Widowed Lompoc Mother Injured in Hit-and-Run, Family Asking for Support Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt Sofia Cortez, whose husband died of brain cancer in 2022, was severely injured after being struck by a car while walking to catch a bus.
Carbon Monoxide Poisoning Caused Frinj Founders’ Deaths Community By Matt Kettmann Well-known Goleta farmers and California coffee-growing pioneers Jay and Kristen died from accidental leak of toxic gas.
Santa Barbarans: Do You Live in a Hazard Zone? Public Safety By Tyler Hayden New user-friendly map helps residents identify risks and plan for emergencies.
Prescribed Pile Burns in South County this Week Announcement By Air Pollution Control District Santa Barbara County
California Highway Patrol to Distribute Free Bike Lights in Isla Vista Transportation By Nestor Manzanares
Body Recovered from Beach Below Santa Barbara’s Mesa Cliffs Identified as Isla Vista Man Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt
Motorcyclist Suffers Major Injuries in Crash on Goleta’s Hollister Avenue Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt
Single-Vehicle Crash Off Santa Barbara County’s West Camino Cielo Leaves One Dead Public Safety By Ella Heydenfeldt
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office to Pursue ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policing for Deltopia Weekend Public Safety By Christina McDermott