Santa Barbara Fire Crews Respond to Blaze at El Encanto Hotel Cottage
Santa Barbara City Fire crews responded to a confirmed structure fire Friday morning at the El Encanto Hotel. Crews arrived on scene at 800 Alvarado Place around 9:08 a.m. to find smoke coming from the roof of one of the detached cottages on site, officials said. They were able to...
California man dies after being swept into creek during storm
A man was found dead after being swept into a creek in Santa Barbara County during a rainstorm Saturday. Just before noon, family members reported to Santa Barbara County sheriff’s deputies that a man had been swept into the rushing waters of the Maria Ygnacio Creek. The man was driving near the 1100 block of […]
Highways 192 and Highway 135 closed in both directions due to rockslide and flooding
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Highway 192 is closed in both directions between Mission Canyon Road and Mountain Drive just above the foothills in Santa Barbara, according to CalTrans. Highway 135 also received flooding, prompting CalTrans to announce its closure for eight miles due to flooding, one mile north of Los...
Mudslides, flooding, road closures as storm drenches SLO County
Continuing rains have led to mudslides, flooding, road closures and power outages in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties as a second atmospheric river storm moves through the Central Coast. Current road closures and flooding:. Closure of Highway 101 from Highway 1 to Winchester Canyon Road in Goleta. Flooding...
Heavy rain, high tides cause flooding along stretch of Northern California
CORTE MADERA, Calif. (AP) — Heavy rain and high tides believed to be the most severe in two decades caused flooding in parts of Northern California on Saturday, prompting road closures and rescues of people trapped in cars. Roadways through a 15-mile (24-kilometer) stretch from the Sausalito area to...
Southern California storm slams Santa Barbara, Ventura
LOS ANGELES - California's wet winter continued Saturday as rain fell across the Southland, grounding flights coming in and out of Santa Barbara Airport and causing extensive road closures along the coast. The soggy weather is expected to continue through Tuesday with the heaviest downfalls tapering off by mid-day...
Three injured after car crashes into tree and catches fire on Highway 101
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Three people received medical care after their car crashed into a tree, then caught fire on Highway 101 north of Highway 154, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. All three patients needed ambulance transport after extrication from the car. One patient had...
Wrecked Boat Removed From a Santa Barbara Beach
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - A sailboat you may have seen before Christmas on a Santa Barbara beach is now gone. This large sailboat came ashore to the east of Stearns Wharf. The mast hit a protective fence and the dredging pipe while it was bobbing back and forth for days. Earlier this week a The post Wrecked...
More Rain, Winds in Forecast for Santa Barbara County
It’ll be wet weather for a little while longer. The National Weather Service forecasts another several inches of rain for Santa Barbara County over the weekend and into next week. That comes after a very wet start to the water year, according to county rainfall reports. The city of...
Way Back When: Santa Barbara in January 1926
A Bicycle Parade! The 1926 new year began with a “Monster Bicycle Parade” for kids. They gathered at State Street and Cabrillo Boulevard at 9:30 a.m. on Saturday, January 2. At 10:00 they began cycling up State Street to Anapamu Street. After reaching Anapamu, they rode east to...
