5+ day, 15+ hour ago   (316+ words) Firefighters made steady progress on the two wildfires burning along the Big Sur coast, with containment on the Plaskett Fire doubling over the weekend. The Plaskett Fire, which ignited on Aug. 26 near Gorda, had burned 29,862 acres as of Monday morning…...

6+ day, 9+ hour ago   (414+ words) Santa Barbara County is among 11 jurisdictions included in an Amber Alert issued for a missing 14-year-old girl allegedly impregnated by her father with both being sought after the discovery of a deceased newborn weeks ago. She is believed to be…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (239+ words) Authorities have released the name of the 22-year-old man killed in a vehicle crash that left another person badly injured Sunday night in northwest Santa Maria. Emmanuel Gomez Cortes of Santa Maria died due to his injuries, Sgt. Shane Armstrong…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (358+ words) An equestrian area for agritourism events is coming to the Santa Ynez Valley. The project from Hayden Landon will include a new 45,000-square-foot enclosed building. It is the first to be approved under the county’s Agricultural Enterprise Ordinance (AEO). The…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (129+ words) Noozhawk A one-acre vegetation fire sparked late Monday night in New Cuyama. The Santa Barbara County Fire Department, alongside Kern County Fire Department crews, first responded to a report of a vegetation fire burning behind the 300 block of Wasioja Road…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (280+ words) An air quality watch is in effect for Santa Barbara County this week due to smoke impacts from the two fires burning along the Big Sur coast. District officials said Monday that the air quality watch will be in effect…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (170+ words) A vehicle driver was killed in a collision with a semi-truck south of Lompoc Tuesday afternoon, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. Both lanes of the highway were blocked and authorities closed down the roadway between Highway 246 and…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (580+ words) [Noozhawk’s note: We republish news articles and commentaries from CalMatters on state and local policy issues that affect Santa Barbara County readers.] The specific issues may vary from year to year, although some continue for decades, but the underlying clash…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (328+ words) A Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge has been confirmed to serve as an associate justice for the Second District Court of Appeal in Ventura. Hippach had been serving as a judge in Santa Barbara County Superior Court since 2022, spending…...

3+ week, 16+ hour ago   (158+ words) A vehicle fire spread to nearby vegetation on both sides of Highway 166 on Saturday, prompting a large response from agencies in Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties. At approximately 11:20 a.m., personnel from Cal Fire and the Santa Barbara County Fire…...