Santa Barbara CA

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Fall has officially arrived — and with it, doctors in Santa Barbara County are already seeing more patients with coughs, colds, and early signs of flu. While local wastewater monitoring shows virus levels remain low, health officials warn infections could spike quickly as families spend...

Last April I wrote that The Cookie Plug dessert destination, that opened in February 2024 at 918 State Street, had been told by the City of Santa Barbara that their long-term lease is no longer valid because the city leased the space to Metropolitan Theatre Corp which entered bankruptcy. The eatery closed about a...

Parking near a popular hot springs in the hills above Montecito has been a source of conflict between visitors and nearby residents for years. But Santa Barbara County and the California Highway Patrol have begun enforcing new parking restrictions for the Montecito Hot Springs Trail. Parking is now limited to...

Housing in the Santa Barbara area including Isla Vista is said to be the most expensive for any college town in America. The average home sale price is $1.96 million. The post College Students Try to Make Ends Meet in the Country’s Most Expensive Housing Area appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

(CN) — California accused an offshore oil drilling company of repeatedly discharging waste into inland waters near Santa Barbara without a permit in its rush to bring its drilling operations back online. In a complaint filed Friday night in Santa Barbara County Superior Court on behalf of the Central...

(This story has been updated with additional information.) A two-vehicle collision just outside Ventura on Oct. 6 left one Santa Paula woman dead and another injured, authorities said. California Highway Patrol officers responded to the crash near the 11400 block of Foothill Road shortly before 6 a.m., said Sgt. Mike...

A woman died after losing control of her motorcycle, crashing and being struck by multiple vehicles on the 101 Freeway. According to a California Highway Patrol media release, the crash occurred just before 7:40 p.m. Saturday on the northbound span of the 101 Freeway north of the State Route 126 interchange in...

VENTURA, Calif.(KEYT) — Ventura’s Oktoberfest celebration wrapped Sunday. The festival — which was originally a royal wedding celebration in 1810 — has now evolved into the world’s largest beer and folk festival in Munich, Germany. In Ventura, it took on a bit more country influence...

Happy Monday, here is a look at this weeks forecast, and our top stories on Daybreak today: Highway 1 repairs bring traffic delays near Guadalupe...

Chumash Casino Resort is running its annual Project Pink campaign to bring attention to Breast Cancer Awareness Month in October, and raise funds for a local nonprofit by selling pink-colored sweets, snacks and drinks throughout the resort’s eateries. A portion of this year’s proceeds, along with a dollar-for-dollar...