Lots To Go Toe-to-Tow With Visitors

Local residents and out-of-town revelers looking to leave cars in Goleta over the Halloween weekend be warned - many Goleta businesses will be monitoring their lots and towing vehicles parked there fo...
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Car Causes Railroad Explosion, Fire

A man was forced to abandon his vehicle on a local train track yesterday morning when his car got stuck on the tracks in front of an oncoming train.
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Elderly Local Resident Dies; Cause Unknown

Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) found the body of a 64-year-old Isla Vista resident dead in his camper Friday, following reports that he had not shown up for work in a few days.
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Friends Mourn Loss, Recall Fond Memories of Philosophy Student

The friends and co-workers of Manuel Stahl, a senior philosophy major who passed away following a motorcycle accident last Friday, said they are shocked by his passing and will always remember him as ...
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Driver Strikes Officer, Speeds Away

A white SUV hit an Isla Vista Foot Patrol (IVFP) officer at the intersection of Sabado Tarde Road and Camino del Sur on Sunday morning, leaving the deputy shaken but unharmed.
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Friends Mourn Recent Death of UCSB Student

The friends of George Kalev, the 19-year-old UCSB student who died in a motorcycle accident over the weekend, erected a memorial at the scene of his accident on Sunday afternoon to remember the man th...
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Family, Friends Grieve Passing of Local Man

For the friends and family of Tyler VonRuden -- who died after a fall from the Isla Vista bluffs on Sept. 25 - the 22-year-old Santa Barbara resident will always be remembered as a kind, passionate an...
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Thieves Plunder Open Isla Vista Apartments

In the past week, over 20 local residents reported the theft of expensive electronics from their homes, but local law enforcement says the only culprit it has found thus far is the high number of unlo...
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September 27, 2005

The deputies approached the woman and attempted to contact her, but she did not respond until one of the officers shook her by the shoulder. When she finally acknowledged the deputy's presence, it was...
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Fall From I.V. Bluffs Proves Fatal for SB City College Student

A 22-year-old SBCC student was pronounced dead Sunday morning after a passing jogger found him lying on the beach below the bluffs along Del Playa Drive.
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County Oks DP Properties for Residence

One year after more than 150 oceanside Del Playa Drive residents found eviction notices taped to their doors, Santa Barbara County has cleared several of the blufftop buildings for occupancy.
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Subleasers Wreck I.V. Apartments

A group of Irish nationals who were subleasing apartments in Isla Vista over the summer left Santa Barbara and thousands of dollars of damage behind when they returned home, causing local property-own...
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Hoarding, Fights Result in Removal of Free Box

The I.V. Free Box may have seen its last days of providing donated clothing to underprivileged residents, unless local government officials and community members can find a way to stem the conflict su...
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Legislators Pull for SB Tow Truck Patrol

A new program may provide Santa Barbara motorists with some relief to the headache of freeway congestion, placing tow truck companies on call to clear stranded vehicles out of the path of rush-hour tr...
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Candle-Lighting Ceremony To Honor U.S., Iraqi Dead

An army of candles will light the bases of over 1,600 crosses on West Beach this Memorial Day weekend, as the Santa Barbara Veterans for Peace honor the memory of U.S. military personnel killed in Ira...
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