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On the first day of the murder trial for two men accused of a fatal 2021 shooting on Liberty Street, prosecutors portrayed the attacks as a deliberate plan to hunt Santa Barbara Eastside gang members. Angel Eduardo Varela, 30, and Oscar Martin Trujillo-Gutierrez, 30, of Carpinteria face murder charges for...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) — Santa Barbara’s Eastside is bustling with activity on Milpas Street, and that includes one of Santa Barbara’s last full service car washes. Javier Morales says he’s gonna be out of work once this car wash gets demolished, and he’s sad to see...

The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has been taking to social media to posting photos of citations in an effort to warn drivers about speeding. During the Thanksgiving weekend, CHP posted another photo stating a driver was stopped for traveling 103 mph on Highway 101 southbound at Padaro Lane in Carpinteria.

Sable Offshore Corp., the Houston-based oil and gas company, is now seeking federal approval to restart a defunct oil and gas pipeline near Santa Barbara. In a November 26, 2025, filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), the company notified the Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration...

A new Conejo Hardwoods showroom is now open in Santa Barbara, offering locally focused builders and homeowners access to natural materials. According to a November 5 Instagram post by the company, the new store features a range of materials, including flooring, decking, and architectural-grade products suited for a...

Three Ecuadorian chefs lost nearly everything after a fire ravaged their Goleta home on Friday. Said Coba, Jorge Jaramillo and Johann Jadán are on a J-1 visa to work at The Ritz-Carlton Bacara in Santa Barbara as chefs and shared a unit attached to the main home on St. George Place.

The California Highway Patrol is investigating a deadly crash early Thursday morning, Dec. 4, near Goleta.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- (KEYT) A person was pronounced dead after crashing into a tree early Thursday morning. The crash happened on Highway 101 Southbound near Dos Pueblos Canyon Road. A SUV collided with a eucalyptus tree and sustained major damage. The solo driver was pronounced dead at the scene. Highway 101 SB is...

This article was underwritten in part by the Mickey Flacks Journalism Fund for Social Justice, a proud, innovative supporter of local news. To make a contribution go to sbcan.org/journalism_fund. People gathered in the center of Hollister Avenue to help a man who was lying on the ground in Old Town...

Heading into Tuesday’s six-hour-long city council hearing on the proposed redevelopment of the Paseo Nuevo shopping mall in downtown Santa Barbara, councilmembers were told by the project’s developers, in no uncertain terms, that if the city did not move forward with the plan as currently proposed, they would walk...