Mission Creek Bridge focus of proposed safety improvements and preservation
The City of Santa Barbara will revisit proposed changes to the historic Mission Creek Bridge and Mission Canyon Rd. for the first time in three…
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Foothills Forever land buyback fundraising campaign extended to June 9
The June 9 deadline is exactly one week away.…
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Foothills Forever conservancy group nears fundraising goal to buy back land from developer
Members of Foothills Forever, an environmental coalition on a mission to save a pristine parcel near the San Marcos Foothills Preserve, reached a…
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Santa Barbara places interim policy for short term vacation rentals in coastal zones
The City of Santa Barbara has worked out an interim policy for short term vacation rentals in the coastal zone of the area on…
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Soil experts assess hillside charred in Loma Fire
It will take years for the charred hillside above Loma Alta Dr. in Santa Barbara to recover from last Thursday’s Loma Fire. Two UCSB experts in…
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Sophisticated system parking cars in downtown Santa Barbara
Downtown Santa Barbara has a new automatic parking…
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Urgent Foodbank drive Saturday replaces Postal Service annual collection due to COVID limitations
The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County has made a new plan to replace an annual drive with the U.S. Postal…
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Orange tier for at least another week in Santa Barbara County based on latest COVID data
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – It will be another week in the COVID-19 orange tier in Santa Barbara County based on the latest data on coronavirus cases…
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Santa Barbara siblings raise funds for India
Three siblings in Santa Barbara have created a campaign to aid India, as the country copes with the worst COVID-19 outbreak in the…
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Future uncertain for pristine Summerland hilltop
The Carpinteria Unified School District (CUSD) is preparing to embark on a new school for the community of Summerland.The owner of Sweet Wheel Farm…
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Despite flower shortage, Santa Barbara shops flourish on Mother’s Day
A bloom in business arrived on Sunday, as plenty of people poured into Riley’s Flowers in downtown Santa…
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County health experts struggle to convince young adults to get COVID-19 vaccine
Over a third of Santa Barbara County residents over the age of 16 are fully vaccinated against the…
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Honest business owner makes good on what had been a valueless gift card
NewsChannel 3 has a follow-up to a story we shared with viewers at the beginning of April. It is a “buyer beware” for customers purchasing gift…
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Ventura County businesses hoping for Mother’s Day economic boost
Many Ventura County businesses are busy getting ready for Mother’s Day weekend. Owners are saying they are already seeing the economic impact that…
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Dr. Charity Dean focus of 60 Minutes “The Premonition” segment on COVID-19
Dr. Charity Dean, Santa Barbara County’s former Public Health Director (2014-2018) is in the national spotlight again. This time, in last Sunday’s…
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High fire season underway in Santa Barbara County
The Santa Barbara County Fire Department declared today as the start of the 2021 high fire…
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Latest Variant Testing Results for Santa Barbara County
Local health experts are seeing a “significant shift” in COVID-19 Variants of Concern in Santa Barbara…
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Infectious Disease expert: ‘Variants of concern showing up and taking over’
Infectious Disease experts in Santa Barbara County are well into a fifth month tracking two COVID-19 variants now prevalent in Santa Barbara County.…
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Cherishing your loved one with a Parting Stone
NewsChannel 3-12 profiles a unique company, a stand-out in an era when people are looking for new solutions to old…
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Lunch with Love event delivers comfort food and more
Proceeds from a bagged lunch are helping some of Santa Barbara’s most vulnerable children at Storyteller Children’s…
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