Planning Panel Approves Vandenberg Village Hotel, Housing Project
A proposal to build an extended-stay hotel and 60-unit apartment complex in Vandenberg Village received unanimous approval Wednesday from the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission. Commissioners voted 4-0 to support the project, which was proposed by Constellation Land Development LLC and would divide a 5.16-acre...
Driver Injured as Big-Rig Overturns on Highway 101 North of Gaviota
A big-rig overturned on Highway 101 north of Gaviota on Thursday, sending the driver to the hospital, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The crash occurred shortly after 6:30 a.m. in the northbound lanes north of the Nojoqui Summit, according to the California Highway Patrol. The semi tractor...
Key Witness Testifies Wednesday in Stearns Wharf Murder Trial in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—Jiram Tenorio Ramon is accused of shooting and killing Robert Gutierrez, a bystander from Camarillo, at the wharf in December of 2022. Prosecutors say the shooting was part of a confrontation between rival gangs. Tenorio Ramon's attorney argues the other gang fired first, and his client shot in...
Historic newspaper images of Old Spanish Days create a journey through the past of...
Project Fiesta! is open at the Santa Barbara Historical Museum using past newspaper images. It dates back to the 1920's. The post Historic newspaper images of Old Spanish Days create a journey through the past of Santa Barbara’s biggest event appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .
Santa Barbara Fiesta Shines Through Uncertainty Following Immigration Raids
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Old Spanish Days Fiesta is once again filling Santa Barbara with color, music, and tradition—but this year, it’s happening under a cloud of fear following recent immigration raids. In the wake of federal ICE operations at cannabis farms in Carpinteria, which led to hundreds...
Ventura County Fair gates open, kicking off 12 days of lobster nachos, blue ribbons
They came with sunscreen, floppy hats and strollers. Hundreds of people poured through the Ventura County Fairgrounds gates at noon on July 30 for the opening of the 12-day county fair in Ventura. After making it through a line that stretched far into the parking lot, some headed for surf-and-turf tacos and Dubai...
Fiesta opens with El Mercado de la Guerra for four days Wednesday
The downtown mercado is open for four days during Old Spanish Days. Thousands of people are expected to attend. The post Fiesta opens with El Mercado de la Guerra for four days Wednesday appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .
No damage reported as mild tsunami waves pass through Central Coast
The National Tsunami Warning Center canceled the last of its alerts impacting the Central Coast by 2:30 p.m. on Wednesday.
A wipeout for tsunami concerns in the Tri-Counties: No major issues aside from some...
It created a lot of excitement and some concern Tuesday night, but tsunami advisories impacting the Tri-Counties has been cancelled. It started with a magnitude 8.8 earthquake off of Russia Tuesday afternoon our time. The magnitude made it onto the top ten list of earthquakes recorded in modern history. For...
Santa Barbara MTD Drivers Contract Expires Thursday, Strike Possible
Santa Barbara MTD employees, including drivers, may go on strike as soon as Friday as their contract expires on July 31, 2025. MTD and Teamsters Local 186 (Teamsters), which represents MTD’s bus operators, operations supervisors, and maintenance employees, are continuing mediations. Bargaining has been underway since...
