Safety Archives

Construction equipment on a flatbed hits State Route 217 bridge over Sandspit Road Monday

August 26, 2025 4:35 pm Andrew Gillies

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – A large drill rig being transported on a flat bed truck hit the bridge over Sandspit Road near Goleta State Beach… Continue Reading

San Luis Obispo County Dispatchers Require Callers to Share Location and Contact Data

August 25, 2025 6:08 pm Andrew Gillies

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – The San Luis Obispo County Sheriff's Office announced that the state's 911 system is not automatically sharing phone… Continue Reading

Lithium Battery Sparks Garage Fire in Paso Robles Home

August 24, 2025 1:17 pm Christer Schmidt

PASO ROBLES, Calif. – Fire crews responded to a structure fire on Ladera Lane in Paso Robles on Sunday morning after a lithium battery caught fire… Continue Reading

Trail Parking Closed During Heat Wave in Montecito

August 22, 2025 6:38 pm John Palminteri

A Red Flag condition means a Montecito trail parking area is closed. High fire dangers and evacuation issues are a… Continue Reading

Trash, Weeds, and Car-Dwellers – Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara Express Locational Concerns

August 18, 2025 6:18 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A popular boys and girls club location is fighting blight in an area where members must walk to get to the club. The… Continue Reading

Body of a Man Recovered Leashed to a Surfboard About 100 Yards off the Coast of Gaviota Thursday

August 21, 2025 3:51 pm Andrew Gillies

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The body of a man was recovered still leashed to a surfboard off the shores of Gaviota Thursday afternoon. On Aug.… Continue Reading

Tri-Counties Warn Central Coast to Prepare for Wildfire Smoke Impacts this Summer

July 3, 2025 4:41 pm News Channel 3-12

Below is a press release from Santa Barbara County, San Luis Obispo County, and Ventura County Air Pollution Control Districts regarding… Continue Reading

County to debate support for state legislation directed at masked and unidentifiable federal agents

August 21, 2025 12:50 pm Andrew Gillies

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors announced Thursday that Supervisors will consider declaring official… Continue Reading

Santa Barbara Students Learn The “Phones Off and Away” Policy for Classrooms on Day One

August 20, 2025 10:47 am John Palminteri

The Santa Barbara Unified School District has a cell phone restriction in the classroom with both pouches and a cell phone hotel depending on the… Continue Reading

Santa Barbara Based ShelterBox Helping Thousands Affected by Floods in Pakistan

August 20, 2025 4:36 pm Alissa Orozco

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara based non-profit, ShelterBox, is stepping in to provide life-saving aid across the country of Pakistan after… Continue Reading

Dangerous heat wave this week to bring elevated wildfire risk to the Central Coast

August 20, 2025 10:52 am Dave Alley

Just as firefighters have nearly put the Gifford Fire completely out, a dangerous heat wave is forecast to hit the Central Coast this week and create… Continue Reading

Dillon Johnson convicted of involuntary manslaughter after selling lethal dose of fentanyl

August 20, 2025 11:01 am Andrew Gillies

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Dillon Johnson, 37, of Santa Barbara pled guilty on Aug. 19 to involuntary manslaughter, selling fentanyl,… Continue Reading

Santa Barbara County Says Health Monitoring is Robust Despite Grand Jury Concerns

August 19, 2025 12:13 pm John Palminteri

Immunization issues raised by the Santa Barbara County Grand Jury have been addressed by health leaders. This includes home schooled children and… Continue Reading

Santa Barbara City Council Responds to Grand Jury E-Bike report

August 19, 2025 5:50 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara City Council responded to a Santa Barbara County Grand Jury's 15 page report entitled "E-Bikes In Santa… Continue Reading

Federal immigration applicants now subject to expanded review of ‘anti-Americanism’

August 19, 2025 1:39 pm Andrew Gillies

WASHINGTON D.C. – On Tuesday, federal immigration services updated the discretionary factors used to decide immigration requests which will now… Continue Reading

With Bridge Work Complete, Full Train Service Resumes on the Central Coast

August 18, 2025 11:47 pm John Palminteri

Amtrak train service through the Central Coast has fully resumed after a bridge repair. Bus service was used while the two week project took place… Continue Reading

E-Bike Enforcement and Education Increasing in Santa Barbara After a Grand Jury Investigation

August 18, 2025 11:46 am John Palminteri

A Santa Barbara Police officer inspects broken car parts and a damaged e bike after a crash in downtown Santa Barbara. Two boys were taken to the… Continue Reading

Fire crews responded to 43-acre vegetation fire on San Carlos Road in Atascadero Monday

August 18, 2025 2:19 pm Andrew Gillies

ATASCADERO, Calif. – Fire teams responded to a 43-acre vegetation fire in the 8600 block of San Carlos Road on the southern edge of Atascadero… Continue Reading

Gifford Fire operations winding down as crews close in on full containment

August 18, 2025 11:55 am Dave Alley

SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. - With crews closing in on full containment of the Gifford Fire, firefighting operations that have been ongoing around the… Continue Reading

Firefighters beginning to head home as Gifford Fire containment numbers continue to rise

August 15, 2025 6:40 pm Dave Alley

With containment numbers of the Gifford Fire rising on a daily basis, demobilization of the Incident Command Post in Santa Margarita is now… Continue Reading