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Caleb Nguyen

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. (KEYT) – San Luis Obispo County and Santa Barbara County officials both issued warnings in their burn scar areas due to potential flooding and debris flow.

San Luis Obispo County officials mentioned a shelter-in-place order, while Santa Barbara County officials issued an evacuation warning due to weather trends.

The shelter in place for SLO County begins at 8:00 p.m. Oct. 13 and will remain until the storm is over.

For evacuation maps in SLO County and in Santa Barbara County respectively, visit both of their websites.

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT). – Five student-athletes were honored at Athletic Round Table gatherings in Santa Barbara and Orcutt.

At Harry’s Plaza Cafe in Santa Barbara San Marcos High School seniors Peyton Sperling and Lila Westmacott were co-Female Athlete of the Week winners.

Sperling totaled six touchdowns and 2 interceptions to help the Royals flag football team go 3-0 last week.

Westmacott dished out over 30 assists in each of the Royals sweeps over Santa Barbara and Ventura as San Marcos won the girls volleyball Channel League title.

The Male Athlete of the Week was awarded to Santa Barbara High School junior running back Aaron Baizan who was unable to attend the luncheon. He rushed for 96 yards on just 9 carries including a 35-yard touchdown run as the Dons beat Rio Mesa 45-13.

At the Northern Santa Barbara County Athletic Round Table luncheon at Giovanni’s in Orcutt, Lompoc High School tennis player Mia Jansen and Righetti High School quarterback Nick Matautia.

Jansen won the singles title at the Firebaugh Tournament to improve to 41-1 on the year. She also teamed up with partner Jasmine Sanchez to win the doubles championship at that same tournament.

Matautia threw four touchdowns passes in a 31-21 win at San Luis Obispo. He was 10-for-15 with 261 yards with no interceptions.

(Matautia and Jansen shows off their winning certificates).

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Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Storm preparations sometimes include getting outside for fresh air before rain.

Some parents took their children to Tuckers Grove despite the dark clouds on Monday.

One youngster wore a shirt that read “How Does Your Garden Grow.”

She knows the importance of rain for plants, and said she is actually looking forward to having recess inside for a change.

Michelle Berkowitz and her daughter Ora Holt also came to the park.

They are excited for the rain.

“We decided because it is going to be so rainy tomorrow we needed to come to park today to get out all our wiggles,” said Berkowitz. “Tomorrow we actually get to wear rain boots so we are going to get out our rain boots and rain jacket. Living in Santa Barbara we don’t get rain all that often, so with a kid it is especially exciting so we are looking forward to it.”

The Santa Barbara Office of Emergency Management did sent out messages about being prepared for possible flooding in low lying areas.

And as always OEM leaders are urging people to sign up for https://wwwreadysbc.org alerts.

People are also welcome to follow Santa Barbara County OEM on social media

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Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Some members of the Jewish community watched the celebration in Israel until 1 a.m. at Congregation B’nai B’rith in Santa Barbara County.

Thanks to Rabbi Belle Michael, who is from Israel, they have been in touch with the families of hostages.

Many worried something might delay the release overnight.

They broke out in applause a number of times as they learned the 20 survivors held captive for 2 years were coming home and being reunited with their families.

Senior Rabbi Daniel Brenner said they have been waiting for this special moment.

“This has been such a journey – we don’t lose hope, we don’t give up, we cherish life and we celebrate that they are with us again,” said Brenner. “We don’t want to return to war and the hope is that this continues on and that these intractable parties come less intractable, that there is future that is positive for Israelis and positive for Palestinians and positive for everyone and that is the real hope here.”

Brenner also talked about the meaning of peace.

“In our tradition the opposite of war is not peace, the opposite of war is not fighting. Peace is something you have to work for, peace takes much more than not fighting and when we pray for peace we are not just praying for an end to war we are praying for a beautiful and enriched future.”

Now he said is the time for healing and privacy for those families.

“These are people who didn’t ask for fame but unfortunately got it because of their situation.”

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Below is a press release from County of Santa Barbara Health Department regarding a General Rain Advisory for local beaches.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Due to the recent rainfall, Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services wants to remind residents about potential health risks associated with storm water runoff at countywide beaches. Storm water is untreated rainwater that flows through the drain system into creeks, the ocean, and other waterways. Contact with storm water while swimming or surfing may increase the risk for certain types of illnesses such as rashes, fever, chills, ear infections, vomiting, and diarrhea. Also, due to increased creek flows, debris such as logs may be present in the ocean and other waterways posing an increased risk of injury to anyone entering these waters.

To minimize potential health and safety risks, it is recommended that people do not swim, play or surf in the ocean and creeks during and for at least three days following a rain event. Beachgoers should also avoid areas near the outfall from drainpipes and creeks that enter the ocean following a rain event as storm water runoff may carry high levels of bacteria and pollutants.

Due to the annual sport-harvested mussel quarantine (normally May 1 – October 31), recreational/sport-harvesting of mussels should not occur. Recreational/sport-harvesters should wait at least 10 days after significant rain to harvest other shellfish. High bacterial levels, pesticide, herbicide and motor oil grease flushed into the ocean with the storm runoff may impact shellfish beds. Adequate cooking of shellfish will destroy harmful bacteria but may not be effective in killing viruses. In addition, cooking does not eliminate chemical and metal pollutants in shellfish.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Debido a las recientes lluvias, Servicios de Salud Ambiental del Condado de Santa Bárbara quiere recordar a los residentes sobre los riesgos potenciales para la salud asociados con la escorrentía de aguas pluviales en las playas del condado. Las aguas pluviales son aguas de lluvia no tratadas que fluyen a través del sistema de drenaje hacia los arroyos, el océano y otras vías fluviales. El contacto con las aguas pluviales mientras nada o surfea puede aumentar el riesgo de ciertos tipos de enfermedades como ronchas, fiebre, escalofríos, infecciones de oído, vómitos y diarrea. Además, debido al aumento de los caudales de los arroyos, los escombros, como los troncos, pueden estar presentes en el océano y otras vías fluviales, lo que presenta un mayor riesgo de lesiones para cualquier persona que entre en estas aguas.

Para minimizar los posibles riesgos para la salud y la seguridad, se recomienda que las personas no naden, jueguen, ni surfeen en el océano y los arroyos durante y por al menos tres días después de un evento de lluvia. Los bañistas también deben evitar las áreas cercanas al desagüe de las tuberías de drenaje y los arroyos que ingresan al océano después de un evento de lluvia, ya que la escorrentía de aguas pluviales puede transportar altos niveles de bacterias y contaminantes.

Debido a la cuarentena anual de los mejillones de pesca deportiva (normalmente del 1 de mayo al 31 de octubre), la pesca recreativa/deportiva de mejillones no debe ocurrir. Los pescadores deportivos/recreativos deben esperar al menos 10 días después de una lluvia significativa para cosechar mariscos. Los altos niveles de bacterias, pesticidas, herbicidas y grasas de aceite de motor que se vierten en el océano con la escorrentía de las tormentas pueden afectar los lechos de mariscos. La cocción adecuada de los mariscos destruirá las bacterias dañinas, pero puede no ser eficaz para matar los virus. Además, la cocción no elimina los contaminantes químicos y metálicos de los mariscos.

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Andrew Gillies

VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Four Nevada teens were arrested in connection with a robbery at Clark’s Liquor and booked on felony evasion after a vehicle chase Monday.

On Oct. 13, around 12:39 p.m., officers were dispatched to Clark’s Liquor on North Ventura Avenue for a reported armed robbery involving three juveniles stated a press release from the Ventura Police Department Tuesday.

According to Ventura Police, three juveniles came into the store and took several bottles of alcohol before an employee confronted the trio as they attempted to leave the store.

One of the suspects pointed what appeared to be a handgun at the employee who backed into the store and all three juveniles fled the area in a vehicle that was later found to be associated with a missing persons case out of Las Vegas detailed the Ventura Police Department.

A police officer later located the vehicle and attempted a traffic stop, but the driver refused to yield and a vehicle chase ensued shared the Ventura Police Department.

Ventura Police shared that because of the high speeds and reckless driving involved, the pursuit was called off for public safety reasons.

The vehicle was spotted afterwards heading southbound on Highway 101 and this time Sheriff’s deputies attempted a traffic stop, but the driver fled into Camarillo before pursuing deputies lost sight of it near Los Posas Road explained the Ventura Police Department.

On Monday evening, the vehicle was spotted and stopped by Sheriff’s deputies who detained seven juveniles at the scene stated the Ventura Police Department.

According to Ventura Police, detectives responded to the scene and identified three of the detained juveniles as participants in the earlier robbery including the suspect who brandished a weapon.

A BB gun matching the description of the brandished weapon was recovered from the vehicle as well as items stolen during the robbery added the Ventura Police Department.

The three identified robbery suspects, two 14-year-olds and a 16-year-old, as well as the 16-year-old driver of the vehicle were arrested and booked at Juvenile Hall on charges of robbery, conspiracy, and felony evading shared the Ventura Police Department.

All four young men are Nevada residents noted the Ventura Police Department.

The investigation into this incident is ongoing and anyone with information is asked to contact the Ventura Police Department at 805-650-8010.

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Andie Lopez Bornet

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- It is expected to be mostly clear for the weekend of the 41st Annual Vintners Festival this weekend.

Wine loves can Fall in love with local wineries and restaurants from the region and meet the faces behind the tasty drinks and food. Over 70 wineries, chefs and restaurants will be in attendance. The event begins at 1 p.m. at Vega Vineyard in Buellton and will conclude at 4 p.m.

The Morning News sat down with Vega Vineyard owner, Jimmy Loizides to talk about the exciting weekend.

So, grab a friend, your taste buds and your wine tasting outfit and head to Buellton!

You can find tickets at sbvintnersweekend.com.

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Dave Alley

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – A rare tornado warning surprised many and rattled nerves throughout the Central Coast late Monday night.

The warning was issued at 11:21 p.m. on Monday night by the National Weather Service in Oxnard.

Cell phone users along the San Luis Obispo County coastline down into the Santa Maria Valley were alerted through a loud warning on their device that indicated severe thunderstorms capable of producing a tornado were located in the region.

“It was pretty scary,” said Eddie Rocha of Santa Maria. “When I saw it, that was the first time I saw one of those.”

The message advised people to immediately seek shelter in a basement or in an interior room on the lowest floor of a sturdy building.

It also indicated for anyone outside, in a mobile home, or vehicle should move into the closest substantial shelter to protect themselves from potential flying debris.

“We don’t have a storm shelter,” said Chris Nartatez of Nipomo. “We thought, well, we’ll just stay here. We’ll be okay and if we hear the roof rattling, we’ll get up. I thought it’s a good that we get those kind of warnings to be prepared.”

According to the San Luis Obispo County Office of Emergency Services (OES), it appears, no known tornadic activity ending up happening during the storm.

“We’ve been in contact with the National Weather Service (NWS) related to last night’s tornado warnings,” said Anita Konopa, San Luis Obispo County Emergency Services Coordinator. “At this time it does not look like any tornadoes actually touched down, but they’re still doing some research and talking to people to determine whether or not there was any touched down overnight. The good news from a damage standpoint is that we’re getting a lot of feedback from the public and from our first responder agencies that there wasn’t a lot of damage and that things were actually pretty calm considering kind of the weather behavior that was happening.”

Konopa added due to certain topographic conditions on the Central Coast, the NWS must overcome physical challenges in their tornado forecasting process.

“We’ve talked to our friends at the National Weather Service about when we’ve been getting these tornado warnings, it’s been very spur of the moment,” said Konopa. “It’s happening right now without a lot of advance notice, which is different than what you see in the news in the Midwest in areas that are very flat. One of the issues that we have here with their ability to forecast that is that due to the mountainous terrain and the way that their equipment sits without a line of sight due to our hills and our mountains, it’s much more difficult to forecast and anticipate and predict that there may be tornado activity here.”

Konopa is also advising the public to prepare ahead of time so they are knowledgeable what to do when the next tornado warning comes in.

“The kind of the feedback that we’ve been getting from the public is more curiosity and interest in what causes this, how can we know more, what should we sign up for,” said Konopa. “We are encouraging people like we do in every kind of weird emergency type situation is sign up for alerts, go to AlertSLO.org. Get signed up for these types of alerts so you get that information and listen to emergency officials when they send out information.”

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John Palminteri

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A huge tree branch snapped as the driver of a truck was passing through a Santa Barbara park parking lot this morning, damaging the vehicle but no serious injuries were reported.

It happened on the tail end of a night of rain.

The bulk of the rain went north of Santa Barbara or south to Ventura County. For parts of the night there was a dry spot over Santa Barbara with rain moving high and low over the region.

The Santa Barbara City College Parking lot was swamped by runoff water below the construction site for the new Athletic Department near the football field. Workers opened up the drain and cleared debris to get the water moving from what a passerby said was a small lake.

The tree incident was before 9 a.m. as a worker on a house project nearby was turning through the parking lot. The Chevy Silverado ZR2 was not in a parking space and was moving when the Coastal Cypress branch came down on the cab and truck bed.

The City of Santa Barbara dispatched a forestry crew to do a surgical series of cuts on the branches to relieve the pressure on the vehicle. Portions of the tree limbs were strewn about the area. It’s not known if the tree had previous issues or indications that the branch was going to break off.

Down the waterfront palm fronds were on a wide area of Cabrillo Boulevard and Chase Palm Park keeping workers busy picking them up one-by-one by hand.

The normally soaked Funk Zone drained well in this storm without any street closures or detours for drivers.

During the mid-morning, the U.S. Coast Guard was dispatched to the Carpinteria coast where it was orbiting a vessel that was a concern from the night before. Exact details were not immediately known, but the chopper was visible from the coastline.

The morning commute had a handful of minor crashes in Summerland, Carpinteria and Montecito but drivers were not significantly delayed, and there were no full closures from rainfall.

Thousands of commuters who live in Ventura County and work in Santa Barbara or Goleta take this route daily.

Just before noon, a vehicle went off the freeway, southbound at Refugio, and rolled over on to the Union Pacific railroad tracks. One person was inside and was able to get out without serious injuries. Trains were stopped while Smitty’s towing removed the vehicle. Santa Barbara CHP and County fire were on the call.

In areas known for street flooding including Gutierrez Street in Santa Barbara, business owners have placed sandbags and plastic barriers up to keep water from coming off the street and through their doors. Some of the water comes in waves due to the speed of passing cars.

(More details, video and photos will be posted later today.)

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Patricia Martellotti

VENTURA, Calif. (KEYT) — Senator Monique Limón took the spotlight today at a powerful gathering at Ventura City Hall, where families and civic leaders shared deeply personal stories of how affordable housing is transforming lives across the the region.

Resonating through the room were voices of parents, children, and community advocates who testified how access to stable, affordable homes has brought security, dignity, and opportunity to their lives. Many spoke of the stress lifted, the prospects restored, and the future they dared to hope for again.

Sen. Limón — whose district spans both Santa Barbara and portions of Ventura County — addressed the crowd, pledging continued legislative support and urging local and state partners to keep expanding access to housing that changes lives. 

City officials and housing advocates confirmed that moments like today are more than symbolic — they are essential to building political momentum behind the urgent work of closing California’s housing gap.

Ventura’s event drives home one clear message: affordable housing isn’t charity — it’s justice. And with leaders like Sen. Limón at the helm, there’s renewed hope that more families will find the homes they deserve.

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