Ventura woman sentenced to over six years for human trafficking
A Ventura woman on Tuesday was sentenced to six years and four months in state prison for human trafficking of a…
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Jury decides Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s use of force against Cameron Ely in 2019 was justified
A federal jury recently decided that the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office’s use of force in a fatal 2019 shooting where actor Ron Ely’s…
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San Luis Obispo Police looking for robbery, assault suspects
The San Luis Obispo Police Department is looking for suspects who robbed and assaulted a victim with a knife on Thursday…
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Police investigative fatal shooting in Santa Maria Thursday night
The Santa Maria Police Department is looking for a suspect who fatally shot a 33-year-old man in Santa Maria late Thursday…
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Visalia resident killed in crash on Highway 46 Thursday night
A Visalia man died on Thursday night after driving down a dirt shoulder on Highway 46 in Templeton, causing his vehicle to flip over multiple…
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Central Coast agencies take part in California’s Great ShakeOut earthquake drill
Several agencies up and down the Central Coast participated in California’s Great ShakeOut earthquake drill on Thursday…
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Loma Alta Drive to be closed to traffic starting Monday
Loma Alta Drive in Santa Barbara will be closed to car traffic beginning Monday, Oct. 24 as the city Public Works Department prepares for potential…
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Santa Barbara News-Press to end newspaper delivery
A notice went out with the daily Santa Barbara News-Press paper Thursday morning letting readers know that their daily papers will no longer be…
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Two Northern Branch Jail inmates resuscitated from drug overdose, one dead
Custody deputies were able to resuscitate two inmates from a drug overdose at the Santa Barbara County Northern Branch Jail within hours late…
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Santa Barbara County Probation Department receives grant to supervise people with multiple DUI convictions
The Santa Barbara County Probation Department was awarded a $178,000 grant to fund an intensive probation supervision program for high-risk DUI…
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Santa Barbara resident hosts signing for her new bestseller book
Local Santa Barbara resident Dr. Jennifer Freed is holding a book signing in Montecito on Thursday for her new bestseller book, “A Map to Your…
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Old Spanish Days announces 2023 leadership team ahead of 99th Fiesta celebration
Organizers of Old Spanish Days announced the leadership team for the 99th Fiesta celebration, with David Bolton serving as 2023 El…
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Comedian Andy Dick arrested in Santa Barbara for felony residential burglary
Comedian Andy Dick was arrested in Santa Barbara on the evening of Oct. 13 for burglarizing a vacant home that was under…
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Former Oxnard AYSO soccer coach sentenced to 155 years to life, plus 20 years for child molestation
A former American Youth Soccer Organization (AYSO) coach in Oxnard was sentenced to 155 years to life plus 20 years for child molestation, the…
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One person found dead after structure fire in Orcutt
Santa Barbara County Fire crews were responding to a structure fire in Orcutt that broke out on Wednesday…
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Santa Barbara City College celebrates grand opening of Dream Center
Santa Barbara City College on Wednesday celebrated the grand opening of its new Dream Center during Community Colleges’ Undocumented Student Week of…
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Santa Maria man pleads guilty to murder of two woman, injuring two others while driving under the influence in 2019
The Santa Maria man accused of killing two women and causing great injury to two others while driving under the influence in Santa Maria in 2019 has…
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Lompoc Police make second arrest in February fatal shooting
The Lompoc Police Department arrested a 17-year-old man for involvement in the murder of 37-year-old Maurilio Delacruz in…
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Federal jury issues new indictment in Conception Boat Fire
The captain of the Conception Dive Boat was indicted on new charges after a federal judge in September dismissed manslaughter charges against him for…
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Paul Flores found guilty of murder of Kristin Smart, Ruben Flores found not guilty
Both Paul and Ruben Flores’s juries have handed down their verdicts for the high-profile Kristin Smart murder trial that has been taking place in a…
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