Judge approves $230 million settlement over Refugio oil spill
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A federal judge has approved a $230 million settlement to a class action lawsuit over the 2015 oil spill in Santa Barbara County that resulted in an estimated Read More …
Tag: Santa Barbara County
Missing Gaviota Peak hiker found deceased
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Crews on Thursday morning found the dead body of a hiker who went missing near Gaviota Peak during intense heat on Sunday. Search and rescue teams from San Read More …
Crews searching for hiker who went missing in Gaviota area
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Emergency personnel have been searching two days for a hiker who went missing near Gaviota Peak in Santa Barbara County during intense heat on Sunday. At about 2 Read More …
Dozens of Central Coast sea lions contract Domoic acid poisoning
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Dozens of sea lions have become sick in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties after exposure to Domoic acid. [KSBY] From Aug. 15 through Aug. 25, there have been Read More …
Two individuals in critical condition after Santa Barbara County crash
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A crash early Sunday morning in the Hope Ranch area of Santa Barbara County resulted in four individuals being extricated from a car, two of whom were in Read More …
Bear found inside laundry room of Cuyama Valley home
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Cuyama Valley resident or residents found a surprise visitor Wednesday morning that was making use of the cleaning facilities, but was not helping wash clothes. Inside the Read More …
Crime spree suspect found dead of gunshot wound at end of chase
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A crime spree that included a murder, shooting, robbery and carjacking, and led to a chase through San Luis Obispo County on Wednesday, ended with one of the Read More …
Hollywood producer ordered to stand trial on sex charges in Santa Barbara County
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Maria judge ruled a Hollywood producer accused of rapes in Santa Barbara and Los Angeles County must stand trial for a total of eight sexual assault Read More …
Carpinteria arson suspect arrested
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man on Monday who allegedly started a fire over the weekend in Carpinteria that caused a closure of Highway 101 both Read More …
SLO man dies in skiing accident
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 33-year-old San Luis Obispo man died in a skiing accident at China Peak in Fresno County on Saturday. [KCOY] Joseph De Anda crashed into a tree at Read More …