VENTURA COUNTY, Calif (KEYT) – Samuel Matthew Rocha of Port Hueneme was sentenced to 27 years to life in state prison for the April 2021 second-degree murder of 16-year-old Pedro Valdez and related assault of four other bicyclists as well as battery charges from an incident earlier the same day. Rocha received a 15 years
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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Abba Avrohom Bryski was charged with murder and resisting arrest in connection with a fatal incident at the Camarillo Costco last week. The 35-year-old was in court Monday with his arraignment continued to Nov. 18 of this year and he remains in custody without bail noted the Ventura County District
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Local prosecutors reached a settlement with the owners of a squid fishing vessel that ran aground off Santa Cruz Island in December of 2022, spilling over a thousand gallons of diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid into the open ocean. Ocean Angel VI, the owner of the involved commercial squid
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OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) — It’s been a stressful couple weeks for Leo Martinez, an Oxnard-based activist and VC Defensa volunteer who was detained by ICE after they rammed into his pick up truck last Thursday. “These ICE agents are brutal in the way that they act when nobody’s watching. So to see them do this,
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office deputies arrested a man following a domestic dispute where he flashed a knife. SBCSO deputies arrived to find a man armed with a knife in the middle of the domestic incident just after 11:30 a.m. Saturday. The man later fled to the equestrian center nearby the
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Maria Police confirm federal immigration or ICE officers are responsible for an incident involving a Santa Maria High School student. Video surveillance footage confirming the incident has been turned over to investigators. It happened early Wednesday morning. 20-year old Erik Zepeda says ICE agents detained and injured him while
Continue Reading VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Local prosecutors are turning to the public for help investigating a 2017 Simi Valley knife attack involving several men wearing masks from the movie franchise Scream after one of the alleged attackers was recently charged in connection. According to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, one of the allegedly involved
Continue Reading OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) – A 45-year-old Oxnard woman has died and a 53-year-old driver who fled the scene has been arrested after a traffic collision at the intersection of Snow Avenue and Gonzales Road. On Oct. 20, around 10:53 p.m., first responders were dispatched to a reported traffic collision at the intersection of West Gonzales
Continue Reading VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Maurisio Tapia, the frontman for local band Los Retros, was charged Thursday with four felony counts of molesting a child he knew through family. The 26-year-old pled not guilty to all charged counts during his arraignment this week. According to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, Tapia is facing felony
Continue Reading SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – A 35-year-old man was arrested after a brief standoff at a local shopping center Thursday. On Oct. 22, around 4:55 a.m., officers were dispatched to the 1800 block of North Broadway for a reported theft involving a knife stated a press release from the Santa Maria Police Department. According to
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – An adult student at Santa Maria High is recovering from surgery after he was stopped and had his wrist broken by two people he believes were federal agents Wednesday morning. Erik Zepeda, 20, is a student on an individualized education program who was walking to classes around 6:45 a.m. Wednesday
Continue Reading VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A 35-year-old Agoura Hills man is facing a murder charge after a 28-year-old Modesto man died after being hit by a car at a Camarillo Costco. On Oct. 20, around 8:37 p.m., dispatchers received a call about a man who had been hit by a vehicle in the parking lot
Continue Reading VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – A 28-year-old Ventura man was arrested Tuesday in connection with a stabbing in a local riverbed that hospitalized a 38-year-old Ventura man the day prior. On Oct. 19, around 7:28 p.m., officers responded to a reported stabbing in the Ventura Riverbed stated a press release Wednesday from the Ventura Police Department.
Continue Reading VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A Thousand Oaks man was arrested in connection with violent threats against a local community center Tuesday. On Oct. 13, 2026, deputies were dispatched to the 4800 block of Borchard Road after receiving a report of criminal threats from an adult man including threats of injury and death to patrons
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VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – Ventura Superior Court workers didn’t go to work on Tuesday morning, but they did go on strike for the first time. Members of Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 721 marched with signs around the Ventura Government Government center and held a midday rally. They accused the CEO, Kate Bieker, of
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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A San Luis Obispo jury found a 47-year-old X-ray technician guilty of sexual battery against a patient from an incident on May 15, 2024, according to the county DA’s office. The SLOCDAO found John Stephen O’Brien guilty after he unlawfully touched a woman against her will during an examination.
Continue Reading VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Two former employees at a local liquor store have been arrested for embezzling an estimated $75,000. On Sep. 30, 2025, deputies were dispatched to Happy Place Liquor on Los Angeles Avenue in Ventura and the business owner shared they had been losing a notable amount of money over the course
Continue Reading OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) – A 54-year-old Oxnard man with an active warrant for his arrest was taken into custody on Saviers Road and multiple “improvised destructive devices” were found inside of his vehicle Sunday evening. The devices were rendered safe at the scene and currently, investigators believe the incident does not pose any further danger
Continue Reading LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – A 29-year-old Grover Beach man was arrested after a 15-year-old girl reported to local police he had sexually assaulted her after the pair met on social media. On Oct. 6, a 15-year-old girl and her mother reported a sexual assault to local police stated the Lompoc Police Department in a press
Continue Reading VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A 43-year-old Oxnard man was arrested Thursday for assault, battery and child abuse connected to a fight at a Thousand Oaks business earlier this month. On Oct. 10, deputies responded to a reported disturbance at a business in the 100 block of North Moorpark Road in Thousand Oaks stated a
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