Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools Race
For the first time in 40 years, local voters will have a choice in the race for Santa Barbara County Superintendent of Schools.… Continue Reading
Head-on collision on Highway 154 backs up traffic
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol office in Goleta confirmed that tow trucks are on the way to help clear a crash along Hwy 154 involving two vehicles, a Chevy truck and a Honda. At least one person suffered minor injuries. Traffic crash on SR 154 a few miles west of San Antonio… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Race
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's race pits incumbent Bill Brown against challenger and current deputy Lieutenant Juan Camarena. We interviewed both candidates separately and asked them the same set of questions. … Continue Reading
Ukrainian Church in Santa Barbara County is hub of support for war-torn homeland
News Channel 3-12 has a follow up to our report on a family from war-torn Ukraine now safely living in Santa Barbara County.… Continue Reading
San Luis Obispo County officials talk about National Foster Care Awareness Month
May is National Foster Care Awareness month, and San Luis Obispo County official Roxi Selck stopped by Your News Channel to talk about the demand for homes.… Continue Reading
Big-hearted locals help support Ukrainian family
The News Channel 3-12 team has a follow-up on the Korniichuks, a Ukrainian family settling in with relatives in Santa Barbara County, for nearly a month.… Continue Reading
Tree Troll takes root in the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden
People visiting the Santa Barbara Botanic Garden in Mission Canyon will likely come face to face with a giant troll in The Backcountry, a new immersive play area opening next month.… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara County welcomes its first family from war-torn Ukraine
GOLETA, Calif. - News Channel 3-12 shares a glimpse of the indestructible bond between two families, separated by war and 6,000 miles, in this exclusive story. Bogdan Prikhitko welcomed our crew into his family's home in Goleta that he shares with his wife, Tatiana, and the youngest of their three daughters. Bogdan and Tatiana Prikhitko (Courtesy: Herb… Continue Reading
Pollinating grasses and trees hit allergy sufferers hard this season
If your allergies are in full bloom, you're not alone. No, it's not COVID-19 in most cases. But, it is a particularly rough allergy season thanks to a combination of recent rains and lots of what allergy experts call "springtime pollinators." … Continue Reading
Busy bees keep Southcoast beekeeper on the move
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Spring is in the air and so are swarms of bees. News Channel 3-12 caught up with Nicholas Wigle, owner and operator of Super Bee Rescue and Removal, at a home on E. Ortega Street just down from the junior high. There were more than a few bees buzzing by. (Courtesy:… Continue Reading
Crafters’ crocheted sunflowers help Direct Relief’s efforts in Ukraine
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Sunflowers are sprouting up on people's lapels in one area of Santa Barbara thanks to a group of crafters in the Samarkand Retirement Community.… Continue Reading
Direct Relief ships out Project Joint Guardian firefighting gear for Ukraine
A coalition of firefighters from abroad and around the U.S., including some from Santa Barbara County, will deploy to Ukraine over the next week.… Continue Reading
Local Op-ed appears in Polish news magazine
Wszystko Co Najwazniejsze, a news magazine in Poland, just published an op-ed written by Mark Juergensmeyer, Interim Director of the Orfalea Center for Global and International Studies at the UCSB.… Continue Reading
Truck fire and fuel leak snarls freeway traffic, closes rail service in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to an accident on the southbound side of Highway 101 just south of Milpas Street involving an overturned cement truck that caught fire. The accident was called in just before 1:30 p.m. Wednesday afternoon, and triggered a fuel leak and sparked a small brush fire.… Continue Reading
Bucket Brigade organizes two-day Alisal Fire Assistance Project
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - The Bucket Brigade is putting out a call for all hands on deck. Volunteers are needed this weekend to help with the Alisal Fire Assistance Project. The local grassroots, non-profit posted information on its website about the impacts the fire had on the community, which reads in part: In this… Continue Reading
Friendship Missionary Baptist Church brings back ‘Dinner on the Ground’ fellowship tradition
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A treasured, Sunday tradition is making a comeback this weekend on the Eastside in Santa Barbara. "We got some good, deep Southern-style meatloaf coming up, bowls of beans we gonna be featuring, Southern-style with lima beans, chili with the big chunk of cornbread," said Pastor Roderick Murray. The event is happening… Continue Reading
Funk Zone’s Silo 118 comes alive with Larry Vigon’s ginormous” projected paintings
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Silo 118 on Gray Street in the Funk Zone is hosting the debut of Larry Vigon, a highly talented, international artist, who recently moved to Santa Barbara from Europe. Wednesday's opening is Vigon's first solo show in Santa Barbara, titled "SERIOUS PLAY." Larry Vigon (Beth Farnsworth/KEYT) Silo 118's tall exterior wall… Continue Reading
Skin Deep owners rally community support for Ukrainian-born employee and fundraiser
Skin Deep, a go-to spot in Santa Barbara for unique gifts, jewelry, beauty products and much more, is also a community hub of support during times of disaster and crisis, thanks to sisters and co-owners, Tina Hasche and Nina Meyer.… Continue Reading
Global Studies expert on Putin’s struggle to rebuild the USSR
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - UC Santa Barbara Professor Mark Juergensmeyer may have semi-retired from teaching Sociology, Global Studies and Religious Studies in the program he founded, but he is not closing the history book on the current chapter of warfare in Europe. "Putin has been building up his, both reputation and his power, to be… Continue Reading
David Attias denied restoration of sanity and release from supervised program
Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Thomas Adams has denied David Attias's request for more freedom. … Continue Reading