Santa Barbara

March 02March 02
California declares state of emergency in 13 counties after brutal winter storm traps residents
- California
Some California residents remain trapped inside their homes after a winter storm dumped feet of snow across the Golden State, prompting Gov. Gavin Newsom to issue a state of emergency in 13 counties, including hard-hit San Bernardino County.

Ceci Partridge
January 26January 26
Water Sale Collaboration Leads to Increased Local Supplies
- Community
- News
In a move to further safeguard the region’s water supply, San Gorgonio Pass Water Agency (SGPWA) conducted a water sale agreement with Central Coast Water Authority (CCWA) that will bring additional water to the Pass Area, according to the press release.

Pristine Villarreal
November 26November 26
Fire near Santa Barbara has charred more than 4,000 acres and is 0% contained
- Community
A wildfire was racing toward populated areas around Santa Barbara early Tuesday, moving county officials to order evacuations and ask for outside help to contain the blaze they say their firefighters can’t handle alone. The Cave Fire started in the Santa Ynez Mountains a few miles northwest of Santa Barbara late Monday afternoon and had […]
September 12September 12
NTSB preliminary report says Conception dive boat did not have crewmember on roving overnight watch as required
- Community
The Conception dive boat, which sunk on Labor Day killing 34 people off the coast of California, did not have a crewmember on roving overnight watch as required by its certificate, according to the National Transportation Safety Board’s preliminary report and NTSB Chairman Robert Sumwalt. “A crewmember sleeping in the wheelhouse berths was awakened by a […]
July 23July 23
Man From Santa Barbara County Arrested For Alleged Rape At Indio Motel
- Crime
- Local
A Santa Barbara County man accused of raping a woman at a motel in Indio is free on $55,000 bail, police reported Tuesday. Officers were sent at 4:25 a.m. Saturday to the Quality Inn Suites on Indio Springs Parkway, Indio Police Department spokesman Ben Guitron said. The alleged victim, whose name was withheld, told officers […]
February 27February 27
Cue the X Files Music: Rare Fish Never Seen in Northern Hemisphere Washes Up in Santa Barbara
- Community
A rare fish that looks more alien than aquatic washed up in Santa Barbara County, scientists said Wednesday. The mola tecta, or hoodwinker sunfish, has never been seen before in the Northern Hemisphere, let alone Southern California. It wasn’t that long ago that the fish was discovered to exist at all. This species of sunfish, […]
July 12July 12
Police: Man tries to evade arrest by jumping into ocean in Santa Barbara
- Crime
Santa Barbara police say a man suspected of seriously beating a woman jumped into the ocean early Wednesday morning to try to evade arrest. After about an hour of swimming around the Fool’s Anchorage boat mooring location east of the wharf, police say Casey Michael Lewis finally complied with orders to board a law enforcement […]
July 08July 08
Homeowners come home to ash and rubble as wildfires ravage California
- Entertainment
- National
Eric Durtschi and his family moved to Santa Barbara County two weeks ago. Their home is now a dusty pile of ash and mangled metal, torched by a fast-moving fire in Southern California. “It’s really hard to see. We saw it burning live on TV,” he told CNN affiliate KTLA. The family was watching a […]

Andrew F. Johnston

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