Environmental Attorney joins effort to preserve Summerland hilltop
A staunch environmentalist who successfully fought to keep approved development out of the San Marcos Foothills preserve is taking on another…
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Fiesta Mercado at Our Lady of Guadalupe still on for Aug. 6 – 8
The popular mercado at Our Lady of Guadalupe Parish is a go — at least for…
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Remains of Jack Cantin, teen killed in Montecito debris flow, located more than 3 years later
Those wanting to honor Jack with flowers can visit the Santa Barbara Cemetery at the Linda Vista west location, plot number…
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Mountain Lion spotted in Samarkand neighborhood
Flavia Garza and her husband were stunned Monday morning when they checked footage captured overnight on their Ring…
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Santa Barbara homeowner and hired worker arraigned for illegal Eugenia tree removal
One large Eugenia tree still stands out front to the left of the…
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Oxnard fire chief in Florida to provide peer support for first responders at site of condo collapse
He calls the overall experience surreal, both the scope of the devastation and the sounds and smells of ground…
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Marymount changes name to The Riviera Ridge School
The Riviera Ridge School opens up in-person on August 23. Broderick said enrollment is currently at 225…
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Montecito Fire Department funds new Home Hardening Assistance Program
Professional installers upgraded the older vents to ember-resistant vents with 1/16″ wire mesh spacing rather than the older (and no longer to-code)…
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Area near Oxnard now home to one of the largest energy storage sites in U.S.
An area just outside the city of Oxnard is hailed for a new, national distinction. The Saticoy Battery Storage Project is housing one of the largest…
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Santa Maria-Lompoc NAACP branch reacts to Derek Chauvin sentencing
NewsChannel 3-12 spoke with the president of the Santa Maria-Lompoc branch of the NAACP following Friday’s sentencing of former Minneapolis police…
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City of Goleta asking for input on Local Road Safety Plan; deadline is June 30
Leaders in Goleta are asking residents to give their input on the City’s Local Road Safety Plan…
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Our Lady of Guadalupe mercado opens for Fiesta 2021
One of the most authentic and popular events during Old Spanish Days will open Friday, August 6 for Fiesta. Our Lady of Guadalupe is opening up its…
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Ornate ceiling illuminated for the first time by Courthouse Docent lamp project
A two-year-long restoration project just finished up in a section of the historic Santa Barbara County Courthouse. The work was completed inside, in…
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New electronic tablets serve as re-entry tool for inmates at Ventura County facilities
There’s a new link to the outside world for inmates at the Pre-Trial Detention Facility in Ventura and the Todd Road Jail in Santa Paula, thanks to…
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Support growing to designate Ortega Park as Chicano cultural heritage park
The quest to save the Ortega Park murals from demolition ahead of the City’s planned $14 million renewal project reached a new level Tuesday night.…
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Suspected arsonist in Loma Fire was homeless at the time, landowners responsible for hillside
The Loma Fire that broke out the night of May 20 in Santa Barbara added fuel to a highly volatile debate over the city’s homeless crisis and mounting…
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Looking for the Helpers: Santa Barbara teen builds custom sandbox for children while earning highest honor in Scouting
Looking for the Helpers this week led the NewsChannel team to a local teen, soaring to new…
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Mission Creek Bridge focus of proposed safety improvements and preservation
The City of Santa Barbara will revisit proposed changes to the historic Mission Creek Bridge and Mission Canyon Rd. for the first time in three…
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Foothills Forever land buyback fundraising campaign extended to June 9
The June 9 deadline is exactly one week away.…
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Foothills Forever conservancy group nears fundraising goal to buy back land from developer
Members of Foothills Forever, an environmental coalition on a mission to save a pristine parcel near the San Marcos Foothills Preserve, reached a…
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