Repairs finished on Ashley Road bridge after destructive impacts from the Montecito mudflow
The Ashley Road bridge in Montecito has reopened to pedestrian and vehicle traffic after it was destroyed in the 2018 Montecito mudflow. …
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Dense fog impacting morning commute in several local communities
A dense layer of fog has settled over several local cities, creating a morning commute with limited…
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Rainfall remains below average but water supplies are solid in Santa Barbara County
The February drought map for California shows the Central Valley as the only area of minimal water supply…
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Santa Barbara County Fire to add 9th remote weather station
The Santa Barbara county fire department is adding a ninth remote weather…
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Farmers say no serious damage from the cold weather and hope for more rain soon
Crops at the Solvang Farmers’ Market have a premium look even after some below freezing days on the Central Coast.…
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Wind machines activated in the Carpinteria Valley during frigid conditions
Carpinteria crops have been protected with plastic and the air is stirred with wind machines during the current cold snap.…
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Mammoth’s mascot Woolly hits the slopes
Mammoth Mountain’s popular mascot Woolly Mammoth hit the slopes on…
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A portion of Jesusita Trail closed to the public this week as SCE makes trail and creek repairs linked to illegal dumping
Work to remediate a rock dumping incident in Mission Creek along Inspiration Point Trail is scheduled to begin next…
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How to be emergency ready for the next disaster
Are you emergency ready? Santa Barbara’s Office of Emergency Services wants everyone to ready when the next disaster…
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Rare ocean wind event causes an alert for boats Sunday off Southern California
A special weather alert for mariners has gone out for Sunday and…
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Disaster readiness and impacts discussed at packed auditorium in Santa Barbara
Emergency preparations and disaster impacts have been discussed in a Santa Barbara forum.…
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Sunday evening forecast Jan 12th
Rain could finally be returning to our…
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CSUCI students study King Tides in Ventura
Coastal communities will experience extremely high tides known as King Tides Friday through Sunday. Students at CSUCI will be using this time as an…
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Two years after deadly Montecito Mudslide: “There’s no end date to the healing process”
1/9 is a day that forever changed our community. That community came together Thursday at Westmont College to grieve and honor the second anniversary…
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The Farrell family reflects on two year anniversary of the Montecito mudflow
Many of us will never forget the unimaginable images to which we awakened in Montecito the morning of January 9,…
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Recovery comes in several different ways two years after the destructive Montecito mudflow
Two years of recovery in Montecito after a deadly mudflow disaster is revealing a resilient…
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Montecito mudslide survivor Kim Cantin reflects on two year anniversary
Wednesday marks the eve of the second anniversary of the Montecito mudflow disaster. For many, life has moved on — even for the families who lost…
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Residents emotionally recall the Montecito mudflow two years after the disaster
Memories of the 2018 Montecito mudflow which took 23 lives and 160 homes are being recalled on the two year anniversary.…
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Work on Randall Road Debris Basin expected Summer of 2021
We continue our special reports ahead of Thursday’s two-year anniversary of the deadly Montecito debris flows that killed 23-people and destroyed or…
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Head of Bucket Brigade reflects on Montecito mud and debris flow as two year anniversary nears
This Thursday, local residents will commemorate the second anniversary of the Montecito mud and debris flow disaster of 2018 which took the lives of…
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