Update: DUI Suspected in Head-On Crash That Shut Down Highway 154 Thursday Morning
One person was found unresponsive with critical injuries and two others suffered moderate injuries.
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Body Found in Vehicle on Casitas Pass Road in Carpinteria
Sheriff’s Office says death “does not appear to be criminal in nature.”
Update: Sheriff’s Office Identifies Goleta Resident, 19, Killed in Three-Vehicle Crash on Modoc Road Near Santa Barbara
Authorities say drugs and alcohol do not appear to be a factor in Thursday’s crash, which also sent an 87-year-old Goleta woman to the hospital with major injuries.
Santa Barbara Man Arrested for Stabbing Person in Neck with Ballpoint Pen
Jeffrey Wojcik, 37, was booked in county jail for assault with a deadly weapon following Sunday altercation on Cacique Street.
Flood Watch Issued for Santa Barbara County Ahead of Winter Storm
The storm is expected to hit the South Coast on Wednesday evening, bringing between one and two inches of rain to the coasts and valleys.
Santa Barbara Police Respond to Barricaded Suspect on Garden Street
Update: Police say the standoff on the 600 block of Garden Street “has been safely resolved” and the public no longer needs to avoid the area.
Santa Barbara Police Respond to Armed Bank Robbery Near Milpas Street
A suspect is on the run after robbing a teller at gunpoint at a bank on the 900 block of Carpinteria Street on Tuesday afternoon, police say.
SoCal Edison Considering Public Safety Power Shutoff for Parts of Santa Barbara County on Saturday
Increased fire risk this weekend could result in power shutoffs for more than 2,500 SCE customers from Eastern Goleta Valley to Paradise Road.
Goleta Man Killed on Christmas Eve in Vehicle-vs.-Pedestrian Collision
Two pedestrians were struck by a vehicle Tuesday evening while crossing Hollister Avenue in Old Town Goleta.
Jackson Friedman’s 2024 in Review
Our associate editor shares his favorite stories of the year.
