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CHP vehicle rams elderly wrong-way driver on Highway 101

Written on 11 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A CHP officer used a patrol vehicle early Thursday morning to ram the car of an elderly wrong-way driver on Highway 101 in Santa Barbara County. [KSBY] Shortly after 2 a.m., 911 callers reported a wrong-way driver... (Continue reading)

Ambulance provider wins, Santa Barbara County loses latest legal battle

Written on 8 Jan, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County lost the latest legal battle over why it awarded its own fire department a contract. The recent ruling bars the county from taking over ambulance services, at least for now. For 50 years, American... (Continue reading)

One person killed in Christmas morning crash near Santa Maria

Written on 25 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN One person was killed in a head-on crash between Santa Maria and Guadalupe early in the morning on Christmas Day. Shortly before 2 a.m., two cars collided on W. Main Street one mile west of Bonita School... (Continue reading)

Woman struck and killed by train in Goleta

Written on 23 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Amtrak train struck and killed a woman who was on the railroad tracks in Goleta Friday afternoon.  Witnesses reported the woman was with a dog on the train tracks, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire... (Continue reading)

Major storm headed to the Central Coast

Written on 20 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE As residents prepare for holiday festivities, a strong storm is forecast to bring heavy rains, strong winds and some flooding to San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties through Thursday evening. All of San Luis Obispo and... (Continue reading)

Santa Ynez official and husband arrested for entering Capitol on Jan. 6

Written on 20 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 51 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Federal agents arrested a Central Coast Community Services District board member and her husband for being inside the United States Capitol during the Jan. 6 riot. [Independent] Karen Jones is a Santa Ynez Valley Community Services District... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County pleads guilty to oil spill offenses

Written on 16 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County’s Water Resources Division pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts related to oil discharges at the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator. [KCOY] The discharges occurred between Jan. 2018 through July 2021 and in Jan.... (Continue reading)

PG&E warns of potential power outages in Santa Barbara County

Written on 14 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE PG&E is warning some residents of Santa Barbara County that the company may turn the power off because of heavy winds forecasts from Friday morning through Sunday. The potential shutoff impacts 103 Central Coast customers. “Given the... (Continue reading)

Attorney general brief supports lawsuit against Santa Barbara County

Written on 5 Dec, 2023 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | One comment

By KAREN VELIE California Attorney General Rob Bonta filed an amicus brief in Santa Barbara Superior Court last month supporting the plaintiffs in a lawsuit that accuses Santa Barbara County of violating regulations when it awarded itself a contract for... (Continue reading)

Another person struck and killed by train in Santa Barbara area

Written on 12 Nov, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the second time this week, an Amtrak train struck and killed a pedestrian in the Santa Barbara area.  At about 9:50 a.m. Saturday, a train struck and killed a woman who was on northbound railroad tracks... (Continue reading)