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First Bank on State Street robbed Friday; suspect remains at large

September 8, 2023 3:48 pm Andrew Gillies

First Bank at 3304 State Street was the scene of a robbery Friday afternoon. The single male suspect remains at…

Farmworker dies while operating tractor Thursday afternoon

September 7, 2023 6:42 pm Andrew Gillies

Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to the scene of a person with traumatic injuries after he was run over by a tractor he was operating…

Atascadero Police placed Atascadero High and North County Christian on lockdown while searching for potentially armed person Thursday

September 7, 2023 4:05 pm Andrew Gillies

Atascadero Police Department placed Atascadero High School and North County Christian School on temporary lockdown that has now been lifted after…

Man charged with San Luis Obispo couple’s death due in SLO County Superior Court on Tuesday

September 7, 2023 12:10 pm Andrew Gillies

Daniel Saligan Patricio, the man charged with two felony counts of gross vehicular manslaughter in connection with the deaths of two San Luis Obispo…

Over-the-counter Narcan still hard to find

September 6, 2023 8:03 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.-Narcan can now be sold over-the-counter nationwide, but locally it is still hard to find. It was already sold out at…

Custody Deputies stop fentanyl smuggling attempt at Northern Branch Jail on Tuesday

September 6, 2023 6:53 pm Andrew Gillies

Custody Deputies at the Northern Branch Jail stopped an attempt to smuggle over 120 suspected fentanyl pills into the detention facility on Tuesday.…

Crews stop forward progress on vegetation fire off Calle Real

September 6, 2023 5:31 pm Andrew Gillies

Santa Barbara County Fire Department has stopped forward progress on a spot vegetation fire off in the 4700 block of Calle Real around 4:53 p.m.…

Santa Barbara resident arrested for firing a handgun at teens near his home Tuesday

September 6, 2023 1:14 pm Andrew Gillies

Officers with Santa Barbara Police Department arrested an 82-year-old Santa Barbara resident at his home after he fired a handgun at three teenagers…

Water main break creates geyser-like release

September 5, 2023 5:45 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif.-A water main break sent a geyser of water into the air. It started around 4 p.m. above the 500 block of Via Rueda in the…

SBCC student identified in fatal Isla Vista cliff fall over Labor Day weekend

September 5, 2023 12:33 am Tracy Lehr

A City College student, 19-year-old Benjamin Scott Schurmer of Ojai, fell forty feet into the surf below where students tried to revive him Saturday…

One person died and three others transported after traffic collision on Highway 166 Monday

September 4, 2023 1:51 pm Andrew Gillies

San Luis Obispo County Fire Department responded to a four-vehicle traffic collision on Highway 166 north of Twitchell Reservoir Monday afternoon.…

Local emergency offices emphasizing importance of disaster planning as National Preparedness Month begins

September 5, 2023 11:59 am Dave Alley

With National Preparedness Month now underway, emergency management offices in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties are emphasizing to the…

Jesusita Trail off limits Tuesday and Wednesday for “Emergency Debris Removal” project

September 4, 2023 2:38 pm Beth Farnsworth

Two days of storm preparation this week will close down at least one local trail in Santa…

Crews responded to roadside fire off Harris Grade Road after motorcycle collision

September 4, 2023 6:37 pm Andrew Gillies

Santa Barbara County Fire Department is responding to a vegetation fire after a motorcycle-involved collision at Rucker Road and Harris Grade Road…

First responders on the scene of vehicle and train collision in Guadalupe

September 4, 2023 5:35 pm Andrew Gillies

Santa Barbara County Fire Department is responding to a vehicle accident between a vehicle and a train near the intersection of Highway 1 and Brown…

Person in-custody at Santa Barbara County Jail dies early Sunday morning

September 4, 2023 5:04 pm Andrew Gillies

An inmate booked into Santa Barbara County Jail on Aug. 31 was found unresponsive in their cell on Sunday, Sep. 3, and later died at a local…

Santa Barbara County successfully decommissions idle crude oil pipeline

September 4, 2023 4:23 pm Andrew Gillies

The Santa Barbara County Planning & Development and General Services Departments successfully decommissioned ‘Line 96’, a crude oil pipeline formerly…