Santa Barbara Police Arrest Armed Suspect Following Car Chase on Sunday Courts & Crime By Elaine Sanders Authorities say suspect Eri Arzate brandished a weapon before leading police on a pursuit through Santa Barbara surface streets and onto Highway 101.
Kathy Ireland Accuses Business Managers of Looting Her Fortune Courts & Crime By Tyler Hayden The model-turned-entrepreneur and lifelong Santa Barbara resident claims decades-long deception left her virtually broke.
Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Deputy Stabbed During Welfare Check at Goleta Housing Site Courts & Crime By Ella Heydenfeldt A suspect was booked on an attempted-murder charge after an early-morning knife attack at La Posada interim housing community; the injured deputy was treated and released from the hospital.
Monarch Butterflies Are Getting Royally Screwed, Conservationists Contend Environment By Callie Fausey
Ashlee Buzzard Appears in Lompoc Court on Murder Charge After Two No-Shows Courts & Crime By Christina McDermott
With New Mental Health Beds on Horizon in North County, Santa Barbara DA Takes Exception to State’s Diversion Law Health By Nick Welsh
Judge to Decide If Developers of Eight-Story Building Behind Mission Can Sue California, City of Santa Barbara Courts & Crime By Christina McDermott
Wendy McCaw’s Lawyers Quit ‘Santa Barbara News-Press’ Bankruptcy Case Courts & Crime By Jean Yamamura
Santa Barbara County Animal Services Seizes 58 Birds in Lompoc Cockfighting Investigation Courts & Crime By Ella Heydenfeldt
Driver Arrested After Police Pursuit Ends in Crash on Santa Barbara’s Eastside Courts & Crime By Ella Heydenfeldt
‘Conception’ Captain Loses Appeal of ‘Seaman’s Manslaughter’ Conviction Courts & Crime By Jean Yamamura