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

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

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

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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 ...

the Lompoc Police Department sent 10 officers, the Kings County Sheriff’s Office sent seven deputies, and the Santa Barbara Police Department sent six officers. California agencies who assisted ...

Santa Barbara police enforce anti-loitering laws selectively, often pushing unhoused individuals from one area to another, reinforcing their marginalization. “They tell us to move along,” a ...

Central Coast sheriff’s offices sent the most personnel, with Santa Barbara County sending 27 deputies, Ventura County sending 26 deputies and San Luis Obispo County sending 16 deputies. City police ...

In the deadliest shooting at a U.S. college, a 23-year-old student killed 32 people on the campus in Blacksburg, Virginia, in ...

Mohsen Mahdawi was arrested at a citizenship interview in Vermont. He had spent a decade trying to understand the conflict ...

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