The California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to a three-vehicle collision at the intersection of Via Senda and Modoc Road on ...

One person was fatally injured and another was hospitalized with serious injuries Thursday afternoon in a three-vehicle ...

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Where's the bear? Goleta and UC Santa Barbara officials have sent out warnings this week after black bear sightings around ...

One person was killed and at least one other injured after a head-on accident involving three vehicles in unincorporated Santa Barbara County earlier Thursday.

Local residents have been spotting a black bear throughout Goleta neighborhoods and UC Santa Barbara this week. On Tuesday ...

A Goleta resident allegedly involved in a stabbing on State ... cause great bodily harm and being out on bail at the time of the crime. According to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office ...

Santa Barbara County Sheriff Releases 2024 Crime Stats - Overall Crime and Property Crime Decreased, Violent Crime Slightly Increased ...

The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) plans to introduce a new, on-demand service in Carpinteria that will presumably outperform past shuttles, Santa Barbara MTD General Manager Jerry ...

For the longest time, Erik Talkin, the CEO of the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County, thought ending hunger was as simple as just giving people more food. "But just giving people more food does not end ...

The California Coastal Commission voted Thursday to impose fines up to $18.2 million dollars on Sable Offshore Corporation.

UCSB police reported a black bear sighting early this morning near Pollock Theater and the Intercollegiate Athletics building ...