Nexus Staff Report

March 30, 2005

Pair Avoids Injury in Train Collision

By Nexus Staff Report

Two people escaped their 1990 BMW seconds before a freight train slammed into it Monday night at a railroad crossing in Summerland. At around 10:40 p.m. 24-year-old Johann Berlin of Carmel and 23-year-old Julia Barbosa o...

March 28, 2005

Police Capture SoCal Criminal Living in Brazil

By Nexus Staff Report

Fugitive Jesse James Hollywood, wanted for allegedly kidnapping and murdering a San Fernando Valley teen, is back in the United States after a five-year run from the law ended in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

March 28, 2005

Speeding Driver Flees CHP, Injures 3

By Nexus Staff Report

Several people suffered minor to moderate injuries Friday night after a vehicle involved in a high-speed pursuit on Highway 101 struck a Chevrolet Suburban, causing it to roll over.

March 3, 2005

Emergency Repairs Close 101; Caltrans Detours Cars to 154

By Nexus Staff Report

Motorists heading into or out of Santa Barbara today may need to rethink their travel times, as sections of Highway 101 will be closed periodically for roadwork both to the north and the south of the area.

March 2, 2005

Drunk Driver Injures CHP Officer During Getaway

By Nexus Staff Report

A California Highway Patrol officer sustained minor injuries to his hand when a drunk driver trying to avoid arrested attempted to run him down.

February 25, 2005

W.Water Polo: SB To Host Nation

By Nexus Staff Report

Eighteen of the top 20 women's water polo teams in the nation will join five more teams to participate in the Daktronics Gaucho Invitational to be held at Campus Pool today through Sunday.

February 7, 2005

Work To Begin on New 1,052-Spot Parking Structure

By Nexus Staff Report

Construction begins today on a new six-story campus parking structure to be located in Lot 22, adjacent to the Events Center.

January 21, 2005

Officers Bust Bank Bandit, Buddy

By Nexus Staff Report

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. deputies arrested a 32-year-old Goleta resident Thursday afternoon in connection with a robbery at the Bank of America at 5892 Calle Real, which took place Jan. 18.

October 5, 2004

Cops Arrest Three Men Suspected of Sunday Stabbing

By Nexus Staff Report

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Dept. and the San Diego Police Dept. arrested three men Monday in connection with the murder of a Goleta resident early Sunday morning.

October 4, 2004

Sheriff’s Dept. Hunts for Clues in Violent Death

By Nexus Staff Report

Police found a man stabbed to death in a Goleta apartment early Sunday morning after residents reported finding a trail of blood leading into their home.

July 7, 2004

Firefighters Get Upper Hand on Cachuma Blaze

By Nexus Staff Report

Cooler weather allowed over 800 firefighters to surround most of the Cachuma Fire, which blackened 1,127 acres near Santa Ynez as of 8 p.m. Thursday.

May 27, 2004

Donor’s Gift honors Professor’s Legacy

By Nexus Staff Report

The UCSB Walter H. Capps Center for the Study of Religion and Public Life is receiving more than half a million dollars from a Santa Barbara resident.

May 27, 2004

False Alarm Sparks Impromptu Library Fire Drill

By Nexus Staff Report

Electricians working in Davidson Library accidentally set off fire alarms in the building and caused the evacuation of students and staff inside Wednesday afternoon.

May 24, 2004

UCD Law Student To Serve as Regent

By Nexus Staff Report

A selection committee of five University of California regents nominated UC Davis law school student Adam R. Rosenthal on May 20 to become the 2005-06 student regent.

May 24, 2004

Big West Round-up: Fullerton Seizes Big West Championship

By Nexus Staff Report

The biggest rivalry in college baseball yielded the Big West Champion again, and for the second year in a row, in dramatic fashion. Cal State Fullerton (#22) clinched the Big West title this weekend with a series sweep o...

May 21, 2004

Students To Face Fee Hikes by Summer

By Nexus Staff Report

In a 14-2 decision, the University of California Regents voted Thursday to approve student fee hikes beginning in summer 2004. Under the new increases, in-state undergraduate students will pay an additional $700 per year...