Judge Thomas Adams raised the bail of a woman accused of DUI and vehicular manslaughter from $250,000 to $350,000 after she ...

A Texas oil company attempting to restart a defunct oil and gas operation near Santa Barbara lost in court this week after a Superior Court judge ruled that the company did large-scale digging and ...

Santa Barbara County District Attorney filed multiple felony charges against Benito Najera, 33, for  human trafficking and ...

On Wednesday, Sable Offshore's request to be awarded financial damages against the Coastal Commission were denied by ...

Robert L. Ooley tells visitors about the iconic Mural Room in the (Frank Peters photo) Each year, the Santa Barbara County ...

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Sheriff’s deputies arrived Tuesday at Melodee’s home on the 500 block of Mars Avenue in Vandenberg Village, an unincorporated ...

A Santa Barbara jury has convicted 27-year-old Elvis Alberto Lopez of first-degree murder and child abuse in the death of 3-year-old Mila, District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced Wednesday.

On Monday 33-year-old Benito Najera of Santa Barbara was charged with multiple felony counts related to human trafficking and sex crimes involving three minors.

A Santa Barbara man was convicted today in a child abuse case that resulted in the death of a three-year-old back in 2023.

A California judge on Tuesday ruled against Houston-based oil company Sable Offshore's request to lift the state's cease and ...