The presence of masked federal agents is an unnerving part of life in Southern California this summer. Here's a look at who's ...

ISLA VISTA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is asking for community aid in finding an at-risk missing adult last seen in Isla Vista.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office confirmed it was not involved in the Carpinteria operation but had been notified in advance for “deconfliction purposes.” The Ventura County Sheriff’s Office ...

On Tuesday night, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office issued an evacuation warning east of the Rock Front Area, west of Cottonwood Canyon Road and south of Highway 166.

Madre Fire surges to over 70,000 acres becoming California’s largest wildfire this year CAL FIRE officials said the Madre Fire burning in San Luis Obispo County is burning mostly uncontrolled, with ...

A 54-year-old Santa Maria man was found dead in his cell at the Northern Branch Jail on June 28. A custody deputy conducting a routine security and welfare check found Juan Lara unresponsive in his ...

Bradshaw was walking home from work after midnight when Invina’s car allegedly swerved off the road due to bright headlights from an oncoming car, in the process striking Bradshaw before her vehicle ...

According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office, jail staff performed life-saving measures on Lara, along with county fire and AMR paramedics, but they were unable to resuscitate him. The ...

Violence prevention experts at the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office told me that the law has become “a key tool in a lot of, if not most of, the threat management cases that we’ve ...

June 30, 2025 – Santa Maria, CA – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office officials report that the Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an incarcerated individual who died at the ...

June 30, 2025 – Goleta, CA – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office officials report that the Sheriff’s Office Major Accident Response Team is investigating a fatal traffic collision ...