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Santa Barbara County jails will expand their medical record system and how they share inmate diagnoses in response to civil grand jury reports examining multiple deaths in the county’s jail system. The county Board of Supervisors voted to approve three response letters to the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury...

Murders (another term for a flock of crows) are congregating en masse on Milpas Street. Some speculate that the birds were rendered homeless due to the removal of eight huge Indian laurel fig trees along the street in July. One video captured earlier this month shows a large gathering of...

Santa Barbara District Attorney John Savrnoch just slapped Sable Offshore Corp. with 21 criminal charges on Tuesday, adding to the heap of legal roadblocks in the way of the company’s plans to restart oil production on the Gaviota Coast. The 21 counts are in response to Sable’s repair work...

When Cody Sargeant first met Wynne Solomon in the dorms at Cal Poly San Luis Obispo in 2010, he had no idea his future would involve winemaking. Solomon did. A native of the town of Windsor in Sonoma County, she learned to ride a bike in the vineyards that surrounded her home.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - The One805Live! concert to benefit local first responders rocked along the coastline tonight. Some famous neighbors stopped by Kevin Costner's Summerland estate to support the fundraiser.Country music superstar Trisha Yearwood played Santa Barbara for the first time ever, the day after...

A multi-vehicle crash injured one person in Santa Barbara on Friday morning. The collision took place around 11:15 a.m. near the intersection of W. Montecito and Rancheria Streets towards Santa Barbara City College. One person was transported to Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. The extent of their injuries is unknown....

Mission Scholars is seeing its founding vision come to life. Six years after launching its college prep program, alumni are returning to Santa Barbara not only to build promising professional careers but to give back as mentors and leaders to the organization that set them on their journey. “We are...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - The Santa Barbara Public Library is celebrating Hispanic immigrant culture with its second annual Raíces y Sueños series — translating to Roots and Dreams. The month-long program runs through mid-October and features music, storytelling, art, and hands-on workshops – all free and...

Children’s Resource & Referral (CRR) invites the community to its Party with a Purpose Benefit Concert featuring Bullfrogg Blues Band, in support of children entering emergency foster care in Santa Barbara County. The event, 4-8 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 20 at The Blast Stockyard, Orcutt, will feature live music and...

The Santa Barbara Police Activities League (SBPAL) announced the grand re-opening of the Twelve35 Teen Center with a celebratory ribbon cutting on September 16, 2025. After months of vision, design, and community support, the newly re-imagined space at 1235 Chapala Street in downtown Santa Barbara now serves as a...