Fire updates, sheriff reports, emergency alerts, evacuation orders, and public safety news for the Santa Ynez Valley and surrounding Santa Barbara County communities.
The Lompoc Police Department is inviting members of the community to pick up a paddle and join public safety cadets for a two-day pickleball tournament on Oct. 11-12 at Ryon Park.
A 32-year-old Lompoc man was killed in the Tuesday afternoon Highway 1 collision between a passenger vehicle and a semi truck, according to the Santa
The Buellton City Council decided Monday to extend its current law enforcement contract and to explore an alternative contract with Lompoc Police
The Buellton City Council on Monday put off a decision about who will patrol the city's streets, directing staff to seek a one-year extension of its longstanding contract with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office while continuing to weigh a…
Established in 1987, Santa Barbara County’s emergency call box network once included more than 350 roadside phones across the region. With 47 of those phones remaining, the county continues defying a statewide trend of dismantling public call boxes and is on track to become “a call box island,” Transportation Planner Peter Williamson said. During the […]
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. The
A crash involving a jacknifed big rig has blocked Highway 1 south of Lompoc near Jalama Road. It's unknown when the road will be reopened.
Santa Barbara County, Calif. – The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for the Santa Barbara County Interior Mountains and adjacent
The heat is here to stay and will only get warmer later this week. An extreme heat warning goes into effect on Tuesday as temperatures in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's deputies have identified the person who posted a video on TikTok threatening a shooting at Orcutt Academy High School.
Fire crews are responding to a report of a vegetation fire at the 13000 Block of Highway 166 Northwest of New Cuyama.
The Lompoc Police Department will conduct a DUI Checkpoint overnight, 7 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 22 until 2 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 23 at an undisclosed location
Credit: Courtesy Grab your clubs! The Veggie Rescue Golf Classic, presented by Nativo Land Management, will raise funds to support the organization's work
Arrested in early August, Jeffrey Koeller is the second Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office employee to face embezzlement charges this year. Both Koeller and Segun Ogunleye—arrested in late January—worked for the Sheriff’s Office as custody sergeants, and were charged for fraudulently claiming and receiving earnings of $93,000 and $175,000, respectively, for hours they did not […]
One person received critical injuries in a two-vehicle crash Saturday on Highway 101 north of Buellton. At approximately 11:12 a.m., emergency
Crews with the Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to a report of a crash involving two cars off Highway 101 and Jonata Park Road.
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