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Businesses and tourist services are rebounding from the rain recently including the Lil' Toot which had free rides for a day. The post Lil’ Toot Offers Free Rides with the Return of Sunshine at the Santa Barbara Harbor appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

Just one day after the federal government reopened its doors for business last week, the Department of Housing and Urban Development announced a dramatic reversal in how it funds programs designed to help homeless people get off the streets. Right now, roughly 90 percent of $4 billion in homeless grants...

A Lompoc city council member has been charged with embezzling city funds and other crimes the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office announced on Wednesday, November 19. Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced that eight felony charges have been filed against District 1 City of...

Interested in adding a furry friend to your family? Even if you're just keen on viewing some of the cute critters available for adoption nearby, there are ample pets waiting for their forever homes in animal shelters throughout and around santa barbara.

On Monday and Tuesday, tens of thousands of University of California service and patient care workers walked off the job across California — including at UC Santa Barbara — as part of a two-day strike protesting low wages, rising healthcare costs, and what many workers described as a shocking culture of inequality...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) A pilot program that shuttles people of all abilities up and down State Street is being extended. It's called The Loop Shuttle. City leaders said 16,700 people have taken a ride on the shuttle since the pilot program began in May. Locals and tourists have ridden on the three shuttles...

The Santa Barbara Police Department has issued notices of significant flooding at various locations throughout the City of Santa Barbara due to the heavy rainstorm. On Monday, November 17, there was a significant amount of rainfall over a few hours which caused various locations within the city to flood. “Please...

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – Fire crews put out a coffee roaster fire at a mixed-use commercial building on Robin Hill Road Wednesday. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, firefighters were dispatched to the area at 8:57 a.m. and the first engine that arrived spotted smoke coming from a coffee roasting...

A 26-year-old man on a mountain bike who was arrested over the weekend in a series of burglaries at restaurants and other business in the San Fernando Valley was charged Tuesday with dozens of felony counts. The arrest came Saturday at about 3 a.m. after officers noticed a mountain bike,...

Although parts of Santa Barbara County were drenched during the past few days and saw some flooding, county officials say water levels at local reservoirs have not seen much change. Public safety and Public Works appeared at the Board of Supervisors meeting Tuesday to share the fallout from the recent...