Santa Barbara
Stormy seas for Santa Barbara smugglers
SANTA BARBARA — Federal narcotics agents booked four Mexican nationals Wednesday on charges of smuggling just over a ton of marijuana into the waters just off the Santa Barbara coast
Child’s testimony yields life sentence
SANTA BARBARA — In September 2009, 35-year-old German Acosta was found guilty of aggravated sexual assault, forcible lewd acts upon a child, and another lewd and lascivious act not by
Shooting suspects on the loose
SANTA BARBARA — A Santa Barbara man remains in serious condition at the city’s Cottage Hospital following his shooting in the doorway of the Westside home he shares with his
Investigation into thwarted kidnapping continues
LOMPOC — Police forces responded to Ryon Park Friday morning to investigate a report of attempted kidnapping at 802 W. Ocean Ave. The suspect, described as a Hispanic male between
Disgruntled engineer threatens UC Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA — Just days after a deadly shooting at Alabama University, the University of California at Santa Barbara campus became the target of widespread and profound threats of violence
Traffic stop breaks supply chain
SANTA BARBARA — Thirty-nine year-old Glen Mowrer III made three mistakes ton Monday: driving a car without a front license plate, contacting a suspected street hooker and having 20 pounds
Surveillance snares extortionist
SANTA BARBARA — Alfredo Alvarado Murillo was arrested Feb. 15 by Santa Barbara plainclothes detectives on charges of extortion and making criminal threats following a carefully-orchestrated sting operation. Murillo, 42,
End of the road for Jesse James Hollywood?
SANTA BARBARA — A decade after the cold-blooded killing of 15-year-old Nicholas Markowitz in the Santa Barbara foothills, Jesse James Hollywood was finally sentenced this month to life without possibility of
Fruit seller reportedly molests child
SANTA BARBARA — Silvano Rodelas Rojas, 60, of Los Angeles, is a well-known face on the streets of Santa Barbara, where he frequently operates as a street vendor of fresh
Streaker wreaks havoc in Santa Barbara
SANTA BARBARA — The peaceful Santa Barbara neighborhood known as San Roque — inhabited by a demographic of young families and retirees — experienced an unusual turn of events Wednesday
