Police Charge I.V. Man With DUI After Crash

An Isla Vista resident was arrested early Sunday morning on felony DUI charges following a high-speed collision on Highway 101. Around 1:40 a.m., Toru Ogawa, 25, allegedly driving under the influence ...
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Pair Avoids Injury in Train Collision

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...
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Police Capture SoCal Criminal Living in Brazil

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, Brazi...
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Speeding Driver Flees CHP, Injures 3

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.
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Emergency Repairs Close 101; Caltrans Detours Cars to 154

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 ...
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Drunk Driver Injures CHP Officer During Getaway

A California Highway Patrol officer sustained minor injuries to his hand when a drunk driver trying to avoid arrested attempted to run him down.
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W.Water Polo: SB To Host Nation

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

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

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...
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Cops Arrest Three Men Suspected of Sunday Stabbing

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.
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Sheriff’s Dept. Hunts for Clues in Violent Death

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.
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Firefighters Get Upper Hand on Cachuma Blaze

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.
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Donor’s Gift honors Professor’s Legacy

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.
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False Alarm Sparks Impromptu Library Fire Drill

Electricians working in Davidson Library accidentally set off fire alarms in the building and caused the evacuation of students and staff inside Wednesday afternoon.
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UCD Law Student To Serve as Regent

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.
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