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Governor signs bill removing civil statute of limitations for sexual abuse survivors

October 10, 2023 2:28 pm Andrew Gillies

SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Legislation authored by Assemblymember Daw Addis and State Senator Nancy Skinner that removes the civil statute of limitations…

U.S. sailor stationed at Naval Base Ventura County pled guilty Tuesday to felony conspiring with a foreign intelligence officer and bribery

October 10, 2023 1:44 pm Andrew Gillies

Petty Officer Wenheng Zhao pled guilty on Tuesday to federal felony charges and admitted to transmitting sensitive U.S. military data to a People’s…

Governor signs bill into law increasing financial responsibilities of oil and gas well operators

October 10, 2023 1:08 pm Andrew Gillies

Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 1167, the Orphaned Well Prevention Act, into law on Saturday expanding the responsibilities required of…

Man involved with Friday morning Sandbar shooting to be arraigned on three felony charges

October 10, 2023 11:28 am Andrew Gillies

Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office filed three felony counts on Tuesday against Adam Zaragoza-Mujica who was involved in an early Friday…

UCSB expert on Global, Religious Studies and Terrorism calls Hamas attack “suicide mission”

October 9, 2023 7:14 pm Beth Farnsworth

Mark Juergensmeyer, Distinguished Professor Emeritus of Global Studies, Sociology, and affiliate of Religious Studies at the University of…

Fire crews conduct hoist rescue for man with medical emergency near Arlington Peak Monday

October 9, 2023 1:47 pm Andrew Gillies

Santa Barbara County Fire Department conducted a hoist rescue for a 45-year-old man experiencing a medical emergency near Arlington Peak, north of…

Assemblymember Hart’s AB 631 signed into law

October 9, 2023 1:18 pm Andrew Gillies

Governor Newsom signed Assembly Bill 631, authored by Assemblymember Gregg Hart of Santa Barbara, into law on Saturday.…

San Luis Obispo County breaks ground on new state-of-the-art emergency services dispatch center

October 9, 2023 11:30 am Dave Alley

San Luis Obispo County held a groundbreaking ceremony Monday morning to officially celebrate the start of construction on a long-planned brand new…

Jewish community members gather to mourn

October 7, 2023 11:58 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.-Members of the Jewish Community got together to pray and mourn in Santa Barbara on Saturday night. Rabbi Daniel Brenner, Rabbi…

Friends and Family take part in memorial for Benny Schurmer at Libbey Bowl in Ojai

October 8, 2023 12:03 am Tracy Lehr

OJAI, Calif.-Family and friends attended a memorial on Saturday for Benny Schurmer who fell to his death from the Isla Vista Cliffs over Labor Day…

New Bishop ordained to oversee Santa Barbara & Ventura region

October 9, 2023 10:30 am Ryder Christ

Catholics in the Santa Barbara and Ventura region have a new bishop, Slawomir…

Oxnard man sentenced to 27 years in connection to 2017 shooting that resulted in a woman’s death

October 6, 2023 4:21 pm Andrew Gillies

Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced on Friday that Jacob Jamal Steir of Oxnard was sentenced to 27 years in prison in…

First responders at 215-acre vegetation fire alongside Highway 46 east of Cambria

October 6, 2023 1:05 pm Andrew Gillies

San Luis Obispo County Fire Department is responding to a 217-acre vegetation fire near the 6000 block of Highway 46 east of Cambria Friday…

Two men shot and another arrested in early morning shooting on State Street

October 6, 2023 11:42 am Andrew Gillies

Early Friday morning, officers with Santa Barbara Police Department arrested a 28-year-old Lompoc resident in connection with a shooting at a local…

Man arrested for lewd conduct and peeping in San Luis Obispo on Wednesday

October 5, 2023 4:40 pm Andrew Gillies

San Luis Obispo Police Department officers arrested a 49-year-old man on Wednesday for felony indecent exposure and misdemeanor charges for prowling,…