SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- A vegetation fire broke out along southbound Highway 101 near Castillo Street in Santa Barbara late Friday. Firefighters were called around 11:31 p.m., but it’s still not known as to how it ignited. This is a developing story. An update will be provided as more information comes into our newsroom.
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GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – A Goleta man was arrested Tuesday night in connection with the Farren Road vegetation fire in Goleta. Deputies responded around 8:23 p.m. after reports of a brush fire near Farren Road. Witnesses described a vehicle seen near the fire’s origin, and deputies later stopped a car leaving the area. Investigators say they found
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-A female was struck by a car Monday night in Santa Barbara. It happened around 10 p.m at the intersection of Vine Avenue and East De La Guerra Street. The driver fled the scene, hitting two other cars in the way. The pedestrian was transported to the hospital; it’s unknown about her injury
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PISMO BEACH, Calif.- Firefighters are responding to a vehicle that drove into a building in Pismo Beach on Wednesday night. It happened at 8:30 p.m. at Ocean View and Dolliver Street—- 3 people were injured, two were taken to the hospital with critical injuries, and one person had minor injuries. Cal Fire San Luis Obispo is
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.- Fire crews stopped a vegetation fire in the Gaviota area at just over one acre Wednesday night Santa Barbara County fire department spokesperson Scott Safechuck posted a picture via X, which he writes was provided by the county sheriff’s office. It shows a man being taken into custody as a suspect
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PORT HUENEME, Calif. – Firefighters responded to a brush fire Wednesday night in Oxnard. Crews named it the Hueneme Fire since it started near Hueneme Road. It ignited around 10 p.m. just west of Arcturus Ave. and E. McWane Blvd. The wind blew a huge plumes of smoke towards Ormond Beach. The dead end road
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ISLA VISTA, Calif. – Firefighters responded to an apartment unit fire in Isla Vista Wednesday night. The upstairs neighbor made the call when their smoke detectors went off, the neighbor went downstairs when they saw smoke coming out from the unit below them at 9:37 p.m. at 6500 Block Del Playa Upon arrival, no one was in the unit so the fire crew had to enter forcibly.
Continue ReadingVANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 launch carrying 20 Starlink satellites from Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday night on Nov. 8. Of those Starlink satellites, 13 will have Direct-to-Cell capabilities and are destined for a low-Earth orbit following first-stage separation with the Falcon 9 booster assigned to the mission. A
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Grover Beach Police said a suspect had been arrested Thursday night after an alleged stabbing.
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Firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire in Refugio Canyon that began late Thursday. The fire grew overnight and currently sits at 86 acres.
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Los Alamos,Calif- Firefighter responded to a vehicle rollover in Los Alamos Thursday evening. Santa Barbara County says a male solo driver struck a powerline and tree with his pickup truck on the 101 northbound highway near Alisos Canyon road, causing a power outage in the area . Heavy extraction was required, the male driver did
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Five teens were detained for starting a vegetation fire on Wednesday night in Santa Barbara.
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GOLETA, Calif- Firefighters responded to a kayak rescue on Wednesday evening in Goleta. Santa Barbara City Fire said to have received a call around 6:22 P.M on a fatigued middle-aged male who could not make it back to shore at Lagoon Road and Campus Point Santa Barbara City Fire said the kayaker was approximately 300
Continue ReadingORCUTT, Calif.- Firefighters responded to a vehicle that drove off the bridge on Highway 135 in Orcutt late Thursday night . The crash happened around 10:38 P.M. when the driver in a sedan drove off Highway 135 onto Rice Ranch Road. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the driver was pronounced dead on
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CARPINTERIA, Calif.- Firefighters from multiple agencies teamed up Wednesday evening to contain a possible chemical fire in a building belonging to a manufacturing company.Crews were called out to a building 1000 block of Cindy Lane around 6 p.m., according to Michael LoMonaco, a fire marshal with the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire District.The first firefighters on scene discovered
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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif.- Space X is set to launch a Falcon 9 carrying 21 Starlink Satellites along with six Direct to Cell capabilities destined for low-Earth from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday April 5th. Its liftoff is target for for 7:31 P.M. with a backup window available until 11:25 P.M. This will
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VANDENBURG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif.- Space X rescheduled its Falcon 9 launch of 22 Starlink satellites from the Vandenburg Space Force Base to Friday. The launch target for liftoff is at 7:30 P.M. with a backup window available until 11:24 p.m. Its original launch was set for Thursday 28, at 7:30 P.M., but Space X
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ORCUTT, CaIif. — Firefighters responded to a fatal crash involving a motorcyclist and multiple vehicles on Highway 1 near Highway 135 south of Orcutt Wednesday night. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, a motorcyclist was reportedly down near the left lane of the highway when he was struck by by multiple vehicles. SBCFD
Continue ReadingVANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – SpaceX said it is targeting Saturday morning for a Falcon 9 launch of the SARah-2 mission from the Vandenberg Space Force Base. The 83-minute launch window opens at 5:11 a.m. PT with a backup opportunity available on Sunday, December 24 with the same window. . This is the eighth flight of
Continue ReadingGOLETA, Calif- Residents on Hollister and Fairview have been left without power for at least an hour Thursday night. It happens around 9 P.M., nearby street lights are out as well so it is advised to take precautions while driving through there. No word on when the power will be restored. We will keep you
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