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On October 20, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff received reports of someone attacking a man with a knife at a grocery st...
10/30/2025

On October 20, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff received reports of someone attacking a man with a knife at a grocery store between Santa Barbara and Goleta.

Deputies arrived to find Abdou Nyan barricaded in a restroom. They tried to negotiate with the 34-year-old Connecticut man, but he suddenly opened the door and charged at them with knives in both hands. They ordered him to stop and used a Taser, to no avail. Two deputies opened fire, fatally wounding Nyan.

The stabbing victim was taken to a hospital, where he was treated and released. According to investigators, the incident started when Nyan abused the victim’s dog.

Investigators say a man armed with two knives charged at the Sheriff's deputies.

Details are being released about an alleged multi-million-dollar burglary of a Santa Barbara County jewelry store over t...
10/30/2025

Details are being released about an alleged multi-million-dollar burglary of a Santa Barbara County jewelry store over the summer.

According to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives, the theft happened during the early morning hours of August 15 at Baroness Jewelers in Goleta.

Investigators believe the crime may be linked to a series of other burglaries targeting jewelry stores throughout the state. No arrests have been made in connection with the case.

The incident may be linked to a series of similar jewelry store burglaries around the state.

When Linda Legman inherited a series of vintage maps, she didn’t see just see the topography, she saw the opportunity to...
10/30/2025

When Linda Legman inherited a series of vintage maps, she didn’t see just see the topography, she saw the opportunity to turn them into a canvas for her work.

"This map is from 1800 and something, and look at the beautiful drawing in the map, and how do I do a composition that doesn't take away from this gorgeous map?" asked Legman.

Her studio at the Studio Channel Islands Art Center is filled with her works, which are detailed drawings of animals on antique maps.

Her vintage map series began with a study of the California Channel Islands and has evolved into works that emphasize endemic, threatened, and endangered animals, many of which are found on our doorstep.

The maps are getting more than a new lease of life, as they are artworks created to inspire and educate.

Linda Legman creates art works on vintage and antique maps.

A Santa Ana wind event has increased wildfire danger and spiked temperatures by 10 to 15 degrees in parts of the Tri-Cou...
10/30/2025

A Santa Ana wind event has increased wildfire danger and spiked temperatures by 10 to 15 degrees in parts of the Tri-Counties.

The strongest gusts are expected to last through Wednesday morning.

A Red Flag Warning is in effect for southeast Ventura County and the mountains in northwest Los Angeles County. Wind speeds are expected to be in the 30 to 40 mile an hour range, which meteorologists consider to be a mild Santa Ana event.

The strongest gusts are expected in southeastern Ventura County through Wednesday.

Five people were taken into custody, and federal agents deployed flash bang grenades to hold back demonstrators during a...
10/29/2025

Five people were taken into custody, and federal agents deployed flash bang grenades to hold back demonstrators during an ICE raid in Oxnard early Wednesday.

Dozens of ICE agents conducted a raid at a home on North “A” Street in the downtown Oxnard area.

Leonardo Martinez, with the immigrant support group VC Defensa, said volunteers rallied to the scene when they heard that agents had arrived at around 5:30 a.m.

Four people in the house and one protestor were taken into custody.

He added that four men with no known criminal records were taken into custody.

Federal prosecutors, however, allege that one of the detainees was arrested for violence against federal agents and vehicles during July’s ICE raid in Camarillo.

A large group of protesters arrived on the scene, with federal agents deploying flash bang grenades to cover their departure.

A festival in Newbury Park this weekend will celebrate Día de los Mu***os, also known as the Day of the Dead, a Mexican ...
10/29/2025

A festival in Newbury Park this weekend will celebrate Día de los Mu***os, also known as the Day of the Dead, a Mexican cultural tradition.

Festival de los Mu***os will include decorative skull masks and brightly colored altars.

"It's a day of remembrance where typically what happens is in a household, families will set up an ofrenda in their household, and it's a way for them to honor the memory of their ancestors that have passed on," said Kurt Gunning with the Conejo Recreation and Park District, an organizer of the event.

Festival de los Mu***os is a free event at Newbury Park's Borchard Community Park from 4 to 8 p.m. on Saturday.

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The festival marks Día de los Mu***os, or Day of the Dead, a vibrant Mexican cultural tradition.

Tammy Gerenser is scrolling through photos of her 18-year-old daughter, Grace. She swipes through a series of images sho...
10/29/2025

Tammy Gerenser is scrolling through photos of her 18-year-old daughter, Grace. She swipes through a series of images showing a beautiful young woman smiling, participating in school cheerleading, taking a surf lesson, and dressed up for homecoming.

When she first welcomed her daughter into the world, she said she was worried that Grace wouldn’t be able to have such experiences, because she was born with Down syndrome.

October is National Down Syndrome Awareness Month.

Gerenser hopes that increasing visibility for Down syndrome and talking about Grace and individuals like her will lead to better care and understanding from others.

Down syndrome is a genetic disorder typically associated with developmental delays. Advocates believe that more can be done to improve understanding of the disorder, ultimately leading to a better quality of life.

A project to build a community aquatics complex in the Santa Ynez Valley has received a significant financial boost.The ...
10/29/2025

A project to build a community aquatics complex in the Santa Ynez Valley has received a significant financial boost.

The city of Buellton pledged $450,000 towards the construction of what’s being called the Santa Ynez Valley Community Aquatics Complex.

Solvang had already committed $450,000, and Santa Barbara County pledged $250,000.

Plans call for a two-pool facility to be built on the Santa Ynez Union High School campus. It would replace the school’s outdated and undersized pool.

The City of Buellton joins Solvang and Santa Barbara County in supporting the project. The new two-pool facility would replace the school’s outdated and undersized pool.

Steven Spielberg’s E.T. is a beloved classic. The 1982 film about a small boy befriending an extraterrestrial, which he ...
10/28/2025

Steven Spielberg’s E.T. is a beloved classic. The 1982 film about a small boy befriending an extraterrestrial, which he names E.T., has warmed hearts for decades.

So has the iconic John Williams music score.

E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial in Concert will be performed twice this weekend. The first show is Saturday, November 1, 2025, at 7 p.m. at the Bank of America Performing Arts Center in Thousand Oaks.

The following day, it will be at the Rancho Campana Performing Arts Center in Camarillo. That show starts at 3 p.m.

There are two opportunities to see E.T. with a live orchestra at the weekend.

A musical now playing in Ventura tells the true-life tale of how four of the biggest stars in rock and roll came togethe...
10/27/2025

A musical now playing in Ventura tells the true-life tale of how four of the biggest stars in rock and roll came together for a legendary jam session one night in 1956.

"Million Dollar Quartet" recreates a legendary December 4, 1956, jam session that brought together Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Jerry Lee Lewis, and Carl Perkins at Sun Studios in Memphis.

The musical opened on October 25 and runs through November 9 at the Rubicon Theatre in Ventura.

A musical opening in Ventura tells the true-life tale of how four of the biggest stars in rock and roll came together for a legendary jam session one night in 1956.

New photos have surfaced of a missing girl, in which she appears to be wearing a wig to alter her appearance.Melodee Buz...
10/27/2025

New photos have surfaced of a missing girl, in which she appears to be wearing a wig to alter her appearance.

Melodee Buzzard, 9, hasn’t been seen for more than two weeks, and detectives say the girl’s mother is still refusing to cooperate with their investigation.

Surveillance video of Melodee and her mother at a car rental business was released on October 7. In it, the young girl appears to be wearing a wig.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff is asking for the public's help in locating Melodee.

The last documented sighting of Buzzard was on October 7.

A car chase spanning more than 60 miles ended in Ventura County when a CHP officer deployed a spike strip to stop the ve...
10/27/2025

A car chase spanning more than 60 miles ended in Ventura County when a CHP officer deployed a spike strip to stop the vehicle.

The chase began at around 7 p.m. on Friday, when LAPD officers attempted to stop a car being driven erratically in the North Hollywood area.

CHP deployed a spike strip, but the driver continued northbound. The driver was eventually forced to stop near the Ventura-Santa Barbara County line because of shredded tires.

Luchiano Antonio Lewis Villanueva was arrested on multiple felony charges, including suspicion of driving under the influence of drugs.

Speeds hit 110 miles per hour in a two-county pursuit on Highway 101.

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