 6:33 a.m....

Some of the greatest and most fulfilling adventures, such as a winter whale watching tour off the coast of Ventura, start in your own backyard. We travel far to see the places of wonder. Places that light up with the aurora borealis at night and hold the remains of ancient civilizations. Pockets of secure land and...

The dangers of crossing paths with ICE are plain, which is why SBResiste gives its volunteer and rapid response members clear guidance on how to follow a federal agent in a vehicle: Maintain a safe distance; follow all traffic laws. This became an open question after the Independent received two...

Business owners in Carpinteria say a large-scale ICE enforcement operation last summer continues to hurt foot traffic and sales.

A new flu strain is behind an “elevated” level of flu cases across California, including in the North State, according to the California Department of Public Health. The variant, dubbed the “super flu,” is called subclade K. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention...

Happy Thursday! Check out the top stories from Daybreak: Huckleberry’s in Atascadero has permanently closed...

VENTURA, Calif.—Cindy Flores says she’s come a long way from a botched surgery 13 years ago, but she still lives with chronic pain. “Every day that I wake up in the morning, I'm like Frankenstein. The pain is like it's a debilitating pain. I never know if I'm going to have a great day or not. I just have to get up...

If you consider a visit to a haberdasher prior to bar-hopping, you’d want a top hat before sashaying into The Lion’s Tale, and a pith helmet before slinking into Jaguar Moon. That’s relevant sartorial information as both establishments just celebrated their first-year anniversaries. The former, gracing Coast Village...

Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Carpinteria man Tuesday afternoon following a brief barricade situation at Birnam Wood Golf Club. On January 27, 2026, deputies were called to the golf course after reports of a man threatening people while armed with a side-handled baton. When deputies arrived, they...

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex, joined Watch Duty Co-founder and CEO John Mills for a visit to local fire stations in Santa Barbara. The two spent time at the fire stations, where firefighters shared what goes into emergency response, Watch Duty shared in a Facebook post. Prince Harry and Mills...