Deputies Nab Five for Credit Card Fraud
They allegedly used cards made with stolen personal information to withdraw cash and gamble at the Chumash Casino.
Recent Stories
Downtown Lot Closed for Months
City Parking Lot 10, located on the corner of Ortega and Anacapa streets, has been completely closed until the end of April as it undergoes seismic upgrades.
Republicans Look to Pull Planned Parenthood Funding
Representative Lois Capps and Tri-County Planned Parenthood representatives this week spoke out against the Republican House majority’s attempt to defund Title X of the Social Security Act, efforts which, if successful, would essentially stop funding for Planned Parenthood centers across the country.
Man Crashes Through Downtown Storefront
An 83-year-old Santa Barbara man crashed his Honda SUV into Fast Frame’s storefront on 2/13. No one was injured.
Goleta Truck Accident Blocks Southbound 101
[UPDATE, 1:57 p.m.]: All lanes are now open.
Cafe Buenos Aires Not Sold, Says Owner
The restaurant’s owner considers filing a lawsuit.
The Godfather of Good Food Speaks in S.B.
Michael Pollan, author of The Botany of Desire and The Omnivore’s Dilemma, chats up health-concious crowd.
Fire Drills at Granada Theatre
Fake smoke will be be visible on the building’s upper floors.
Vandenberg Launches Rocket
After a 24-hour delay due to a power issue affecting safety equipment, Vandenberg Air Force Base successfully launched a Minotaur I rocket on 2/6 that carried a payload into space for the National Reconnaissance Office.
Arroyo Toad Gets Critical Habitat
Responding to lawsuits filed by the Center for Biological Diversity (CBD), the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service finalized 6,807 acres of critical habitat in Santa Barbara County—and a total of 98,336 acres throughout Southern California—for the arroyo toad this week.
