Santa Barbara Police Arrest New Suspect in Fatal Fiesta Stabbing — One Convicted in 2018 State Street Stabbing
Friday fight on lower State Street left one person dead and two others injured.
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Fast-Burning Wildfire Explodes to More than 30,000 Acres East of Santa Maria
The Gifford Fire is burning on both sides of Highway 166 near the burn scar of July’s Madre Fire. Evacuations have been ordered for parts of Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties.
Update: One Person Dead, Suspect in Custody Following Stabbing on Lower State Street
The 500 block of lower State Street is closed this morning after a stabbing was reported early Friday, the day set for Santa Barbara’s historical Fiesta horse parade.
Vegetation Fire in Gaviota Prompts Evacuations at El Capitan Canyon Resort
Forward progress was stopped at two acres and evacuations were lifted Monday evening.
Update: Highway 166 Reopening as Madre Fire Shows Signs of Slowing Down
Firefighters are strengthening containment lines on California’s largest wildfire this year, which is burning along Highway 166 in the Cuyama Valley.
Teen Boys Robbed in Isla Vista Say Armed Suspects Threatened to Kill Them
Santa Barbara County sheriff’s detectives are investigating a report of a robbery and physical assault that happened on the 6800 block of Fortuna Road on Tuesday evening; the four suspects remain at large.
Update: Alleged Drunk Driver Charged with Vehicular Manslaughter After Young Woman Dies Following Head-on Crash on Hwy. 154
Carly Grace Howard, 24, “passed away peacefully” Wednesday after being taken off life support, her family shared. The suspect in the case now faces a new charge of gross vehicular manslaughter.
Young Woman Critically Injured by Alleged Drunk Driver on Hwy. 154 Taken off Life Support
Family says Carly Grace Howard, 24, suffered irreparable brain damage and has “no expectation of regaining consciousness.”
Update: Body of Missing UC Santa Barbara Student Found in Big Bear Lake
Tanner Prentiss, 22, disappeared during a weekend trip with his friends.
Family Shares Update on Condition of Young Woman Critically Injured in Alleged DUI Crash on Hwy. 154
The family of Carly Grace Howard, 24, has started a GoFundMe to help cover the medical costs of the “life-altering event.”
