Below is a press release from Santa Barbara County Fire Department regarding a Red Flag Warning that has been issued for the interior county. Santa Barbara County, Calif. – The National Weather Service Los Angeles/Oxnard has issued a Red Flag Warning for the Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains, in effect from 3 AM to 6
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NIPOMO, Calif. (KEYT) – PG&E expanded its Public Safety Power Shutoff into south San Luis Obispo County today, cutting electricity to more than 8,600 customers. High winds and critical wildfire conditions prompted the utility to escalate preventive power drops across the region. The safety shutoffs moved directly into rural and residential areas of Nipomo, impacting
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The power has been shut off in areas of Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties due to fire dangers. The areas have a fire risk from power lines.
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VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – Yanci Mcclay Dukin was convicted of four felony counts connected to a violent attack on his girlfriend in October of last year, his third strike offense. According to the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office, Dukin was convicted by a Ventura County jury of the following felony offenses: inflicting corporal injury on
Continue ReadingThousands of homes and businesses across San Luis Obispo County are without electricity Friday as PG&E continues an ongoing Public Safety Power Shutoff (PSPS) due to extreme fire weather conditions.
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CAMARILLO, Calif. (KEYT) – Ventura County and Oxnard Fire crews responded to a structure fire on the 300 block of N. Las Posas Road at 9:24 p.m. Units on scene were able to identify heavy smoke coming from the attic of a single-story commercial restaurant building. Firefighters were able to make an aggressive, coordinated attack
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Temperatures heat into the 90s Friday with our strongest winds of this event. Red flag warnings, wind advisories, and heat advisories are in effect locally. Strong winds will continue into early Saturday, but will begin to weaken as temperatures cool sightly. Warm temps linger Sunday, though the cooling trend will
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Dos Pueblos High School senior Grant Nelson was unstoppable in likely his final game against crosstown rival San Marcos. Nelson scored a game-high 8 goals on just 9 shots to lead the Chargers to a 17-12 road victory to clinch the outright Channel League title. DP improves to 20-6 in
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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) People driving by La Conchita may see it as a coastal town with an ocean view, but it is also a town with a long history of landslides following above average rain. Russ Brazelton is a survivor of both the 1995 slide and the deadly slide in 2005. He lost loved
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SUMMERLAND, Calif. (KEYT) – A state surge in mosquitoes and West Nile virus will likely keep public health experts in Santa Barbara County busy for another month or so. “Mosquito season now is kind of like fire season,” said Brian Cabrera, General Manager of the Santa Barbara County Mosquito and Vector Management District. “This year, the
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Waves are crashing higher along the San Luis Obispo County coastline, with water levels near Morro Bay measuring more than a foot above expected levels.
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SOLVANG, Calif. (KEYT) – The city of Solvang and Teamsters Local 986 just reached a tentative labor agreement. It resolves a contract dispute that led to a four-week work stoppage. Members of Teamsters Local 986 approved and ratified the contract, sending the measure to the city for final approval. “We came to an agreement yesterday and
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The film follows Terry Kennedy’s decades-long bond with a giant manta ray and his journey toward healing and ocean conservation. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — For one veteran, the ocean became more than a place to dive. It became a source of peace, healing and an unexpected friendship that would change the course of his life.
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ATASCADERO, Calif. (KEYT) – On Thursday, Michael Donovan Cobb Jr., 36, of Los Angeles was arrested for multiple felonies related to sex crimes involving a local minor. In August of this year, detectives learned that crimes were committed against a minor in Atascadero and an investigation identified the perpetrator as 36-year-old Michael Donovan Cobb Jr.
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A 43-year-old man was arrested for arson in connection with multiple small fires along Modoc Road Thursday afternoon as well as a brush fire on State Street last weekend. On Oct. 15, around 12:09 p.m., officers responded alongside firefighters with the Santa Barbara City Fire Department to a reported brush
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – An unidentified driver has died after a single-vehicle crash at the Santa Maria Way on-ramp Wednesday evening. On Oct. 14, around 8:40 p.m., a man driving a Mercedes E300 veered to the right and off of the on-ramp leading onto southbound Highway 101 shared the California Highway Patrol-Santa Maria Area
Continue Reading SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – A 65-year-old San Luis Obispo man was arrested Wednesday for possession of child pornography, failure to properly register as a sex offender, and felony possession of a controlled substance after a search at a Higuera Street home. In early October, detectives received a cybertip from the National Center for
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LOS ANGELES (KEYT) – Federal prosecutors in Los Angeles filed a lawsuit Thursday alleging that California is in violation of the U.S. Constitution by providing ballots to registered voters the federal government believes are not eligible to vote. Article VI, Clause 2 of the U.S. Constitution states that laws of the United States, “shall be
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The annual Santa Barbara County Vintners Festival brings wine lovers and wine makers together. There will also be a harvest update.
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The Santa Barbara County Association of Governments is celebrating 60 years. It is made up of leaders from all cities and the Board of Supervisors in the county.
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