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Company can pump oil off Santa Barbara coast, judge rules

Written on 22 Aug, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE A federal judge ruled this week that Sable Offshore can continue extracting oil off the coast of Santa Barbara, and pumping it through a pipeline, under a Trump administration emergency order. The ruling removed state oversight, which... (Continue reading)

KEYT workers strike canceling popular live broadcast

Written on 6 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

By KAREN VELIE Following nearly 18 months of contract negotiations, KEYT staffers left the station on Wednesday to participate in a one-day strike that canceled the popular live broadcast of the first full day of Old Spanish Days Fiesta in... (Continue reading)

Train hits and kills man in Santa Barbara

Written on 3 Aug, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A train struck and killed a man in Santa Barbara on Sunday evening. The man was on the railroad tracks near Por La Mar Circle at about 7:30 p.m., when an oncoming train struck him. Paramedics arrived... (Continue reading)

House-passed bill includes seizing land for Santa Ynez pipeline

Written on 29 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 13 comments

By KAREN VELIE The House of Representatives passed its version of the National Defense Authorization Act last week with an amendment likely to put an end to the battle over pumping oil off the coast of Santa Barbara and transporting... (Continue reading)

Sable Offshore seeks Trump’s help to seize land for pipeline

Written on 8 Jul, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE In the ongoing battle over pumping oil off the coast of Santa Barbara and transporting it through the Santa Ynez pipeline system, Sable Offshore is now asking the Trump administration to exercise eminent domain over state and... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara police ask for information about deceased Santa Maria woman

Written on 28 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Barbara Police Department is asking the public for information about Vesna Prepolec, 46, of Santa Maria whom authorities found dead on a beach earlier this month. Just after 5 p.m. on May 8, witnesses reported... (Continue reading)

Woman found dead on Santa Barbara beach

Written on 10 May, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara police are investigating the death of a woman whose body was found on a beach Saturday evening. [KCOY] Just after 5 p.m., witnesses reported a woman lying in the sand on a beach along Cabrillo... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara police arrest man over stabbing at harbor

Written on 3 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara police officers arrested a man over a stabbing at the city’s harbor early Thursday morning. [KCOY] At about 5:30 a.m., a caller reported an alleged assault near the Santa Barbara Landing at the harbor. Officers... (Continue reading)

Sales of oil flowing through controversial Santa Ynez pipeline begin

Written on 30 Mar, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 11 comments

By KAREN VELIE Sable Offshore announced that it began selling oil pumped off the coast of Santa Barbara and transported through the Santa Ynez pipeline system on Sunday, according to a press release. The oil is flowing at a rate... (Continue reading)

Man runs from ICE, jumps Santa Barbara County Jail fence

Written on 29 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments
ICE arrests Illegal Aliens

By KAREN VELIE Upon his release from the Santa Barbara County Mail Jail on Friday morning, an illegal immigrant spotted Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers and jumped a fence into the secure jail perimeter, injuring himself. Shortly after 8:30... (Continue reading)