SANTA PAULA, Calif. (KEYT) – A pedestrian in his 70’s died after a collision on Highway 126 Wednesday evening. On Oct. 28, around 6:55 p.m., officers learned of a traffic collision on Highway 126, east of the intersection with Hallock Drive, in Santa Paula stated a press release Friday from the Santa Paula Police Department.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Local prosecutors are investigating a referral from federal authorities that 63 people are suspected of being non-citizens and registered to vote as well as two referrals from county-based elections officials about potential illegal voting this election cycle. “Every eligible voter in San Luis Obispo County should vote, and
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LOS ANGELES (KEYT) – A federal judge ruled Wednesday that the Trump Administration’s demands to remove voters from California’s voter rolls without legal authority remains unlawful. “This case is about the right of every American citizen to vote in a free and fair election,” opened District Judge David O. Carter in his decision Wednesday of
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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – A Falcon 9 launch carrying 27 Starlink satellites destined for a low-Earth orbit is currently scheduled for liftoff Friday evening into early Saturday. The launch window on this mission opens on Friday, Oct. 30, at 8:48 p.m. and closes 48 minutes into Saturday morning Pacific Time. A live
Continue Reading VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Jan Grissinger of Port Hueneme was charged with three felony counts related to a fatal traffic collision earlier this month. Grissinger pled not guilty to all charged counts during her arraignment shared the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office in a press release Wednesday. On Oct. 22, around 10:53 p.m., Grissinger
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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Omar Romo of Oxnard was sentenced to 110 years to life in state prison for the 2023 murder of Oscar Rodriguez, the maximum allowable sentence under state law. The 37-year-old was previously convicted by a Ventura County jury in August of this year. Romo was on parole at the time
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Police are investigating a suspicious death at an apartment on Los Aguajes Avenue Wednesday. On Oct. 27, around 9:37 p.m., dispatchers received a call for a welfare check at a residence in the 100 block of Los Aguajes Avenue stated a press release Wednesday from the Santa Barbara Police Department.
Continue Reading VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A 40-year-old Fillmore man has died after crashing a motorcycle on State Route 126 Tuesday evening. On Oct. 27, around 7:34 p.m., officers with the California Highway Patrol-Ventura office (CHP) located a crash that had just occurred on State Route 126, east of Wells Road shared a press release from
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A 40-year-old man with chest pains was airlifted from Santa Cruz Island Wednesday morning. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Helicopter 964 responded to Santa Cruz Island at 8:38 a.m. for an adult man with chest pains. The image below shows the approximate location of Wednesday’s emergency
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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif (KEYT) – Samuel Matthew Rocha of Port Hueneme was sentenced to 27 years to life in state prison for the April 2021 second-degree murder of 16-year-old Pedro Valdez and related assault of four other bicyclists as well as battery charges from an incident earlier the same day. Rocha received a 15 years
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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Five cases of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (E. Coli) infections have been confirmed by local health officials and an ongoing investigation has linked the infections to a local farm. According to the County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health, an investigation narrowed the suspected exposures to
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LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – A 96-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on North H Street Monday evening. On Oct. 26, around 9:14 p.m., officers were dispatched to a reported vehicle collision involving a pedestrian in the 2000 block of North H Street stated a press release Tuesday from the Lompoc Police Department.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – A shelter-in-place order was put into place for portions of downtown San Luis Obispo Tuesday due to a gas leak in the 900 block of Monterey Street. According to the San Luis Obispo City Fire Department, the shelter-in-place order was lifted Tuesday afternoon after gas levels were determined to
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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – On Tuesday, the local sheriff’s office turned to the public for help locating 86-year-old Michael Inglis of Arroyo Grande. On Oct. 27, around 12:30 p.m., the elderly resident was successfully located by search and rescue volunteers in the 700 block of Duntov Drive, about a quarter of a
Continue Reading VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Abba Avrohom Bryski was charged with murder and resisting arrest in connection with a fatal incident at the Camarillo Costco last week. The 35-year-old was in court Monday with his arraignment continued to Nov. 18 of this year and he remains in custody without bail noted the Ventura County District
Continue Reading VANDEBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – A record-setting Falcon 9 launch of 27 Starlink satellites destined for a low-Earth orbit is scheduled for liftoff late Monday evening or early Tuesday morning. According to Vandenberg Space Force Base, the launch window for this mission is currently opening on Monday, Oct. 26 at 9:45 p.m. and
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Local prosecutors reached a settlement with the owners of a squid fishing vessel that ran aground off Santa Cruz Island in December of 2022, spilling over a thousand gallons of diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid into the open ocean. Ocean Angel VI, the owner of the involved commercial squid
Continue Reading VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Local prosecutors are turning to the public for help investigating a 2017 Simi Valley knife attack involving several men wearing masks from the movie franchise Scream after one of the alleged attackers was recently charged in connection. According to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, one of the allegedly involved
Continue Reading OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) – A 45-year-old Oxnard woman has died and a 53-year-old driver who fled the scene has been arrested after a traffic collision at the intersection of Snow Avenue and Gonzales Road. On Oct. 20, around 10:53 p.m., first responders were dispatched to a reported traffic collision at the intersection of West Gonzales
Continue Reading VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Maurisio Tapia, the frontman for local band Los Retros, was charged Thursday with four felony counts of molesting a child he knew through family. The 26-year-old pled not guilty to all charged counts during his arraignment this week. According to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, Tapia is facing felony
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