Horse struck and killed near Orcutt
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle hit and killed a horse west of Orcutt on Wednesday morning. At about 6:30 a.m., a Casmalia man driving an Audi station wagon crashed into the Read More …
Tag: Santa Barbara County
Santa Barbara County pot grow could become largest in California
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County cannabis farm could become the largest contiguous outdoor cultivation site in California. [Pacific Coast Business Times] Farming First Holdings obtained permitting for a 134-acre Read More …
Santa Barbara County offers $90,000 bonuses to psychiatrists
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County is offering $90,000 singing bonuses to lure psychiatrists to join its Department of Behavioral Wellness. [KSBY] The county has an adequate number of psychiatrists on Read More …
Driver shot and wounded on Highway 1 near Vandenberg
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and seriously wounded another driver on Highway 1 near Vandenberg Space Force Base over the weekend. At about 12:30 a.m. Saturday, a caller reported a Read More …
Person walking on Highway 101 struck and killed by Uber driver
By JOSH FRIEDMAN An Uber driver struck and killed a male who was walking on Highway 101 in the Goleta area early Friday morning. Shortly before 2 a.m., a caller reported Read More …
Fire burns recycling plant near Los Olivos
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire burned debris at a recycling plant near Los Olivos on Sunday and spread to nearby vegetation. Shortly after 2 p.m., a caller reported the fire burning Read More …
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 …
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 …