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Authorities have identified the man fatally shot at Bohnett Park on Santa Barbara’s Westside as 29-year-old Luiz “Louie” Terrazas. Police say no suspect has been identified or arrested. Santa Barbara Police said officers were dispatched to Bohnett Park, 1251 San Pascual Street, at about 1:31 a.m. on...

More than 200 people are sleeping in their vehicles each night in Goleta — and only about 50 of them are accessing homelessness services. That gap was a central focus of a virtual public meeting Monday hosted by the City of Goleta and SBACT (Santa Barbara Alliance for Community Transformation), where city leaders...

Two suspects have been arrested in connection with a weapons assault that injured a man on the campus of Santa Barbara City College.

••• Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County‘s ReStore is coming back, this time to the former Habitat space at 400 State Street (at Gutierrez). Look for it to be ready this summer. The store will “collect community donations of gently used furniture and home décor, along with usable building materials...

Authorities identified the motorcyclist who died in a three-vehicle crash on Highway 150 just east of Ojai on Feb. 21 and provided additional details about the crash. Shahin Jahanbigloo, 67, was from Porter Ranch, according to the Ventura County Medical Examiner’s Office. He died of multiple blunt force injuries and...

A criminal complaint with 10 felony counts of lewd and lascivious acts with a child has been filed in Santa Barbara County Superior Court against a Santa Maria man. On Saturday, Santa Maria police officers located Jose Luis Diaz, 63, on an outstanding warrant and took him into custody without incident, Lt. Andy...

Back when state Assemblymember Gregg Hart was a Santa Barbara County Supervisor, he and Sheriff Bill Brown frequently butted heads over management of the county jail — how big it needed to be, how many inmates it should hold, how many custody deputies were needed, and whether there were cheaper, more humane places to...

A motorcyclist suffered major injuries in a collision with a vehicle on Hollister Avenue in Goleta on Monday, Feb. 23. The crash took place around 4:44 p.m. at Hollister Ave and Coromar Drive, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Fire officials said the motorcyclist was transported by ground...

Qupé “Lazy Acres Cuvee” Santa Barbara County Syrah 2004. To paraphrase the Talking Heads song “Once in a Lifetime”:. And you may ask yourself, “Why can’t I taste these?”. And you may ask yourself, “Where is that large syrah bottle?”. And you...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Tuesday morning, the body of a man believed to be in his 50s was recovered at the base of a cliff on the beaches off of El Camino De La Luz. No evidence of foul play has been discovered, but the death remains under investigation stated the Santa Barbara Police Department in a press...