Twenty-six Santa Barbara County Jail inmates tested positive for COVID-19 in a new outbreak that has emerged at the facility, according to a sheriff's spokesman on Wednesday.

Charges were not pursued against a Lompoc resident who was discovered housing more than 100 Chihuahuas and Chihuahua mixes inside their apartment in October, according to Santa Barbara County Animal Services.

A man and woman from Santa Maria and a Tustin man are accused of allegedly stealing the personal information of several individuals, creating …

A 17-year-old male juvenile was arrested Tuesday on suspicion of attempted murder in connection to a gang-related shooting on East Orange Street that critically injured another juvenile in September 2020. 

A former administrator for the Environmental Protection Agency and former Santa Barbara County supervisor has accused four former U.S. government officials of defamation following his firing in February 2020, according to a Jan. 27 lawsuit.

An argument between family members resulted in a shooting Monday that injured a man on East Sunset Avenue, according Santa Maria Police.

A Santa Maria man was sentenced to 25 years to life in state prison Monday after pleading guilty to a charge related to the sexual assaults of…

The following is taken from the Lompoc Police Department's calls-for-service log and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office daily arrest log. Those appearing as "arrested" are only suspected of the crime indicated but are presumed innocent.

Two men and one woman sustained nonlife-threatening injuries in a shooting Saturday on North Mary Street, according to a police spokesman. 

The following is taken from the Santa Maria Police Department's calls-for-service log and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office daily arrest log. Those appearing as "arrested" are only suspected of the crime indicated but are presumed innocent.

Approximately 600 community members joined a virtual question-and-answer session with Santa Maria Police Chief Marc Schneider on Thursday, with discussion centering around community trust-building, the department's recent audit, and local manifestations of national issues around racial bias and accountability.

Brendon Michael Terry, 21, of Lompoc pleaded guilty Friday to murder and other charges in the shooting death of his girlfriend last year and w…

Timothy Manchester, 34, a cryptologic linguist with the National Guard and Buellton native, died Jan. 20 in a non-combat related incident while deployed to in Kuwait, according to Department of Defense officials.

A retired Rolling Hills anesthesiologist who was sentenced to serve more than a year at Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex after pleading guilty in a health care fraud scheme won't be reporting to prison because of a presidential pardon he received last week.

The Lompoc Police Department on Wednesday issued a warning of potential fraudulent phone calls from individuals posing as city employees and demanding money from residents.

Two Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office employees, including a patrol deputy, and one inmate have tested positive for COVID-19, according to…

The following is taken from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office media report for the Santa Ynez Valley patrol.

The following is taken from the Lompoc Police Department's calls-for-service log and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office daily arrest log. Those appearing as "arrested" are only suspected of the crime indicated but are presumed innocent.

Lompoc Police on Monday identified the 46-year-old man killed in a Jan. 20 shooting near the Santa Ynez River. 

A 19-year-old man was arrested Thursday after he was allegedly found illegally possessing a loaded firearm in public, according to Lompoc Police.

Four Santa Barbara County sheriff's office employees and one inmate at the Main Jail have tested positive for COVID-19, according to a spokeswoman on Friday. 

The following is taken from the Santa Maria Police Department's calls-for-service log and the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office daily arrest log. Those appearing as "arrested" are only suspected of the crime indicated but are presumed innocent.

San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Department investigators are looking for a man they believe invaded two Olde Town Nipomo homes early Friday m…

A Grover Beach man was arrested Thursday after leading San Luis Obispo County sheriff's deputies on a high-speed pursuit that began in Oceano and ended after he collided with another vehicle in Santa Maria. 

Five Santa Barbara County Jail inmates and two Sheriff's deputies tested positive for COVID-19, according to a spokeswoman on Wednesday.