Santa Barbara Humane helping animals evacuated due to Los Angeles fires
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A team from Santa Barbara Humane is helping the Pasadena Humane Society with animals evacuated due to the Eaton Fire. Since…
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Man suffers major injuries after motorcycle crash on Highway 1 in Lompoc Monday
LOMPOC, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department helped a male motorcyclist who suffered major injuries to Cottage Hospital by helicopter…
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Santa Anas return Tuesday, extreme fire weather
Strong offshore flow will remain through Wednesday with dangerously strong north-easterly wind gusts to return in Ventura and Los Angeles counties -…
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Air Force announces environmental assessment of current and upcoming launches from Vandenberg
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – On Friday, Dec.13, 2024, the Department of the Air Force announced it is preparing an Environmental Impact…
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Falcon 9 launch of Transporter-12 mission from Vandenberg SFB announced for Tuesday
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – A Falcon 9 launch of the Transporter-12 mission destined for low-Earth orbit is scheduled to launch from…
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Local lake levels remaining near capacity despite lack of recent rain
Despite a lack of rain over the past several months, lake levels on the Central Coast remain near capacity at a handful of reservoirs.…
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Amtrak resumes service after tracks are repaired over the weekend
The Amtrak Pacific Surfliner and Coast Starlight have resumed service after the tracks were quiet for repairs over the weekend. The affected the…
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Breezy Saturday, cooling Sunday
Moderate winds continue Saturday but wind alerts have expired for the Central Coast. Wind speeds will be more calm this weekend compared to what we…
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Three injured from car crash on Highway 101 in Los Alamos Friday afternoon
LOS ALAMOS, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department helped three people to the hospital after a car crash involving four people in Los…
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Cecilia DeJesus of Santa Maria identified as pedestrian killed at Main and Russell on January 4
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – On Friday, law enforcement officials publicly identified the woman who was killed after a collision at the intersection of…
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Santa Maria restaurant month begins with businesses looking to cook up sales and deals for diners
A popular annual promotion at helps cook up restaurant sales as well as provide specia deals for diners in the Santa Maria Valley begins today on…
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Santa Ana winds continue Friday, Kenneth Fire nears Ventura County
Gusty winds will continue on the southern end of the Central Coast Thursday night through Friday with wind and fire weather alerts extended for…
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Debris flow anniversary reminds residents of urgent preparation concerns
MONTECITO, Calif. – The anniversary of the 2018 Montecito debris flow is reminding residents in the area and on the Central Coast about the need for…
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Santa Maria pedestrian safety and accessibility improvement project just about complete
A long-running construction project to improvement pedestrian safety and accessibility in Santa Maria is on schedule to be completed by the end of…
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Winds continue Thursday, tracking LA fires
Low humidity, gusty winds and warm temperatures continue for the Central Coast Thursday. Temperatures will remain above normal – high 60s and low to…
Continue Reading Falcon 9 launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base announced for Thursday evening
VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – SpaceX announced a Falcon 9 launch of the NROL-135 mission from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Thursday, Jan.…
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New K-9s join the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department
Santa Barbara County now has new K9’s through a community donation.
That brings the total to five countywide including two specifically for narcotics…
Lompoc Police arrest two men after a short Foot Chase
LOMPOC, Calif. – Two men were arrested Tuesday afternoon after a short foot pursuit with Lompoc Police. At approximately 4:30pm on Tuesday, two…
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Central Coast fire agencies providing support to help battle Los Angeles fires
As several catastrophic fires continue burn throughout the Los Angeles area, Central Coast firefighting agencies are providing support in the massive…
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Crews help with car crash over side of Highway 166 near Cuyama Tuesday night
CUYAMA, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Fire Department crews helped with a car crash after the driver went over the side of Highway 166 at 6:45 p.m.…
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