Wednesday, local Assemblyman Gregg Hart announced the passage of the FACTS Act, which stands for “Forensic Accountability, ...

On Friday morning, High School staff was looking into an on-campus incident involving several students. During their investigation, school ...

Santa Barbara police say high school staff looking into an “incident involving several students” discovered one of the ...

Santa Barbara High School’s campus was placed on a temporary precautionary “hold” late Friday morning, after school staff ...

California authorities trying to track down a missing 9-year-old girl now say she was last spotted in August 2025.

William Clotworthy II, cited for heroism related to a past Montecito mudslide that killed 23 people, was arrested Oct. 10 in ...

A school administrator reported 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard's "prolonged absence", the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office said.

Santa Barbara County will join other counties in the state in requiring inmate deaths to be investigated by an independent ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is asking for the public’s help in finding a nine-year-old girl. Melodee Buzzard ...

A 33-year-old Santa Barbara man is facing multiple felony charges related to human trafficking and the sexual abuse of at ...

Santa Barbara County District Attorney filed multiple felony charges against Benito Najera, 33, for  human trafficking and sex offenses committed against three separate minors.

Santa Barbara authorities are searching for Melodee Buzzard, a 9-year-old girl missing for a year. She was last seen in ...