Toasty Thursday, sundowner winds
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Temperatures are staying above normal by 5 to 10 degrees Thursday, rising from Wednesday in some areas, as high…
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Southern California Edison expects power shutoffs across Santa Barbara County
NewSANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Santa Barbara County may experience power shutoffs this afternoon beginning at 3:00 pm Wednesday. The maps below show…
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Santa Paula Man Taken into Custody after Seen Walking Around with a Shotgun
SANTA PAULA, Calif. – Santa Paula Police arrested 27-year-old Adrian Lopez for multiple felony charges after he seen walking around the city of…
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Update: Madre Fire containment grows to 62% burning along Highway 166 and east into the Carrizo Plain
SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters are responding to a wildfire named the Madre Fire, which has burned 80,610 acres in rural San Luis…
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Santa Barbara County Fair Ready to Begin Five-Day Run in Santa Maria
The Santa Barbara County Fair begins its five-day run in Santa Maria beginning Wednesday…
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Santa Maria Juvenile Arrested on Weapon-Related Charges Tuesday
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Santa Maria Police arrested a juvenile found to be concealing a loaded handgun in his waistband. An officer contacted the…
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Paul Flores Files Second Appeal for Murder Conviction in Kristin Smart Case
MONTEREY COUNTY, Calif. – Paul Flores, the man convicted of killing Cal Poly freshmen Kristin Smart back in 1996, has once again filed a appeal to…
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UCSB Arts & Lectures Kicks Off Free Movie Series with “101 Dalmatians”
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Preparations are underway for the UCSB Arts & Lectures Free Summer Cinema series. This movie event is returning to the…
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Air Pollution Control District Incentivizes Switch-Over to Clean Machines in Santa Maria
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – The Air Pollution Control District (APCD) of Santa Barbara County held a ‘clean machine’ demonstration at the south campus of…
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Santa Barbara County projects Major Food Cuts to SNAP and USDA Support due to “Big Beautiful Bill”
GOLETA, Calif. – Federal cuts are hitting home and hard for those in need of food here in Santa Barbara County. The Foodbank of Santa Barbara County…
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Thirteen Trees to be Removed on Milpas Street
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Thirteen trees, including eight ficus trees, are being removed from Milpas Street in Santa Barbara for a project intended to…
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Paso Robles Man Arrested After Barricading Himself following Domestic Violence Incident
PASO ROBLES, Calif. – A Paso Robles man was arrested Tuesday evening following a domestic dispute after barricading himself inside a residence and…
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Goleta Library’s Temporary Site Opens During its Remodel
A new temporary library is open in Goleta. It is on Hollister across from City…
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Drivers Brace for New Challenges in the Montecito Construction Zone
Southbound Highway 101 in Montecito is about to have some construction challenges for drivers. Ramps need to be rebuilt and lanes are getting…
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Trump administration sues California over law allowing transgender students to play on sports teams of their choice
By Hannah Rabinowitz, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration filed another lawsuit Wednesday challenging state policies that allow transgender…
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Los Angeles seeks to join lawsuit against Trump administration over immigration raids
By Kelly McCleary, CNN (CNN) — The city and county of Los Angeles, along with several municipalities in Southern California, are seeking to…
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Trump promises more tariff letters and warns BRICS of what’s coming
By John Liu and Matt Egan, CNN (CNN) — President Donald Trump said at least seven countries can expect tariff letters on Wednesday morning, as…
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Detours will Reroute Commuters from Santa Barbara Neighborhood for Bridge Repairs
The De la Vina bridge project is going to lead to detours. It’s a well traveled area of Santa Barbara and residents will have to…
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Tracking heat and winds Wednesday, heightened fire risk through Thursday
Sundowner winds kept the marine layer from forming in Santa Barbara very early Wednesday morning. Once winds die down we may see some formation of…
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Enforcement and Removal Operations Continue in Carpinteria
CARPINTERIA, Calif. – For the second day in a row people in Carpinteria witnessed an apparent ICE arrest and shared it on social media. On Monday,…
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