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Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are conducting an active search Tuesday evening in Goleta after a suspect with a felony warrant struck a deputy’s vehicle with his vehicle and then fled on foot, according to the Sheriff’s Office. The initial call came in at 6:04 p.m., the...

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office deputies are searching for a 40-year-old Santa Barbara man who hit a cop car and has a felony warrant. The initial call for the incident came just after 6:00 p.m. Tuesday at the areas of South Patterson and Overpass Road in Goleta, according to the SBCSO. As The post Deputies search for 40...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) The Santa Barbara City Council voted in favor of an updated resolution to re-affirm the city's response to ICE. The 6-1 vote followed a couple of hours of discussion. The resolution promotes community safety, diversity and public trust in response to Federal Immigration Enforcement. Mayor Randy Rowse voted against the plan due The post Santa Barbara City Council...

Commercial real estate sales in Santa Barbara’s South Coast totaled $361 million across 40 deals, according to the Q1 2026 report released by Radius Commercial Real Estate. This marks the strongest performance recorded in the first quarter. Despite the record number, the largest came from two deals: first, the $235 million Tech Park @ Goleta portfolio and second, the $104 million sale of the former...

Cumulus Media has appointed Bill Smith as VP/Market Manager of its Oxnard/Ventura cluster. Smith joins Cumulus from American General Media where he was GM for its Bakersfield CA cluster for the past two years. He previously held roles in television as Local Sales Manager for Hearst Sacramento and Scripps Bakersfield and Director of Sales for News Press Gazette Idaho Falls ID. Earlier...

Just after the 24,000-acre Jack and Laura Dangermond Preserve was established by The Nature Conservancy (TNC) in 2017, dozens of conservation-savvy scientists convened to discuss its highest and best use. Mark Reynolds — a UC Berkeley-trained biologist and cofounder, in 1997, of the Sedgwick Reserve in the Santa Barbara backcountry — was among that meeting of the minds.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – Construction crews will begin a multi-year maintenance project in Buellton which will result in lane reductions along northbound and southbound Highway 101. Beginning Monday, April 27, travelers through Buellton will be reduced to one-lane in each direction. The #1 (left lane) will be closed around...

Staying true to their mission of “bringing diverse people together to share stories, ideas, wisdom, and tools for transformation,” Godmothers Books is treating the community to an incredible lineup of author visits, workshops, retreats, and storytime gatherings. The sweet little Summerland bookshop was opened in 2024 by beauty...

A head-on crash Sunday night on Highway 166 in either southeastern San Luis Obispo County or northeastern Santa Barbara County left the drivers of both cars hospitalized. Shortly after 11 p.m., a caller reported the crash on Highway 166 about one mile west of Highway 33, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

Sable Offshore Corp. is seeking more than $100 million in financial damages from the County of Santa Barbara over alleged permit delays, even as the company continues to fight a legal battle over the restart of the Las Flores pipelines. In a statement, Sable accused Santa Barbara County of “unlawfully...