Santa Barbara CA

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) The Ventura County Fairgrounds is hosting its first Octoberfest. Local breweries are serving up steins of beer. And there are fresh baked pretzels big enough to share. The Octoberfest in Munich started in September. Garrett Mathiewson wore lederhosen to the weekend event. He said he went to...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Leo, the tiny yellow-belly slider turtle, who usually greets Hook & Press customers and passerbys in a nearby fountain went missing for a brief period of time on Sunday afternoon, but he has since been returned to his rightful spot. Hook & Press owner, John Burnett, tells your News...

You might see yourself or someone you know at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum’s newest pop-up exhibit. Until Oct. 19, the museum is showcasing digitized archive photographs of the Hispanic and Latino culture in Santa Barbara from the 1960s to late 1990s. Some of the pictures include workers at...

In a world of Instagram-worthy food trends and restaurants designed primarily for selfies, there exists a humble blue-and-white shack in Carpinteria that’s been quietly perfecting the art of deliciousness while everyone else was busy being fancy. The Spot, perched at 389 Linden Avenue just steps from the Pacific...

Nationally, Head Start programs recently got a $61.9 million shot in the arm for kitchen upgrades, gardens, and nutrition classes meant to set kids “on a path to lifelong health,” as Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy, Jr. put it. But here in Santa Barbara County, where 20 Head Start centers serve...

Hook and Press donut shop has announced that Leonardough (Leo) the turtle has been safely returned. The downtown Santa Barbara business stated that the tiny turtle was safely returned less than 24 hours after they posted their plea on social media with photos and videos of a woman pocketing Leo from the La Arcada...

An early morning SpaceX mission from Southern California set a 1-year record for rocket launches from the Vandenberg Space Force Base . A Falcon 9 rocket, SpaceX's famous two-stage spacecraft, got off the ground Friday, Oct. 3 from its launch complex at the Santa Barbara County spaceport. Soaring over and beyond...

A Santa Maria truck driver died after his truck was hit by an Amtrak train on Wednesday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol. The truck driver was traveling northbound on Highway 1 south of Guadalupe when he turned right onto a dirt road which led to an agricultural field. As the tanker truck driver...

Two buses crashed into each other along Modoc Road in Santa Barbara on Friday afternoon, in what authorities called a “low-speed collision.”. There were no major injuries reported in the incident, according to the Santa Barbara Fire Department. Two fire engines and an ambulance reported to the scene and found “no to...

Santa Barbara, CA – Strong overnight winds battered parts of Santa Barbara County and the Antelope Valley, with gusts reaching 40 to 50 mph expected through 5 a.m. Saturday, according to the National Weather Service Los Angeles. Residents are being urged to take precautions as hazardous conditions continue across the...