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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)

Chevron to buy oil drilled off the coast of Santa Barbara

Written on 26 Mar, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 10 comments

By KAREN VELIE After Chevron threatened to close its refineries in California due to overregulation from Gov. Gavin Newsom’s Administration, the oil giant announced it will soon be purchasing oil drilled of the coast of Santa Barbara from Sable Offshore,... (Continue reading)

Trump orders oil production to restart off Santa Barbara County

Written on 15 Mar, 2026 in Featured, Uncovered SLO | 29 comments

By KAREN VELIE President Donald Trump on Friday directed Sable Offshore to resume oil production off the coast of Santa Barbara under the Defense Production Act. Sable Offshore has been unable to produce oil because of ongoing disagreements over permitting... (Continue reading)