Man Who Died in Creek Was in Pickup Attempting to Cross During Storm
Bob Brown knew something was wrong Saturday afternoon when he heard helicopters over his neighborhood and sirens in the eastern Goleta Valley. He drove up the street to see what was going on, and found numerous fire trucks, ambulances, and sheriff’s vehicles. A search-and-rescue team member told him they had an...
Santa Barbara Airport Reopens After Flooding Forces Temporary Closure
The Santa Barbara Airport resumed normal operations on January 4, 2026, after recent storms caused flooding that forced a temporary closure. The temporary closure grounded all commercial flights as a series of winter storms continued to affect the region. The airport confirmed that operations resumed at 10:20 a.m. on...
ICE arrests 118 individuals in California surge operation targeting criminal offenders
ICE arrested 118 individuals who were in the country illegally during a recent six-day operation in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara Counties, California. The arrests took place between December 26 and December 31, 2025. According to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), those taken into custody include...
GoFundMe Lists Santa Barbara Among Top 10 Generous Communities
Santa Barbara made GoFundMe’s top 10 list of the most generous communities for the first time, based on the number of repeat donors, according to its 2025 Year in Help Report. More than 34,000 local residents donated to a GoFundMe fundraiser in 2025. That is about one in 13...
City Council’s Latest Scheme
No matter how one labels the arbitrary control of the amount of rent a property owner may charge a tenant for their property, it has ignited a pitched battle rife with misunderstandings. Somehow, the discussion has morphed into class warfare, as opposed to the simple, private business relationship that it really...
Cachuma Lake Waters Still Closed Due to Storm Runoff and Debris
Cachuma Lake is closed to boaters due to debris but the recreation area is open for campers and day use. Debris is on the lake from the recent storms. The post Cachuma Lake Waters Still Closed Due to Storm Runoff and Debris appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .
Santa Barbara Sees Minimal Respiratory Virus Activity as California Flu Cases Rise
Respiratory virus activity remained relatively low in Santa Barbara County as of mid-December 2025, even as seasonal influenza activity across California saw an increase. Seasonal influenza activity has been increasing not just in the state but also across the country. However, minimal influenza activity was observed...
Marian Regional Medical Center Welcomes First Baby of 2026
Marian Regional Medical Center is excited to announce that it has welcomed its first baby of the year!. Marian Regional welcomed a healthy baby boy, Jorge Damian Toribio Santos, on Thursday. He arrived at 2:35 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2026, weighing 6 pounds, 2oz. Nurses at Marian Regional Medical Center’s...
9-1-1 Calls Halted by Outage Throughout Santa Barbara County
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – An AT&T service outage is affecting the ability to make 9-1-1 calls throughout in the city of Santa Barbara and Santa Barbara County. There is currently no estimated time for repair according to the city. Residents can still text 9-1-1 if needed, but are advised not to test...
Excavator falls through washed-out railroad tracks on Gaviota Coast
An excavator operator was hospitalized with minor injuries after their equipment fell through a washed-out section of the Union Pacific Railroad tracks along the Gaviota Coast on Tuesday morning.
