LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – Nonpartisan groups hosted a candidate forum in Lompoc on Thursday. The event featured four candidates competing for two open seats on the city council. Two mayoral candidates are vying for the center seat. Public safety and municipal governance have emerged as central issues for Lompoc’s midterm elections. “Growing up, man, we used
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Sandbags will be available for storm protection in Santa Barbara County starting October 15. A special site on the county’s web page has locations.
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The annual “State of the City” for the City of Santa Maria is set to take place Tuesday afternoon at Allan Hancock College.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Five people suffered injuries after a three-car crash at Betteravia and Monrovia Roads in Santa Maria just after 1:30 p.m. Sunday, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Three adults and two infants all received transport to Marian Regional Medical Center for minor to moderate injuries after the collision, according
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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – (Dons lose Channel League road game to Cougars. Entenza Design). Segment 1: Ventura 24, Santa Barbara 21; St. Joseph 42, Lompoc 0; Arroyo Grande 21, San Luis Obispo 14; Righetti 39, Mission Prep 38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZa50hph7hc Segment 2: Nipomo 34, Paso Robles 0; Santa Ynez 35, Pioneer Valley 6 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b8_2O82En3E Segment
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LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – Immigrant rights supporters and local residents assembled in Lompoc for a protest directed at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. The demonstration follows increased ICE operations this week that led to dozens of local arrests. Local nonprofit 805 Undocufund reported that federal authorities took at least 34 people into custody between Monday
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Santa Maria Police Department (SMPD) seized numerous weapons and rounds of live ammunition during a probation check inside a residence Thursday afternoon. In a press release, SMPD detailed that during a probation compliance check on October 8th around 4:00pm, officers came upon several thousand rounds of live ammunition of
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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 MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Immigrant advocates are calling on Santa Maria City Council to take a stance against ICE. After a flurry of federal detainments in the area this week, threatening language was used against council members in social media posts. That caused Tuesday’s meeting to be postponed until tonight when extra security was brought
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Just like across the United States, the sport of girls high school flag football is surging in popularity and participation throughout the Central Coast.
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Several illegal food vendors have been cited for violations in a special enforcement effort in Santa Barbara County. They were selling without permits and had health violations.
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) A Great Horned Owl raised at the Ojai Rapter Center is now free. The owl release took place at Rancho Tajiquas. “We can rehab all we want, but we need an actual space for the bird and how great is this,” said Ojai Rapter Center Executive Director Chris Eksteen. “It is a
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VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – A Falcon 9 launch of the Space Development Agency’s fourth Tranche 1 mission is now scheduled to launch early Friday morning. Liftoff on the mission has been rescheduled from early launches on Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday of this week to Friday, Oct. 9 at 12:44 a.m. Pacific Time.
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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – The Trump administration has yet to slow down on its mass deportation tactics, and reports say Immigration and and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrests have hit a record high amount, including several right here on the Central Coast. Undocumented residents across the Central Coast have faced a surge of ICE
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SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – Governor Newsom just signed Assembly Bill 1875 into law, allowing courts to expedite divorces involving domestic violence. Local advocates are applauding the new statewide legislation. Assembly Bill 1875 takes effect January 1st and grants judges the authority to shorten or waive California’s six-month divorce waiting period for victims and
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Maria residents evaluated details of Measure C following the final city-organized town hall meeting held last night at the Santa Maria Public Library. The city introduced the proposal to address a budget gap after previously cutting dozens of municipal staff positions to reduce expenditures. The ballot proposal asks voters
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – Ashlee Buzzard appeared in Department 7 of Santa Barbara Superior Court in Santa Maria this morning. Buzzard was arrested in December and faces first-degree murder charges for the death of her 9-year-old daughter Melodee last year. Melodee was first reported missing after a prolonged school absence in October of last
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Ballot drop boxes are now open for the November 3 election. The ballot will have two pages due to the number of candidates and measures.
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SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The parent of an Allan Hancock College student was detained on the school’s main campus by federal immigration agents Monday morning. According to Allan Hancock College, around 9:45 a.m., officers with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrived at the school’s Santa Maria campus and detained the student’s parent in
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