Taxi or Uber: Is One Form of Transportation Safer Over Another?
Are Uber drivers less safe than Taxis? Many people are pondering that question after recent incidents involving Uber drivers have surfaced. In one…
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Bakersfield Man Killed in Highway 166 Crash Near Cuyama River
LATEST UPDATE The California Highway Patrol released a preliminary report indicating the driver, a 25-year-old Bakersfield man, that drove his Honda…
Continue ReadingGoleta Mother Gives Birth To Leap Year Baby
Two special Leap Year births Monday at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital. The Hernandez family from Goleta allowed the media into their hospital room to…
Continue ReadingLocal Hair Salon Donates Sunday’s Profits To Santa Barbara YMCA
The Walter Claudio Salon in Santa Barbara was buzzing on Sunday. Chairs were filled on a day when the salon is usually closed. Stylists volunteered…
Continue ReadingSunday Night Fire Damages Northeast Santa Maria Home
A residential home in Santa Maria has been spared after a fire broke out Sunday evening. The Santa Maria Fire department received multiple calls of a…
Continue ReadingRighetti Edges Cabrillo in CIF Quarterfinal in Girls Hoops
Danita Estorga scored a game-high 20 points as Righetti defeated Cabrillo in a CIF Division 3A quarterfinal in girls basketball. Devan McCune scored…
Continue ReadingFloranova Set to Uproot from Lompoc
The City of Arts and Flowers is losing one of their major seed production companies to South America this summer. Floranova is set to move their…
Continue ReadingPolice Investigating Early Morning Stabbing in Santa Barbara
A bar altercation leads to a stabbing early Monday morning in the 3100 block of State Street. The Santa Barbara Police Department said that a bar…
Continue ReadingChild Involved in Early Morning Crash on Highway 166
A child and two adults were taken to the hospital with unknown injuries related to a vehicle rollover on Highway 166 just west of Spanish Ranch near…
Continue ReadingNewsChannel 3 Fun Bus Enjoys ‘Live With Kelly and Michael After Oscar Show’
The Oscars may be over, but the action isn’t. As soon as the Academy Awards ended, NewsChannel 3’s Joe Buttittta and Kelsey Gerckens…
Continue ReadingSanta Barbara’s Newest Teen Star Crowned
Santa Barbara has a new singing sensation. Jackson Cocciolone was crowned 2016 Teen Star Champion on Saturday night at the Arlington Theatre. The San…
Continue ReadingSand-Covered Benches Dug Out By Volunteers
Recent storms didn’t bring much rain, but they did push around plenty of sand. Sand buried the sidewalk and memorial benches at Ed Hunt Rehab…
Continue ReadingLompoc Firefighters Show Residents How To Properly Install Car Seats
Lompoc residents attended an informational session on Sunday morning to learn the right way to install a child’s car seat. First time parents,…
Continue ReadingResidents of Lompoc Apartment Complex Without Water
The water is back on for 23 apartments on the 800 block of North F Street in Lompoc that have been without water for over 16 hours. The water was…
Continue ReadingPolice Investigate Stabbing Near Santa Barbara City College
Santa Barbara Police are investigating a stabbing that sent one man to the hospital. The incident happened around 4 a.m. on Sunday by the apartment…
Continue ReadingCommunity Groups Take The Polar Plunge For Special Olympics Athletes
Special Olympics Santa Barbara hosted its 2nd annual “Polar Plunge” fundraiser event on Saturday at Leadbetter Beach. Local businesses,…
Continue ReadingSanta Barbara Harbor Could Resume Normal Operations By Monday
A giant dredge is working around the clock at the Santa Barbara Harbor. A build-up of sand is blocking the harbor’s entrance, impacting whale…
Continue ReadingFormer City College Instructor Handles Oscar Quality Control
Former Santa Barbara City College instructor Nevin Littlehale oversaw the Oscar statuettes quality control. Littlehale left his Santa Barbara post as…
Continue ReadingInaugural Black Genesis Event At CSUCI
California State University Channel Islands hosted its inaugural Black History Month festival called Black Genesis Saturday on CI’s North Quad.…
Continue ReadingDons Fall In A Heartbreaker To Vista Murrieta In Quarterfinal
The Santa Barbara girls basketball team falls to Vista Murrieta in an Open Division quarterfinal consolation game 64-62. Amber Melgoza led the way…
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