The Foresters end home schedule riding a 12-game win streak
Matt McLain homered and the Santa Barbara Foresters beat the SoCal Giants 7-5.… Continue Reading
Month: July 2020
Cannabis Compliance detectives remove 4,000 illegal marijuana plants west of New Cuyama
Detectives with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office Cannabis Compliance Team eradicated about 4,000 illegal marijuana plants while serving a search warrant in the Los Padres National Forest west of New Cuyama on Thursday.… Continue Reading
Friday evening forecast July 31st
Strong high pressure aloft and locally gusty northwest winds will result in hot and dry conditions away from the coast through at least Saturday. There will be a risk of heat-related illnesses and elevated fire weather concerns during this time. A cooling trend is expected Sunday that will continue through next week with below normal high temperatures by Tuesday and extensive night and morning low clouds and fog.… Continue Reading
Our Lady of Guadalupe keeping spirit of Fiesta alive with to-go orders
Special thanks goes out to dozens of home-grown chefs, getting ready to cook up massive Fiesta feasts at Our Lady of Guadalupe.… Continue Reading
Coronavirus deaths underreported over last month in Santa Barbara County, 28 deaths added to total
Santa Barbara County underreported COVID-19 deaths over the last month, due to a reporting error.… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara County firefighters stop forward progress of 10-acre brush fire near Santa Maria
Santa Barbara County Fire responded to reports of a vegetation fire that broke out Friday afternoon near Santa Maria. … Continue Reading
SLO County reports 15th death related to COVID-19
The County of San Luis Obispo reported the 15th resident death due to COVID-19 on Friday. … Continue Reading
Suspicious package on Highway 217 deemed not dangerous, traffic resumes
Highway 217 in Santa Barbara County was partially closed Friday afternoon due to a suspicious package in the roadway. … Continue Reading
Branch Fire: 3,022 acres, 90% contained
A vegetation fire that broke out in the rural California Valley is nearly contained. … Continue Reading
Old Spanish Days Parade revived with a safe route during pandemic
The 2020 Old Spanish Days parade will involve a convertible car event throughout the city.… Continue Reading
South Coast food banks preparing for greater demand
Food donation organizations are expecting an increase in need as federal unemployment benefits start to expire.… Continue Reading
Doctors provide hiking etiquette to prevent spread of COVID-19
Local Santa Barbara trails are filling up with hikers and runner. Mark Wilkinson with the Santa Barbara County Trails Council said Gaviota trails are a better option. They are less used and wider. … Continue Reading
Look for the Helpers: Volunteers clean popular hiking trail
As our area is faced with ongoing changes due to a growing pandemic, we are bringing stories of people doing good in the community during a time of uncertainty.… Continue Reading
Look for the Helpers: Santa Maria nurse helps COVID-19 patients recover at home
Santa Maria native Crystal Cabalitasan is a home health nurse at Dignity Health. Cabalitasan spends the majority of her time in the field, helping homebound patients recover at home.… Continue Reading
Doctors seeing more coronavirus patients who may have gotten sick from large social gatherings
Doctors with the Marian Regional Medical Center are seeing plastic shields that are trending during the COVID-19 pandemic.… Continue Reading
More outdoor dining coming to downtown Paso amid pandemic
The next phase of "Get Outside in Paso," the city led program, will add several more streets to the list that are making room for restaurants to get outside.… Continue Reading
Friday morning forecast July 31
A heat wave will roll through until Saturday evening. Expect temperatures in the 80s to 90s on the coast, and the 90s to 100s inland.… Continue Reading
Grover Beach allows businesses to expand outdoors
The City of Grover Beach is working directly with local businesses impacted by COVID-19 public health restrictions on indoor operations to help these businesses transition to outdoor spaces.… Continue Reading
Foresters walk-off to extend win streak to 11 games
The Santa Barbara Foresters won their 11th straight game in dramatic fashion thanks to Nick Oakley.… Continue Reading
Former Santa Barbara Co health officer tapped for network investigation on COVID-19
‘American Catastrophe,’ an ABC Network investigation into the coronavirus and COVID-19, put the spotlight on Santa Barbara County’s former health officer, Dr. Charity Dean. … Continue Reading