Attack in Santa Barbara caught on camera as citizens step in to help victim
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Santa Barbara Police responded to calls for someone screaming for help about 11:40pm Monday night near the 400 block of South…
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Tipline Investigation: Couple claims a text message set off a two-year immigration fight
The last two years have been a nightmare for Dave and Daniela Henrey. They’re married, but he lives in the Santa Ynez Valley and she lives outside…
Continue Reading Tipline Investigation: Local musician waiting for unemployment benefits forced to sell instruments
We have another followup to the chaos within California’s unemployment system. Our series of reports have clearly shown how some people are…
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Faulty electrical wiring ignites fire at a Ventura commercial building
A commercial building on the 1500 block of Morse Avenue in Ventura went up in flames just before noon on…
Continue Reading Tipline Investigation: SB Restaurateur hit with $22,000 Edison bill
The restaurant industry is hanging on by a thread during the pandemic from complete shutdowns, partial re-openings, take out only and outside not…
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Felon arrested for possession of drugs and weapons
Oxnard Police along with the F.B.I arrested a wanted felon on Tuesday. Authorities started investigating Gustavo Meza, 32, of Oxnard for sales and…
Continue Reading Tipline Investigation: Protect yourself and loved ones from Romance Scams and Money Mules
Heartbreaking scams that target senior citizens in our community are on the rise during the pandemic. The crooks don’t stop at pilfering bank…
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State Audit of Employment Department reveals failures impacting millions of Californians
The Employment Development Department which oversees the processing and distribution of employment insurance benefits has been under fire for its…
Continue Reading Fraud linked to California’s Unemployment Department may hit eight billion dollars and expands to other states
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Our series of Tipline reports about fraud in California’s unemployment system indicates the loss to taxpayers could hit a…
Continue Reading Tipline Investigation: Goleta man tells state, ‘I don’t want your unemployment money, take it back’
A Goleta man says the state paid him unemployment benefits that he never asked for and now he can’t get the EDD to take the money…
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Congressman Salud Carbajal co-sponsors resolution to begin impeachment proceedings
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Local Democrat Congressman Salud Carbajal has co-sponsored a resolution to begin impeachment proceedings against President…
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New light shed on mystery of electrified Montecito home
Trev Broudy has become an expert of sorts on the interaction between electricity and copper plumbing. For several months, he’s been on a mission to…
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Montecito mystery has homeowner charged up
MONTECITO, Calif. – Trev Broudy looks back to February, 2019 when his Golden Retriever nearly died as the first indication something was wrong. He…
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Tipline Investigation: 101 year old fights with insurance company to stay in her home
One of the toughest battlegrounds in the fight against COVD-19 has played out at senior living facilities. Outbreaks can sweep through killing dozens…
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1937 Ford Firetruck leads Unity Shoppe Toy Drive
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Cars and Coffee crowd held their annual Unity Shoppe Toy Drive Sunday morning. They met at Montecito’s upper village to…
Continue Reading “Rats nest of incompetence,” how one lawmaker describes the failure of California’s unemployment system
The NewsChannel has been investigating problems at the EDD since May and one of the top complaints we receive involves problems with the EDD’s…
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Bake Sale fundraiser to honor Unity Shoppe’s Barbara Tellefson
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Every year just before the annual Unity Shoppe Telethon, Nicole Kourosh organizes a tasty fundraiser to benefit the Santa…
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Lawmakers demand answers to accusations Bank of America siphoned EDD unemployment benefits
A bipartisan group of 59 lawmakers from all over California are demanding Bank of America explain why money belonging to unemployed workers is being…
Continue Reading Investigation into massive fraud at EDD in early stages
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Law enforcement officials from all over California, including the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office, are…
Continue Reading “Never seen fraud of this magnitude” Massive unemployment benefits scam may involve every jail and prison in California
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Some Santa Barbara County jail inmates appear to be part of a statewide fraud scheme bilking hundreds of millions of dollars…
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