
“Red Heel Heist” sparks one-of-a-kind News Channel 3 investigation in Isla Vista
SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — For years, a giant red stiletto standing tall along Highway 101 near La Conchita has sparked curiosity and brought…
Continue ReadingSANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — For years, a giant red stiletto standing tall along Highway 101 near La Conchita has sparked curiosity and brought…
Continue ReadingOur NewsChannel Tipline investigation delves into the dark world of hackers and thieves. We all deal with passwords, two-factor authentication,…
Continue ReadingSANTA BARBARA, Calif. — The Department of Government Efficiency, or DOGE, claims it could save more than $4 million by terminating federal leases…
Continue Reading35 unused Santa Barbara County ambulance vehicles are for sale. A proposal to provide a full emergency medical service contract did not work…
Continue ReadingSANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — Santa Barbara County taxpayers are footing the bill for dozens of brand-new ambulances that have yet to be put into…
Continue ReadingThe Craig Case fraud trial is expected to go to the jury Monday. Case is accused for cheating a Montecito woman out of nearly…
Continue ReadingWe have to go back 15 years to the housing crisis, when many people owed more for their home than it was worth. It was called being “upside down”…
Continue ReadingSolar Power seems to be a bright spot in today’s goal to achieve a clean energy future. One of the most powerful forces behind that effort is Tesla…
Continue ReadingSanta Ynez Valley, CA – Firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire in Los Olivos on Monday night It happened around 9:41 p.m. at 5100 Figueroa…
Continue ReadingOur NewsChannel Tipline investigation takes us back to the first days of the pandemic when everything seemed to stop or shutdown.
A Santa Barbara…
Continue ReadingOur News Channel Tipline investigation exposes problems with one of the big online car dealers,…
Continue ReadingIn October, we introduced you to Gina Quiroz. She’s been homeless for almost six years. But, she’s putting her life back together with the…
Continue ReadingHave you ever looked at someone who’s homeless and asked, How did they end up there? Was it something they did? Are they doing anything to change…
Continue ReadingSANTA BARBARA, Calif. – This NewsChannel 3 Tipline story profiles a Santa Barbara widow and her two and a half year fight against the Social Security…
Continue ReadingFor nearly two years, the NewsChannel 3 Tipline has reported on the problems at the California Employment Development Department, better known as the…
Continue ReadingCOVID-19 has decimated the travel industry since the start of the pandemic and cruise lines may have gotten the worst of it. Their loyal customers…
Continue ReadingTonight’s Tipline Investigation involves the largest online retailer in the world, Amazon. The retail giant became what it is today partly due to a…
Continue ReadingA veteran tax preparer in San Luis Obispo knows all about dealing with complicated issues. He’s been preparing his clients taxes for more than 50…
Continue ReadingWe have an update on our Tipline investigation into the multi-billion dollar fraud in California’s unemployment…
Continue ReadingWe first profiled Leslie Jackson and her battle against the California Employment Development Department on April 25th. She had applied for benefits…
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