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Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden | Thu May 28, 2020 | 2:54pm

Bus Driver Receives Maximum Sentence for Meth-Fueled Crash

Goleta resident Laura Mae Gish, 52, gets seven years.

Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden | Tue May 26, 2020 | 6:15pm

Jeremy Pemberton is accused of bilking investors out of $700,000.

Courts & Crime By Delaney Smith | Thu May 07, 2020 | 11:09am

In the following police interview, Carlos Alfredo Martinez-Aguilar, 34, admitted he was responsible for the child pornography in his home.

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh | Tue May 05, 2020 | 5:56pm

Members are “generally satisfied” with incarceration conditions, but concerns linger over new North County jail.

Courts & Crime By Brian Osgood | Thu Apr 30, 2020 | 2:55pm

New yearly report from Sheriff’s Office shows violent crime hitting an all-time low.

Courts & Crime By Melinda Burns | Thu Apr 23, 2020 | 12:00am

Water rights engineer says she was underpaid, bullied, and forced out.

Courts & Crime By Jean Yamamura | Thu Apr 16, 2020 | 4:40pm

Canines test negative for rabies after being euthanized with owner’s permission.

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh | Wed Mar 11, 2020 | 10:30pm

Santa Barbara vegan restaurateur Tyler Beerman pleads guilty to stalking and soliciting hits on cops and a judge.

Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden & Delaney Smith | Tue Mar 10, 2020 | 10:06am

Police officers are working to coax suspect from vehicle.

Courts & Crime By Nick Welsh | Tue Mar 03, 2020 | 2:13pm

Joyce Dudley says the Hollywood producer’s guilty verdict is a reminder “that the rules have changed.”