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 ...

State Street, the Mission, and Stearns Wharf. But once you get past the postcards, there’s more to see. Tucked between hills, ...

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

Below is a press release by the office of Assemblymember Gregg Hart regarding his recognition of Tere Jurado as 2025 California Woman of the Year. SANTA ...

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 ...

UCSB is again teaming with Santa Barbara County, the City of Goleta and the Isla Vista Community Services District (IVCSD) on ...