SANTA BARBARA

Fire starts, inmates rebel at Santa Barbara jail

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — Officials say Santa Barbara County jail is on lockdown after inmates started a fire, refused to evacuate from their cells and taunted firefighters sent to put it out.

2013/04/15

Mountain lion found in Santa Barbara backyard

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) — A mountain lion roaming a Santa Barbara neighborhood has put residents and an elementary school on alert while wildlife experts prepare to tranquilize the animal.

2013/01/07

11 held, marijuana seized from boat near Gaviota

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) – Santa Barbara County authorities say 11 people have been arrested and 3,000 pounds of marijuana have been seized after a panga boat was tracked to the Gaviota coast.

2012/12/12

Calif company recalls salsa and dilled beans

OXNARD, Calif. (AP) — Gean Farm Inc is recalling their Harry’s Berries salsa and dill beans because they may have improperly produced and making them susceptible to contamination.

2012/11/30

Soccer player charged for shoving referee

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) – A University of California, Santa Barbara soccer player is facing a criminal charge for shoving a referee and he’s been cut from the team. A county prosecutor says 23-year-old Peter […]

2012/11/01

Calif. surfer killed in shark attack off air base

VANDENBERG AIR FORCE BASE, Calif. (AP) – A shark attack at an Air Force base beach killed an experienced 39-year-old surfer, following months of frequent shark sightings along the central California coast. Francisco Javier Solorio […]

2012/10/24

Fire season hits the Southland

LOS ANGELES (CNS) – A mixture of gusty high winds, low humidity and bone- dry vegetation will create an “elevated” danger of wildfire in Southern California from tonight through Friday night, forecasters said. “As surface […]

2012/10/24

Raw video of wildfire in Santa Barbara

(AP) – A wildfire in the rugged hills overlooking Santa Barbara threatened about 100 homes Wednesday in an area where a fire in 1990 killed one person and burned about 550 homes.

2012/10/18

Wildfire threatens homes near Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) – Evacuations have been ordered as a wildfire threatens homes above Santa Barbara. The blaze erupted around 8 a.m. Wednesday near the prosperous, scenic coastal city sandwiched between picturesque beaches and […]

2012/10/17

Santa Barbara Harbor posts shark warnings

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (AP) – Warning signs have been posted after a 14-foot great white shark was spotted in the Santa Barbara Harbor. The County office of Emergency Management says a surfer saw the shark […]

2012/09/27

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