San Luis Obispo County held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday morning to officially celebrate the start of construction on a long-planned brand new…
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The Santa Barbara County Office of Emergency Management (OEM) will hold a hands-on training event in Santa Maria this afternoon to help residents…
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Central Coast nonprofit LEAP had a successful diaper drive in honor of National Diaper Need Awareness…
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Wildfires burning in Northern California and Oregon, combined with meterological conditions, are pushing smoke hundreds of miles south across much of…
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Pacific Gas and Electric Company (PG&E) is conducting aerial inspections for trees that might pose a risk to power lines all this week throughout…
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ISLA VISTA, Calif.-The family of Benjamin “Benny” Schurmer of Ojai wants people to know exactly where he fell to his death over Labor Day weekend in…
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-When a fire started at the Beach City Apartments before 9 :30 Saturday night Xavier Ascencio said he was in Isla Vista with…
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An example of Southern California Edison (SCE) wildfire mitigation work was on full display Monday in one area of Santa…
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Santa Barbara Firefighters and Santa Barbara Police evacuated the entire Beach City Apartment complex on Saturday night when a…
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A City College student, 19-year-old Benjamin Scott Schurmer of Ojai, fell forty feet into the surf below where students tried to revive him Saturday…
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With National Preparedness Month now underway, emergency management offices in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties are emphasizing to the…
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Sobering, new statistics to share with about local overdose…
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Longtime firefighters say gas explosions that destroy homes are rare despite the fact they now know of two that occurred just…
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Taking care of those who take care of us during emergencies and times of disaster is a high priority for our local communities, up and down the…
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OJAI, Calif.-People living in and around Ojai are still feeling aftershocks from Sunday’s earthquake. The shaking woke many people up this morning,…
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-When the earth moved on Sunday afternoon, people close to the epicenter in Ojai started sharing videos. They are also sharing…
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Astronomers have said “The Dog Days of Summer” refer to the hottest days in late July and early August when Sirius known as the…
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High-profile immigration legislation with ties to the South Coast is moving through the political pipeline with bipartisan support.…
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As more seasonal warmer and drier weather conditions arrive, the Santa Maria Air Tanker Base is gearing up for the beginning of peak fire…
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Local experts specializing in bees, rats and mosquitoes have a message for the public: start scouring your yards and property for standing…
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