The state of Lompoc is safe, Police Chief Kevin Martin said Thursday. Martin provided an update during a State of the City ...

In a 4-3 vote on Tuesday, the Santa Barbara City Council voted to tighten the city's eviction ordinance, adding a 10 percent ...

Carpinteria experienced a decrease in reported crime between 2023 and 2024, according to data released by the Santa Barbara ...

Santa Barbara County Supervisor Laura Capps’ Office says roughly one third of county employees commute dozens of miles just ...

Chief Kelly Gordon of the Santa Barbara Police Department was in Washington D.C. this month to take her place as ...

I heard some chatter on the scanner after 1:00 a.m. about some emergency response in downtown Santa Barbara, but I didn't catch the rest of it. Thankfully John Palminteri was on it and reported an ...

Santa Barbara Police Chief Kelly Gordon. Santa Barbara Police Chief Kelly Gordon was in Washington, D.C., this month to take ...

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The Santa Barbara Police Department (SBPD) announced the arrest of two suspected fentanyl dealers in separate incidents.

Progressive icon and former U.S. Rep. Barbara Lee is the new mayor of troubled Oakland, California, a city she represented ...

In the latest video sent to your News Channel, UC police warned people to steer clear of the bear as it climbs out of a tree and ...