Santa Barbara County Closes Part of East Beach After Sewage Spill
The Santa Barbara County Health Department announced the closer of East Beach from ¼ mile east to ⅛ west of the Mission Creek outfall.
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UCPD Rules UC Santa Barbara Student’s Death an Accident but Family Still Has Questions
Elizabeth Hamel, 18, fell two or three stories at San Rafael Residence Hall in February after leaving an Isla Vista restaurant with a young man. Her family’s private investigator and attorney say “key inconsistencies” in the case remain unaddressed.
Bystanders Help Man Lying in Center of Hollister Avenue in Old Town Goleta
People left their cars to call 9-1-1 after an injured man was unable to move from the busy road on Wednesday morning.
‘Reminiscent of “Footloose”’: Isla Vista Community Talks Best Ways to Balance Safety and Fun with Deltopia
About 400 people attend a town hall to discuss a proposed 72-hour ban on amplified music during the college town’s biggest party weekend.
Young Man Falls from Cliff in Isla Vista Early Saturday Morning
The victim sustained moderate injuries and is being treated at Cottage Hospital.
Detectives Believe Mother of Missing 9-Year-Old Melodee Buzzard Used Different Wigs During Out-of-State Road Trip
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office also released video footage showing Melodee and her mother, Ashlee, at a rental car facility in Lompoc.
FBI Joins Search for Missing Lompoc Girl Melodee Buzzard
Detectives think the 9-Year-Old may have been driven as far as Nebraska.
Missing Lompoc Girl Melodee Buzzard, 9, Last Seen October 7
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office says child’s mother may have driven her out-of-state.
A 9-Year-Old Lompoc Child Is Missing
Update: Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives have confirmed that Melodee Buzzard was seen as recently as August 2025 and that her mother has been uncooperative with the investigation into her daughter’s disappearance.
Bear Seen Near Carpinteria Mobile Home Park
This Thursday’s bear sighting comes nearly two weeks after evidence of bear activity was discovered near Cameo Road and Casitas Pass Road.
