ORCUTT, Calif. (KEYT) – A long-planned gas station located at one of the busiest intersections in Orcutt has finally opened for business. Orcutt Fuel welcomed its first customers Friday during a soft opening at the site, which features eight fueling stations and a 4,200-square-foot convenience store. “It’s been really, really nice,” said Orcutt Fuel employee Traci Bradbury.
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LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – The Lompoc Police Department have lifted a temporary road closure in the 1100 block of East Ocean Ave following a serious traffic collision. At approximately 11:17am Thursday morning, emergency dispatchers were called out to the scene at 1100B E Ocean Ave. where a traffic collision had occurred between a vehicle and
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Barbara City Council voted 6-to-1 to change to name of Calle Cesar Chavez to the Limuw St. Limuw is the Chumash name for Santa Cruz Island. Chumash residents spoke before the vote about naming it after their Island heritage and said the Island is visible from the street. The
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A multi-vehicle crash snarled traffic and caused a spill of around 60 gallons of diesel across southbound Highway 101 Thursday morning. Notably, none of the involved people were seriously injured and nobody was transported from the scene shared the Montecito Fire Department. Caltrans District 5 shared at 10:50 a.m.
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CARPINTERIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Following a marathon meeting four Carpinteria Planning Commissioners voted to continue deliberations on the Surfliner Inn until Monday, Oct. 5th. The decision followed a nearly 5-hour special meeting that lasted until almost midnight. The railroad property West of Linden Ave. is at the center of a local and late night debate.
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VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A 27-year-old Ventura man was transported with major injuries after a single-vehicle crash off Olivas Park Drive Monday. On Sep. 14, around 11:49 p.m., dispatchers received calls about a single-vehicle collision on Olivas Park Drive, east of Palma Drive and south of Ventura city limits, stated a press Tuesday from
Continue ReadingNIPOMO, Calif. (KEYT) – Road work is expected to slow down traffic on Highway 101 south of Nipomo for several hours on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2026. Caltrans is scheduled to perform guardrail maintenance from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. along the southbound lanes of the highway between the Tefft Street on-ramp and Highway 166 off-ramp.
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Summer travel has shown a solid turnout in Santa Barbara. The hotel bed tax was higher that predicted in July.
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VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) – An Oxnard man died after his car crashed and caught fire just before 4:00 a.m. Sunday near Harbor Boulevard and Olivas Park Road, according to the Ventura Police Department. VPD officers arrived to find the man’s car ablaze before finding the driver inside and pronouncing him dead at the scene. A preliminary
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ORCUTT, Calif. (KEYT) – A woman crashed her car into a fire hydrant at the 500 block of Northpoint Circle in Orcutt just before 6:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Water from the fire hydrant leaked six inches into two garages in the neighborhood, but no living spaces were impacted, according
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Residents along the 2400 block of Las Positas Road are dealing with damage to their front yards, thanks to an out-of-control driver. Erinn Lynch reviewing past accident footage Erinn Lynch said Wednesday’s late morning incident was not a one-off. “Well, we’ve seen a number of crashes out here,” said Lynch. “We
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LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – One person died after their car crashed into a semi-truck on Highway 1 near Lompoc just after 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Paramedics pronounced the solo driver in the passenger vehicle dead at the scene and the semi-truck driver suffered minor injuries from the crash at
Continue ReadingRoadside call boxes that have provided a communication link for motorists in need for nearly 40 years in Santa Barbara County could be removed at some point in the future.
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MONTECITO, Calif. (KEYT) Prince Harry and Meghan Markle and their 7-year-old son and 5-year-old daughter are moving to the United Kingdom. Royal Expert and Montecito Journal Columnist Richard Mineards said he has been aware they were planning to make a move. “They have been here 6 years now,” said Mineards, who has been on network
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A car fire has snarled traffic on Highway 154 near Stage Coach Road Wednesday. According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, all occupants were able to safely exit the single vehicle and no injuries were reported from the scene. Heavy traffic remains as both eastbound and westbound lanes
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NIPOMO, Calif. (KEYT) – A two-car crash injured three people and started a vegetation fire at Highway 1 and Willow Road in Nipomo just after 11:30 a.m. Sunday. Nearby brush caught fire after the crash when one car burst into flames while two people suffered moderate injuries and another had minor injuries, according to the CHP.
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OXNARD, Calif. (KEYT) – A pedestrian suffered major injuries after a car hit him at the Oxnard Boulevard and Ninth Street intersection just before 5:00 a.m. Sunday, according to Oxnard Police. OPD officers performed life-saving measures on the 40-year-old who was hit and paramedics later took the man to the hospital, where he is in critical
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BUELLTON, Calif. (KEYT) – A two-car crash injured two people on Jonata Park Road near Buellton just after 11:00 a.m Saturday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. The driver of one car refused treatment, but one patient from the other car needed extrication, according to the SBCFD. Another person in the second car
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HARMONY, Calif. (KEYT) – A 15-year-old boy from Morro Bay died after a car crash that injured three other people near Highway 1 just before 11:30 p.m. Friday night. The car rolled over after hitting a guardrail and asphalt curb, eventually travelling down an embankment, hitting a large rock and overturning, according to the California Highway
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Traffic changes are coming to one of Santa Barbara’s more congested corridors, at least temporarily, and your input is wanted. The City of Santa Barbara is considering a Pilot Restriping Project along De La Vina Street between Padre and Valerio Streets. Navigating stretches of the one-way, two lane street — which is
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