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  • Zoo's hilltop fountain unveiled after restoration

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Tue Nov 10, 3:20 am ET  

    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 »

  • Alcohol suspected in fatal rollover

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Tue Nov 10, 3:19 am ET  

    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 »

  • Teenager suspected in computer threats

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Tue Nov 10, 3:19 am ET  

    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 »

  • DUI suspect arrested after fatal head-on crash

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Tue Nov 10, 3:19 am ET  

    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 »

  • Stabbing suspect found guilty of first-degree murder

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Tue Nov 10, 3:19 am ET  

    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 »

  • Former KEYT employees file lawsuit

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Tue Nov 10, 3:19 am ET  

    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 »

  • Final votes tallied

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Tue Nov 10, 3:19 am ET  

    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 »

  • Local events to recognize Veterans Day

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Sat Nov 7, 4:19 am ET  

    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 »

  • Small aircraft has bumpy landing

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Sat Nov 7, 4:19 am ET  

    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 »

  • Jury deliberates in Cisneros murder trial

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Sat Nov 7, 4:19 am ET  

    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 »

  • Panel to discuss tax planning

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Fri Nov 6, 5:35 pm ET  

    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 »

  • Police blotter — October 6

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Fri Nov 6, 5:34 pm ET  

    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 »

  • Fire-damaged trails reopen after restoration

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Fri Nov 6, 5:34 pm ET  

    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 »

  • Marijuana dispensary permit yanked due to nearby school

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Fri Nov 6, 5:34 pm ET  

    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 »

  • Brawlin' Betties roll through first season

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Fri Nov 6, 5:34 pm ET  

    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 »

  • Vino de Suenos offers different kind of wine tasting

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Fri Nov 6, 5:34 pm ET  

    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 »

  • Arrest made in 2007 gang assault

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Fri Nov 6, 5:34 pm ET  

    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 »

  • Medical marijuana remains a hot topic

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Thu Nov 5, 3:49 am ET  

    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 »

  • Stabbing suspect claims self defense

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Thu Nov 5, 3:49 am ET  

    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 »

  • Armed robber strikes Mission Liquor & Deli

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Thu Nov 5, 3:49 am ET  

    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 »

  • Montecito Bank of American robbed

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Thu Nov 5, 3:49 am ET  

    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 »

  • Voter turnout best in 30 years

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Thu Nov 5, 3:49 am ET  

    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 »

  • Friends, family grieve for young CHP officer

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Thu Nov 5, 3:49 am ET  

    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 »

  • Pacific Capital Bancorp reports $40.7 million 3Q loss

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Thu Nov 5, 1:34 am ET  

    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 is Santa Barbara’s new mayor

    Santa Barbara Daily Sound – Wed Nov 4, 11:49 am ET  

    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 »

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