VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – Ventura’s Downtown Día de los Muertos Celebration draws in thousands of people to the region each year, bringing together the city’s locals, artists, business owners, restaurants, and organizations for its largest cultural event of the year. The two-day event takes over the whole of downtown Ventura, closing down seven blocks of
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Candidate Name:Brett CrossPosition Sought:San Luis Obispo City CouncilPolitical Party: Nonpartisan Website / Social Media:https://brettforslo.com/
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Over the weekend, the Santa Barbara Airport hosted the 5th annual Plane Pull, where groups of locals, organizations, and first responders step up to the challenge to raise money for the local disabled community. The challenge? Pulling a 140,000 pound Alaska Airline 737 as far as you can once you
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – During Tuesday’s Board of the Supervisor meeting, an expansion plan was approved by Santa Barbara County Supervisors to add roughly 384 beds to the Northern Branch Jail. The plan to expand the smaller Santa Maria facility was approved in a 4-0 vote. The county’s main jail is bigger, but
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Plans are already in motion for the 42nd Santa Barbara International Film Festival. Two-time Academy Award-nominated actor Andrew Garfield has joined the star-studded lineup, scheduled to grace the stage at the Arlington Theatre. Garfield has been announced as the next recipient of the Maltin Modern Master Award, an accolade named after
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Día de los Muertos is a traditional time of year for Latinx communities, dating back centuries and generations. Its one of the most meaningful celebrations, and a grand procession in its honor is making its return to Santa Barbara. Dìa de los Muertos, or Day of the Dead, is a
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CNN Originally Published: 15 OCT 26 16:57 ET Updated: 15 OCT 26 17:51 ET By Emma Tucker, CNN (CNN) — Multiple people, including children, were injured and a shooter is dead after gunfire erupted at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, on Thursday, according to police. The shooter had already been shot and killed inside
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara’s Halloween-themed music festival is back with another amazing lineup, all happening right here in our backyard. Fields of Funk is annual music festival hosted at Elings Park, celebrating Halloween – Central Coast-style. Consisting of three stages, food trucks, silent disco, art installations, and food trucks, the festival brings
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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – The Ventura County Sheriff’s department has arrested four suspects who reportedly worked together to steal over 300 gallons and approximately $3,330.00 worth of diesel fuel from various locations throughout Ventura County. On September 18, 2026, patrol deputies were alerted to a reported diesel theft at Tri County Transportation, a commercial
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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A San Luis Obispo County judge has sentenced Vanessa Rose Noblitt to state prison for vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated for killing a cyclist back in 2024. On September 15th, Noblitt pled guilty to the charges of vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving with a blood alcohol concentration of .08
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VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – The city of Ventura will now be part of the Garmin Marathon Series, adding a fourth location to the national running event. Known for its fitness technology, Garmin is proudly bringing its Marathon Series to the Central Coast in 2027. Steve Lovell, who does advertising for Garmin, joined your News Channel
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – This morning’s newscast featured a very special guest that is just as sweet as she is tiny! Missy from Santa Barbara Humane is a lovable 1-year-old Chihuahua- mix who is now available for adoption. Missy is just about five pounds, and is looking a warm place to call home for
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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A man from Oak Park has been ordered to serve one year, or 365 days, in Ventura County Jail for a reckless driving incident that took the lives of Alejandro and Maria Ramirez last year. Back in May 2025, Oak Park resident Neil Liam Reb was driving a 2024 Jeep
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Maria Police Department (SMPD) seized numerous weapons and rounds of live ammunition during a probation check inside a residence Thursday afternoon. In a press release, SMPD detailed that during a probation compliance check on October 8th around 4:00pm, officers came upon several thousand rounds of live ammunition of
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LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – The Lompoc Police Department have lifted a temporary road closure in the 1100 block of East Ocean Ave following a serious traffic collision. At approximately 11:17am Thursday morning, emergency dispatchers were called out to the scene at 1100B E Ocean Ave. where a traffic collision had occurred between a vehicle and
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – The Trump administration has yet to slow down on its mass deportation tactics, and reports say Immigration and and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests have hit a record high amount, including several right here on the Central Coast. Undocumented residents across the Central Coast have faced a surge of ICE
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VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – A Ventura man has pleaded guilty to first-degree murder charges, amongst other offenses in a 2022 attack that left another man dead. On Monday, Pedro Munoz of Ventura admitted to stabbing Marcos Guzman Reyes to death on July 23, 2022 along a bike path Ventura’s Montalvo neighborhood. A press release from
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GAVIOTA, Calif. (KEYT) – Axel Wright thought he was spending the day fishing off the Gaviota coast – but then he spotted something unusual in the water. It was a pygmy sperm whale. Wright and his friends found the animal struggling near the shore. They pushed it back out, but it kept returning to the
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CARPINTERIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Local non-profit, One805, has lots to celebrate after wrapping another successful year of their annual benefit concert over the weekend, hosted right here on the Central Coast. Born following the devastating Montecito mudslides in 2018, One805LIVE! brings together musicians, actors, community leaders and members, all in support of our first responders.
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GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – Over the weekend, the City of Goleta hosted its annual Lemon Festival that never fails to bring the crowd to Girsh Park. This year marked the 33rd year for the festival and it celebrated two days of free, family-friendly citrus-themed fun. Lemon-themed earrings, candles, and t-shirts were available to purchase by
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