A previously deteriorated and leaking Hilltop Fountain at the Santa Barbara Zoo has been restored and updated after the Garden Club of Santa Barbara donated funds to cover the repair and redesign costs. Full Story »
A 43-year-old man died after apparently losing control of his vehicle and flipping several times along the Gaviota Coast on Highway 101 in an incident authorities believe may be linked to alcohol. Full Story »
Authorities have arrested a local teenager on suspicion of masterminding a series of computer-generated threats and false emergencies reported to law enforcement agencies on the Central Coast. Full Story »
Authorities arrested a 20-year-old man on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter and driving under the influence after he drove the wrong way on Highway 101 and crashed into an oncoming vehicle, killing two occupants and severely injuring two others. Full Story »
After less than a day of deliberation, a jury returned a verdict of guilty of first-degree murder in the case of a man who fatally stabbed his roommate at a sober living home in Santa Barbara last year. Full Story »
In a lawsuit filed last week in Santa Barbara County Superior Court, two former KEYT Channel 3 employees alleged the company committed a string of labor code violations, including failure to pay overtime. Full Story »
City of Santa Barbara election officials yesterday counted the final 187 provisional ballots cast in last Tuesday’s municipal election, and the one close race that could have been altered was not. Full Story »
In recognition of veterans and currently serving military members, a series of ceremonies and events will take place on the South Coast on Veterans Day, November 11. Full Story »
The occupants of a small, single-engine aircraft had a bumpy landing at the Santa Barbara Municipal Airport yesterday afternoon but walked away without any injuries. Full Story »
The fate of a man suspected of fatally stabbing his roommate at a sober living home last year is in the hands of a jury after attorneys gave their closing arguments in a Santa Barbara courtroom yesterday. Full Story »
A panel of South Coast experts will discuss “Financial and Tax Planning: Getting Your Business Ready for 2009-2010” on Nov. 19 at the Canary Hotel, 31 W. Carrillo St., Santa Barbara. Full Story »
Oct. 30, 8:30 a.m. — Responding to reports of a man vandalizing landscaping, officers arrived in the 100 block of Cooper Road and spoke with a witness, who said he had been walking by with a small child when the suspect became aggressive and started cursing at them. Full Story »
A handful of trails in Santa Barbara’s frontcountry that sustained major damage during the Jesusita fire are reopening today after lengthy restoration efforts. Full Story »
City officials yanked the permit of a recently approved medical marijuana dispensary yesterday after learning that a previously unnoticed county school was located nearby. Full Story »
College football won’t be the only way local residents can get their fill of contact sports this weekend, as the Mission City Brawlin’ Betties are squaring off in their final full-contact roller derby match of the season on Saturday. Full Story »
Wine lovers looking for a change from the usual Santa Ynez Valley jaunt to various tasting rooms can whet their pallets this weekend in one swoop at the second annual People Helping People Vino de Suenos event at the Marriott Hotel in Buellton. Full Story »
Three local gang members were arrested on Wednesday and charged with attempted murder for their alleged roles in a brutal attack in 2007 that sent a 17-year-old boy to the hospital with more than 30 stab wounds. Full Story »
As Santa Barbara city leaders scramble to adjust regulations on medicinal marijuana dispensaries and respond to ongoing changes in state and federal laws on the topic, pot shops continue to pop up throughout the city. Full Story »
The man suspected of stabbing a fellow housemate in the neck at a sober living home in Santa Barbara admitted during his murder trial yesterday to delivering the fatal blow, but said it was an act of self defense. Full Story »
An hour after a bank robber made away with $2,000 from a Bank of America branch in Montecito yesterday, an armed man brandished a handgun at Mission Liquor & Deli, and stole an unknown amount of money. Full Story »
The Bank of American at 1906 Coast Village in Montecito was robbed yesterday by man who authorities said handed a teller a note asking for cash, and then told her he was armed. Full Story »
An election season that was marked by big-money campaigns, floods of controversial attack ads and one of the most divisive charter amendments in recent history will also be remembered for drawing the largest voter turnout in a city municipal election in nearly three decades. Full Story »
On the same carpet of green grass where he was married four years ago, over 1,000 teary-eyed people gathered yesterday for the funeral of California Highway Patrol Officer Jarrod Martinez, who was killed in a motorcycle crash while on duty last week in Los Olivos. Full Story »
Santa Barbara-based Pacific Capital Bancorp announced today it lost $40.7 million in the third quarter that ended Sept. 30, while admitting it has not been able to boost its capital ratio to meet higher levels that it agreed to with federal regulators. Full Story »
Helene Schneider, the 38-year-old from Manhattan who campaigned on a platform of helping the homeless and mentally ill, building more affordable housing, and boosting youth programs to curb gang violence, won election Tuesday night, in a hard-fought, emotionally charged campaign, to become Santa Barbara’s 49th mayor. Full Story »
A morning moonset peeks through the autumn foliage near Bradfordton, Ill. AP Photo/Seth Perlman
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