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PG&E response helicopters to conduct training exercises Wednesday and Thursday

July 11, 2023 5:00 pm Andrew Gillies

Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) will be conducting helicopter-based drills over power lines in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties on…

Department of Justice reaches civil settlement with three Central Coast health care providers

July 11, 2023 4:08 pm Andrew Gillies

A county-organized health system (COHS) working with Medi-Cal enrollees in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties as well as three Central Coast…

Final set up and preparations taking place one day before start of Santa Barbara County Fair

July 11, 2023 11:58 am Dave Alley

With just hours to go until the official opening of the 130th Annual Santa Barbara County Fair, final preparations are taking place all across the…

Heatwave to impact Central and South Coasts brings elevated fire danger

July 11, 2023 11:04 am Karen Cruz-Orduña

Daniel Swain, a UCLA Climate Scientist, said this kind of heat can very quickly dry out the new amount of growth in vegetation across the region…

City extends deadline for Children’s Fiesta Parade entries in Santa Barbara

July 11, 2023 7:34 am Patricia Martellotti

The City of Santa Barbara is extending the application deadline for this year’s Children’s Fiesta…

Pickleball players look to share space until designated courts are built

July 10, 2023 6:15 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Pickleball courts are now sharing space nationwide and along the central coast. A new contract at Earl Warren Showgrounds…

Dolphin Dive Festival makes a splash Sunday afternoon

July 9, 2023 12:36 am Mina Wahab

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— The annual Dolphin Dive Festival is making a splash at Chase Palm Park Sunday afternoon. Sunrise Rotary raises money for…

Stephen Arthur Deflaun sentenced to 50 years without parole in 2001 double homicide

July 10, 2023 4:53 pm Andrew Gillies

San Luis Obispo County Superior Court Judge Jacquelyn H. Duffy sentenced Stephen Arthur Deflaun to 50 years to life without the possibility of parole…

Choo Choo! Old SLO Trolley returns for the Summer

July 10, 2023 2:36 pm Avery Elowitt

Just in time to beat the heat, the Old SLO Trolley returns for the summer. From now until September 7, the Old SLO Trolley travels throughout the…

New sober living house opens in Goleta

July 10, 2023 2:28 pm Ryder Christ

Tucked in a suburb of Goleta, Cali-House hopes to offer people recovering from addiction a…

Atascadero Police investigating human remains discovered near walking path on Sunday

July 10, 2023 1:14 pm Andrew Gillies

Officers with the Atascadero Police Department responded to a call of human remains found near a walking path near Las Lomas Avenue on…

“The Dichotomy of Laundry” art exhibit cycles into Santa Barbara

July 10, 2023 11:58 am Mina Wahab

A two week pop-up called “The Dichotomy of Laundry” washed up in Santa Barbara’s art gallery,…

Hundreds of local agriculture students kick off Santa Barbara County Fair with start of junior livestock show

July 10, 2023 11:45 am Dave Alley

Hundreds of local agriculture students from Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties helped kick off the 130th Annual Santa Barbara County Fair…

Santa Maria Police provide update on Friday night homicide investigation

July 10, 2023 12:05 pm Andrew Gillies

Santa Maria Police Department provided an update on Monday about an ongoing investigation of a fatal shooting Friday…

Santa Barbara National Horse Show celebrates 103rd year at Earl Warren Showgrounds

July 8, 2023 8:56 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-All breeds including Morgan horses, Friesians , Saddlebreds, Welsh Ponies, Tennessee Walking Horses, Andalusians, competed in…

X Games preps underway in Ventura

July 9, 2023 8:45 pm Tracy Lehr

VENTURA, Calif.-The final weekend of the X Games California 2023 will take place in Ventura. Construction crews are busy preparing the Ventura County…