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Train hits and kills pedestrian near Gaviota

Written on 21 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Amtrak train struck and killed a man in the Gaviota area Friday morning. The train hit the man at approximately 11:12 a.m. beside Highway 101 about a mile southeast of Mariposa Reina. Emergency responders pronounced the... (Continue reading)

Copenhagen mayor asks Solvang to embrace LGBT community

Written on 19 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 32 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The mayor of Copenhagen, Denmark penned a letter to the mayor of Solvang criticizing the Danish-styled Santa Barbara County city over its handling of LGBT issues and urging local officials to embrace the Santa Ynez Valley’s queer... (Continue reading)

Man dies in head-on crash in Orcutt

Written on 4 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A wrong-driver died after causing a head-on collision in Orcutt Monday evening that also severely injured the other driver.  Shortly before 7 p.m., a man was driving the wrong way on southbound Highway 135 about a half-mile... (Continue reading)

Inmate dies from suspected overdose at Santa Barbara County jail

Written on 29 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Another inmate died from a suspected overdose shortly after being booked in Santa Barbara County’s Northern Branch Jail on Wednesday morning. A total of six inmates have overdosed since the jail opened in January. Shortly before 8... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County pot grow in line to be largest in California

Written on 24 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County cannabis farm could become the largest contiguous outdoor cultivation site in California. [Pacific Coast Business Times] Farming First Holdings obtained permitting for a 134-acre outdoor cannabis farm located near Los Alamos. Previously, Glass... (Continue reading)

Illegal immigrants paid $15,000 for boat to Santa Barbara County

Written on 21 Dec, 2022 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE A jury found two Mexican men guilty on Tuesday of drug and alien trafficking charges after law enforcement caught them on a panga boat containing 45 pounds of methamphetamine and 11 illegal immigrants from Mexico on a... (Continue reading)

Nationwide E. coli outbreak linked to county supervisor’s Santa Maria farm

Written on 14 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Federal investigators have traced a nationwide E. coli outbreak involving contaminated romaine lettuce, in part, to a Santa Maria farm that is owned by the family of Santa Barbara County Supervisor Peter Adam. [Cal Coast Times] Between Oct. 5 and... (Continue reading)

Man’s body found on Santa Barbara County beach

Written on 21 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies are investigation the death of a college-age man whose body was found on the beach in Isla Vista. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 9 a.m. on Saturday, a passerby spotted the body of a white... (Continue reading)

Plains found guilty on 9 charges for failing to maintain oil pipeline

Written on 8 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A Santa Barbara County jury found Plains All American Pipeline guilty on Friday of a felony count of failing to properly maintain its pipeline and eight misdemeanor charges related to the May 19, 2015 spill of 140,000 gallons of crude... (Continue reading)

Four people overdose at party in Santa Barbara County

Written on 27 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Four people attending a party in the Mission Canyon area near Santa Barbara overdosed on opiates early Sunday morning. Paramedics successfully treated each of the victims with NARCAN. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 2 a.m., a caller reported a man... (Continue reading)