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Driver in fatal crash arrested in hospital bed

SANTA BARBARA — While hospitalized in critical condition at Cottage Hospital Friday, a 54-year-old Santa Barbara woman was charged with felony DUI and gross vehicular manslaughter for her role in

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Randy Quaid in jail — again

SANTA BARBARA — Randy Quaid is back in the news, and not for any upcoming acting roles. Early Saturday evening, Quaid and his wife Evi were arrested on charges of

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One in custody, two at large in Goleta stabbing

GOLETA — One man has been arrested and two others are being sought in connection to a large-scale fight that left one person with several stab wounds in Goleta last

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Porsche thief busted after freeway crash

SANTA BARBARA — Authorities caught up to the alleged thief of a Porsche convertible after the San Jose man, who led law enforcement in a high-speed cross-jurisdictional pursuit that reached

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Tire irons, knives brandished in parking lot fight

SANTA BARBARA — A local area Vons supermarket parking lot became the scene of a verbal exchange that quickly escalated into a violent fight involving the use of deadly weapons

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Visiting Chinese student bilked out of iPhone money

SANTA BARBARA — Authorities are hoping last week’s release of multiple surveillance images will help them find the person responsible for bilking a recently-arrived Chinese student out of $900 in

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Manhunt for Goleta highway shooter in progress

SANTA BARBARA — Taking the name of today’s holiday to heart, Santa Barbara County sheriff’s officials were still laboring on Monday to bring an armed highway robber to justice. Sept.

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Morning results in traffic mayhem throughout Santa Barbara

SANTA BARBARA — Three widely disparate Santa Barbara neighborhoods were the scenes of separate and remarkably bizarre traffic accidents on busy city streets Wednesday morning. At 6:53 a.m., a fully-loaded

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Cased closed on 'Operation Apehanger'

SANTA BARBARA — The Aug. 17 sentencing of Alejandro Raya to eight years in state prison on three counts of possession of assault weapons and possession of controlled substances brings

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Cased closed on ‘Operation Apehanger’

SANTA BARBARA — The Aug. 17 sentencing of Alejandro Raya to eight years in state prison on three counts of possession of assault weapons and possession of controlled substances brings