13 Deaths Now Confirmed After Tuesday-Morning Mudslides
[UPDATE, Jan. 9, 6:11 p.m.] “Very bad” damage reported to main water pipeline supplying Montecito and Carpinteria.
Author: Nick Welsh
Dozens Remain Trapped by Montecito Mudslides
Bodies have been recovered from Butterfly Beach, Olive Mill Road, and the Channel Drive off-ramp.
Five Fatalities Confirmed After Mudslides Engulf Montecito, Carpinteria, Shut Down Highway 101
[UPDATE, 10:50 a.m.] More heavy rain imminent. Violent rainfall overnight let loose a giant milkshake of mud and rocks beyond evacuation zones.
‘Cash Mob’ to Descend on State Street
First of eight pop-up events will gather Saturday afternoon for serious retail therapy.
Trump Proposes New Offshore Oil Development
Santa Barbara Channel in play for first time since 1984.
A Squandered Opportunity with Ryan Zinke
Poodle has a chance to confront Secretary of the Interior Ryan Zinke and blows it.
Year in Review: Nick Welsh’s Favorite Stories of 2017
Executive Editor Nick Welsh picks “just a few” of his favorite articles from the past year.
‘G’ is for Sue Grafton
Send us your favorite Kinsey Millhone passages about Santa Barbara.
Cottage Fined $100,000 for Failing to Stop Suicide
A lack of space for psych patients and a failure in communication contributed to the death of the 93-year-old minister.
California’s Largest Fire Cooling Down
Thomas Fire surpassed Cedar Fire in size and grew some more.
