C.J. Ward, Author at News Channel 3-12

Trump Wants More Drilling on the Pacific Coast – What Do You Want?

December 10, 2025 6:45 pm C.J. Ward

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - We would love to hear what you think. President Trump wants to open the Pacific Coast to more offshore oil drilling… Continue Reading

The Murphy Auto Museum set to permanently close its doors

April 16, 2024 6:33 pm C.J. Ward

Executive director, David Neel, told your News Channel the last day for regular hours will be July 7th. After that date, everything will be sold off.… Continue Reading

Tipline Investigation: Orcutt Family’s Zombie Loan Nightmare

March 14, 2024 11:32 am C.J. Ward

We have to go back 15 years to the housing crisis, when many people owed more for their home than it was worth. It was called being "upside down" and… Continue Reading

Fallen tree crushes two cars in Santa Barbara

February 19, 2024 8:34 am C.J. Ward

One large tree fell on two cars on Hutash Street and South Voluntario Street in Santa Barbara. A white Honda took the brunt of the falling tree.… Continue Reading

Tipline Investigation: Tesla Solar faces long list of customer complaints

November 9, 2023 9:07 am C.J. Ward

Solar Power seems to be a bright spot in today’s goal to achieve a clean energy future. One of the most powerful forces behind that effort is Tesla… Continue Reading

The Batmobile leads car parade through the Santa Ynez Valley

September 25, 2023 6:36 pm C.J. Ward

More than 60 antique and classic cars cruised through the Santa Ynez Valley Monday… Continue Reading

Woodies at the Beach cruises back to Santa Barbara

July 28, 2023 12:57 pm C.J. Ward

One of the coolest car shows in one of the coolest settings will be held this Saturday, July 29th on the lawn at Santa Barbara City College's West… Continue Reading

Tipline Investigation: Fighting the airlines for pandemic refunds

June 14, 2023 10:23 am C.J. Ward

Our NewsChannel Tipline investigation takes us back to the first days of the pandemic when everything seemed to stop or shutdown. A Santa Barbara… Continue Reading

Rally 4 Kids crosses the finish line to another successful year

April 24, 2023 12:06 pm C.J. Ward

Dozens of classic and exotic cars toured 155 miles of Santa Barbara County roads on Saturday to raise money for the United Boys and Girls… Continue Reading

Tipline Investigation: Buying a car online, not as easy as it looks

March 22, 2023 11:47 am C.J. Ward

Our News Channel Tipline investigation exposes problems with one of the big online car dealers,… Continue Reading

Tipline Investigation: Gina’s journey out of homelessness and reuniting her family

February 13, 2023 1:49 pm C.J. Ward

In October, we introduced you to Gina Quiroz. She’s been homeless for almost six years. But, she’s putting her life back together with the ultimate… Continue Reading

Pacific Coast Business Times talk-back: Ghost Kitchens prosper

December 15, 2022 7:14 pm C.J. Ward

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - This week's Pacific Coast Business Times reports on Kitchen Terminal, the company behind a new concept in shared commercial… Continue Reading

Classic British cars invade Oxnard

November 18, 2022 5:38 pm C.J. Ward

Dozens of beautiful British classic cars will be on display at the Murphy Auto Museum in Oxnard on Saturday, November 19th from 9-12… Continue Reading

Tipline Investigation: Gina’s Journey, a homeless woman’s pursuit to reunite her family

October 27, 2022 2:17 pm C.J. Ward

Have you ever looked at someone who’s homeless and asked, How did they end up there? Was it something they did? Are they doing anything to change… Continue Reading

Camp out at the Buellton Vintage Trailer Show this weekend

September 23, 2022 5:35 pm C.J. Ward

BUELLTON, Calif. - The Buellton Vintage Trailer Bash is back this year. It started on Friday and runs all weekend long at the Flying Flags RV Resort… Continue Reading

The Murphy Auto Museum Vintage Trailer Show rolls into Oxnard

June 24, 2022 10:23 am C.J. Ward

The 2022 Vintage Trailer Show will be held at the Oxnard Performing Arts Center (PACC) at 800 Hobson Way on Saturday, June 25th. Gates open at 10… Continue Reading

Tipline Investigation: Hackers wipeout small business owner’s bank accounts

June 17, 2022 12:24 pm C.J. Ward

Our NewsChannel Tipline investigation delves into the dark world of hackers and thieves. We all deal with passwords, two-factor authentication,… Continue Reading

Governor Newsom and Alex Padilla cruise to November General Election

June 7, 2022 11:34 pm C.J. Ward

Governor Newsom was expected to cruise to the November General Election and that's were he's headed after soundly defeating 25 challengers in… Continue Reading

School of Squash serves up more successful students

June 6, 2022 4:37 pm C.J. Ward

Santa Barbara's 'School of Squash' is launching more deserving students into post-high school education. The organization held a fundraiser Sunday… Continue Reading

SLO tuning up for its Concerts in the Plaza

June 1, 2022 4:10 pm C.J. Ward

The 26th Annual Concerts in the Plaza returns this summer beginning Friday, June 24th. The event was last held in 2019 with the next two years… Continue Reading