SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – SoCalGas detected a gas leak during routine survey work in downtown San Luis Obispo Tuesday morning. The leak was first announced around 10 a.m. and the emergency evacuations and shelter-in-place orders were lifted around 11 a.m. Tuesday detailed the San Luis Obispo City Fire Department. The origin of the
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A protective sand berm is going up in Carpinteria . It will be about 9.5 feet tall in front of properties.
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents spent more than four hours Monday inside the lobby of the Santa Barbara County jail. They chose not to comment, but could be heard discussing agitators over a walkie-talkie device. Members of S.B. Resiste said they call themselves observers and used their phones to record
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Maria Police just launched a soft rollout of an artificial intelligence non-emergency call-taking system. At this early testing stage, the system has already handled over a thousand calls. Powered by the technology company Hyper, now part of Motorola Solutions, the system is designed to streamline non-emergency calls, reduce wait
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Nature scares up a rainy forecast for Halloween. Soaked streets will be challenging for trick or treaters.
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CARPINTERIA, Calif. (KEYT) The Alcazar hosted a free Carpinteria Community Spotlight on El Niño Disaster Preparation. Carpinteria Vallery Radio hosts Dennis Mitchell and Bryan Mootz emceed the event. Speakers included Carpinteria-Summerland Fire officials, Carpinteria city staff members, Police Chief of Services in the City of Carpinteria Lt. Rich Brittingham, Santa Barbara County Supervisor Roy Lee
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The Carpinteria streets near the Salt Marsh have been impacted by this weeks higher tides and El Nino related impacts. The water is coming up from the drains nearby and some homes are impacted.
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A new section of a Santa Ynez Valley trail has opened. It will improve safety in the area.
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ISLA VISTA, Calif. (KEYT) – The 6th Annual Isla Vista Halloween Pumpkin Patch isn’t just about picking pumpkins, it is an immersive adventure through Anisq’ oyo Park that culminates with a free pumpkin. The Isla Vista Recreation and Park District started the patch to give students and community members an alternative way to celebrate. The
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Police are investigating a suspicious death at an apartment on Los Aguajes Avenue Wednesday. On Oct. 27, around 9:37 p.m., dispatchers received a call for a welfare check at a residence in the 100 block of Los Aguajes Avenue stated a press release Wednesday from the Santa Barbara Police Department.
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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A 40-year-old Fillmore man has died after crashing a motorcycle on State Route 126 Tuesday evening. On Oct. 27, around 7:34 p.m., officers with the California Highway Patrol-Ventura office (CHP) located a crash that had just occurred on State Route 126, east of Wells Road shared a press release from
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A 40-year-old man with chest pains was airlifted from Santa Cruz Island Wednesday morning. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, Helicopter 964 responded to Santa Cruz Island at 8:38 a.m. for an adult man with chest pains. The image below shows the approximate location of Wednesday’s emergency
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Preliminary reports show Tuesday morning’s high tide surpassed a previous record. “It was a big day, California has experienced a lot of high tides recently along the coast, they have all been higher than normal, here locally we have received about 12-18 inches higher than normal, this morning it did break
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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Five cases of Shiga toxin-producing Escherichia coli (E. Coli) infections have been confirmed by local health officials and an ongoing investigation has linked the infections to a local farm. According to the County of San Luis Obispo Department of Public Health, an investigation narrowed the suspected exposures to
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LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – A 96-year-old pedestrian was struck and killed by a vehicle on North H Street Monday evening. On Oct. 26, around 9:14 p.m., officers were dispatched to a reported vehicle collision involving a pedestrian in the 2000 block of North H Street stated a press release Tuesday from the Lompoc Police Department.
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SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – On Tuesday, the local sheriff’s office turned to the public for help locating 86-year-old Michael Inglis of Arroyo Grande. On Oct. 27, around 12:30 p.m., the elderly resident was successfully located by search and rescue volunteers in the 700 block of Duntov Drive, about a quarter of a
Continue Reading SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – A shelter-in-place order was put into place for portions of downtown San Luis Obispo Tuesday due to a gas leak in the 900 block of Monterey Street. According to the San Luis Obispo City Fire Department, the shelter-in-place order was lifted Tuesday afternoon after gas levels were determined to
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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Abba Avrohom Bryski was charged with murder and resisting arrest in connection with a fatal incident at the Camarillo Costco last week. The 35-year-old was in court Monday with his arraignment continued to Nov. 18 of this year and he remains in custody without bail noted the Ventura County District
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The City of Grover Beach is beginning a weeklong vegetation management project along Meadow Creek starting Monday, Oct. 26.
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Local prosecutors reached a settlement with the owners of a squid fishing vessel that ran aground off Santa Cruz Island in December of 2022, spilling over a thousand gallons of diesel fuel and hydraulic fluid into the open ocean. Ocean Angel VI, the owner of the involved commercial squid
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