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Goleta city officials remind residents that free sandbags are available at Fire Stations 11 and 14 ahead of two winter storms expected this week. Residents encouraged to prepare now.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – There's a new look to one of the blocks in downtown Santa Barbara, and it has nothing to do with a retail or food space. The old bushy landscaping is gone and in its place, a new, more simple look. There are now about 200 native plants that have gone The post New Landscaping May Just...

Santa Barbara County is bracing for a wet and stormy New Year’s Eve and Day as the National Weather Service (NWS) predicted more rain this week. Weather conditions on December 31, 2025, and January 1, 2026, across the county are likely to be stormy and windy, according to the weather office.

Santa Barbara residents prepare for a rainy holiday as storms move through the area, prompting sandbag distribution, last-minute home repairs and safety reminders from officials.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – On Monday, the city of Santa Barbara released their tax results from a portion of the year, reporting the estimate revenue gained in Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT) from commercial lodging since the start of the city's fiscal year. The city is wrapping up 2025, and the halfway mark of...

Editor’s Note: Photos of the prothonotary warbler, the Grace’s warbler, and the male Allen’s hummingbird — the hummingbird not in a nest — were taken in the days leading up to Dec. 20. All other photos were taken on Dec. 20. The Carpinteria Christmas Bird...

The Sea Dragon II boat has been removed from a Ventura Beach after a crash last week. It was creaking up in the surfline with the storm seas. The post 50-foot Fishing Vessel Hauled Out in Pieces Following Last Week’s Crash appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

A vehicle reportedly crashed 150 feet over the side of Hwy 154 on Tuesday evening, closing the roadway in both directions.

For Santa Barbara, the oil pipeline debate is not new. It comes with hard-earned lessons shaped by decades of oil development in the Santa Barbara Channel, a catastrophic spill in 2015, and repeated efforts by the community to ensure that the risks of offshore oil production are not shifted onto the citizens and our...

Gusty Santa Ana Winds are expected today, with a Wind Advisory stretching from the Western edge of the Coachella Valley all the way to Santa Barbara. This remains in effect until 1 p.m. tomorrow. Winds will be fairly minimal on the Valley floor, but will intensify as you move West.