Evacuation shelters are open for those displaced by heavy rains
Due to extensive rain across the Central Coast region, multiple shelters have been open for those displaced by the…
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Inclusion of Santa Barbara county in state of emergency activates price gouging protections
The inclusion of Santa Barbara County in the state of emergency also includes protections from price gouging under Penal Code Section…
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All but one San Luis Obispo County school districts will be open Jan. 11 following rain closures
All San Luis Obispo County school districts will be open tomorrow, Jan. 11 with the exception of Coast Unified School District in Cambria according…
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Superior Court jury trials in south Santa Barbara County cancelled Jan. 10 due to rain
All Superior Court jury trials in south county Santa Barbara are cancelled Jan. 10 and north county jury trials are being held on a as needed…
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Santa Barbara MTD resumes bus service with a modified Sunday schedule
The Santa Barbara Metropolitan Transit District is operating on a Sunday schedule, but without Line 20 (Carpinteria) nor Line 28 (UCSB Shuttle) all…
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400 people isolated at Rancho Oso by debris flows over roadways
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Approximately 400 people and 70 horses have been isolated in Rancho Oso by debris flows across roadways, no injuries…
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Santa Barbara Airport begins phased reopening after storm
The Santa Barbara Airport started a phased reopening Tuesday afternoon, one day after flooding closed the air traffic control tower and grounded all…
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California Storm: Man goes kayaking along flooded street in Santa Barbara
Southern California Rainstorm: Man goes canoeing on Spring Street in Santa…
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Santa Maria activates its Emergency Operations Center due to heavy rains
The City of Santa Maria has activated its Emergency Operations Center at 5 p.m. on Jan. 9 to monitor the ongoing impact from rainstorms in the…
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La Colina Jr. High opened as emergency evacuation center due to heavy rains
An evacuation center has been opened at La Colina Jr. High School to help with overflow from the Wake…
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Congressmembers Carbajal and Panetta sign letter requesting Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties join active federal emergency declaration
Congressmembers Salud Carbajal and Jimmy Panetta signed a letter to President Joe Biden to amend California’s federal emergency declaration to…
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Santa Barbara City College is closed Jan. 10 due to heavy rains
Santa Barbara City College will be closed Jan. 10 due to area…
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Mass evacuation order marks five year remembrance of Montecito mudslide
The rebuilt and reinforced watershed throughout the community of Montecito showed signs of “behaving unpredictably” during Monday’s major storm,…
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All Santa Barbara County public schools closed on Jan. 10 due to rainstorm
All Santa Barbara County public school districts will be closed Jan. 10 due to extreme weather…
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Sinkhole reported at 4200 block of Hibiscus Court in Santa Maria
Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to a sinkhole around 5 p.m. at the 4200 block of Hibiscus Court in Santa…
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All Santa Maria High School District sites are closed Jan. 10 due to heavy rains
All Santa Maria Joint Union High School District school sites will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 10 due to extreme weather.…
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All Allan Hancock College campuses are closed Jan. 10 due to heavy rain
All of Allan Hancock College’s campuses will be closed Tuesday, Jan. 10 due to excessive rain.…
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Storm slams SLO County, causing widespread damage across the region
Monday’s rainstorm slammed into San Luis Obispo County, causing widespread damage across the entire…
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All Santa Maria-Bonita district schools closed Jan. 10 due to severe storms
The Santa Maria-Bonita School District has announced that all district schools will be closed tomorrow, Jan. 10 due to severe weather.…
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Lompoc Fire performs water rescue of newborn
The Lompoc Fire Department rescued a father, mother, and newborn in the 2000 block of North H St who were surrounded by flooding…
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