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Caleb Nguyen

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office deputies are searching for a 40-year-old Santa Barbara man with a felony warrant who fled from a black BMW after hitting the front of a Goleta Police SUV.

The initial call for the incident came just after 6:00 p.m. Tuesday in the area of South Patterson and Overpass Road in Goleta, according to the SBCSO.

As of 9:00 p.m., the man’s car was towed from a footpath he took before fleeing on foot and the suspect remains outstanding.

The SBCSO is receiving help from County Air Support, the CHP and UC Santa Barbara’s Police Department and K-9.

“Be on the lookout for Anthony Torres Lopez Jr.,” said SBCSO Public Information Officer Raquel Zick, “He is a 40-year-old male from Santa Barbara, he is about 6′ 1″ he has black hair, he shed clothing as he ran so we are not entirely sure what his description is right now, we want to encourage anyone sees him or that knows his current whereabouts to call 9-1-1.”

A neighbor, picking up mail near Patterson Place, could hear the helicopter overhead.

“I went out to get the mail and what do we got here about 12 cop cars all over the place, apparently somebody jumped out of his car from over there and obviously they are running to find him, but behind here there is a lot of tricky terrain and you can do a lot of hiding back there, “said Robert Piata.

“The call began where deputies came to check on suspicious circumstances and the subject backed into their vehicle and then drove along this path here, this pedestrian path and eventually his car became disabled when he hit a curb there and he fled on foot,” said Zick.

Anyone with information is urged to call 911 if they know his location.

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Patricia Martellotti

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The Breast Cancer Resource Center is opening a new chapter in Santa Barbara, relocating to a larger space on North Hope Avenue to meet growing demand for services.

The move marks a major step forward for the organization, which provides free support to individuals and families facing a breast cancer diagnosis. From patient navigation to emotional support and financial guidance, the center plays a critical role for many navigating one of the most difficult moments of their lives.

Executive Director Silvana Kelly explains the new location allows the center to expand its reach and deepen its impact. The upgraded space offers more room for private counseling, support groups, and educational programs—all designed to better serve clients at every stage, from diagnosis through recovery.

For those who walk through its doors, the center is more than just a resource—it’s a community. The new facility is designed to feel welcoming and accessible, helping ease the burden for those already facing emotional and financial stress.

With more space and increased capacity, the organization is now better positioned to grow alongside the needs of the community—ensuring no one faces breast cancer alone.

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Dave Alley

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – The long-planned Sheriff’s substation for Nipomo was officially approved today the by San Luis Obispo Board of Supervisors.

During Tuesday’s regular board meeting, supervisors also approved the required environmental reviewunder the California Environmental Quality Act (CEQA) and authorized a budget adjustment.

The overall cost of the project is $14.4 million, with construction scheduled to begin next year and finished by 2028.

The 7,000 square foot facility that will be built on county-owned property at the intersection of East Tefft Street and Carrillo Street in Old Towne Nipomo.

The site is currently an empty field adjacent to the Adobe Plaza shopping center, where the Sheriff’s deputies utilize a small office.

According to the County, the new facility will significantly expand the operational capacity of the Sheriff’s Office by improving response times, enhancing field operations and strengthening service delivery to the growing community of Nipomo and surrounding areas.

“This project is about making sure our deputies have the resources and infrastructure they need to serve South County effectively,” said San Luis Obispo County Sheriff, Ian Parkinson. “Nipomo has grown significantly, and this substation will allow us to better respond to emergencies, support our personnel in the field, and provide a higher level of service to the community.”

In addition to the space that will be used by members of the Sheriff’s Office, the substation will also include a community meeting room that will be available to the public.

“For years, South County residents have been asking for increased public safety resources, and today we are delivering on that commitment,” said Board Chair Jimmy Paulding, who also represents Nipomo as the 4th District Supervisor. “This substation represents a major investment in community safety, faster response times, and stronger support for the men and women who serve and protect our neighborhoods every day.”

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John Palminteri

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – If you were not paying attention Monday you saw sunshine and had no concern about any rain in the forecast. But it was only hours away.

By 7:00 a.m. Tuesday morning, it was raining in a pattern from San Luis Obispo to Goleta. By mid-day it was spreading through Santa Barbara, Montecito, Carpinteria and Ventura.

For those who came to Santa Barbara for sunshine, the rain was unexpected.

Camille Mendla is from Alabama and said, “I can’t believe it’s raining in Santa Barbara!”

Drivers coming down Highway 101 from northern Santa Barbara County were delayed significantly from Gaviota to Refugio by a three vehicle crash that slowed traffic and backed up or rerouted thousands of cars. Many were workers heading into Santa Barbara and Goleta and some were heading to the airport to catch a flight.

There was also a vehicle crash northbound on Highway 101 in Carpinteria at Padaro Lane slowing traffic on that busy stretch. On surface streets two vehicles crashed at Gutierrez and Canada Streets on the Santa Barbara Eastside.

The unhoused were seeking doorways, shelters, tarps and blankets to cover themselves until at least noon.

Near the harbor the Ruby Princess cruise ship was in town for the day and passengers came ashore, some without rain gear.

Many got right on tour buses. Others walked to Stearns Wharf, the Funk Zone, and downtown.

Rob Terry woke up just at the right time. “I must of timed it just right because I woke up, I got ready came straight up and it just stopped, so I was probably lucky. I put all my hiking stuff on and now I am taking it off because it is too warm.”

Mary Schoolman from St. Louis said, “I am looking for the glory of the rain create like the tapestry. I am all about the botanical and everything coming out. I don’t think we will be disappointed.”

Overall rainfall totals were forecasted to be less than a half of an inch.

The Santa Ynez Valley has had a very wet fall, winter and early spring with about 50 inches on San Marcos Pass and 32 inches in some areas around Lake Cachuma.

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Jarrod Zinn

SOLVANG, Calif. (KEYT) – Fire investigators just determined that arson destroyed a former Solvang restaurant a year and half ago.

Investigators are looking for three people who are believed to be locals.

Officials at the Santa Barbara County Fire Department believe those three individuals are from the Santa Ynez Valley and they appear to be young.

Investigators have determined three individuals appearing in surveillance footage the night of December 5th, 2024 purposely set fire to what used to be Sear Steakhouse on Fourth Place.

“Every investigation runs at its own pace,” says Captain Michael Gray, public information officer for the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. “They’re all unique. The fire investigation section, they release as much information as they can as quickly as they can.”

Images show them leaving the building fifteen minutes prior to the start of the fire.

“They could be juveniles or young adults,” says Capt. Gray. “That wasn’t completely clear as far as nailing down an age group.”

They are then seen crossing the street and joining spectators to watch the blaze.

Since the incident, the building has had to be completely brought down for safety reasons.

“That would have been something that would have been determined by Building and Safety, if it was determined that the building couldn’t be salvaged,” says Capt. Gray.

Officials say the Solvang City Council is currently looking at the possibility of purchasing the lot with the intention of expanding Parking Lot 3.

“Through the course of the investigation, it is believed that they are local to the Santa Ynez Valley,” says Capt. Gray.

The county fire department released the declaration of arson on Monday.

“The fire investigation section has been unable to identify these three individuals,” says Capt. Gray. “So now we are asking for the public’s assistance.”

Anyone who recognizes the three or has any other information is encouraged to contact investigators.

The department’s Fire Investigation Unit can be reached at (805)686-5074 or by email at fireinfo@sbcfire.com.

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Andie Lopez Bornet

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The 20th anniversary edition of the #1 Amazon Best-Seller Book known as Surfer’s Code launches at the Local Tecolote Book Store on May 2nd.

From Tube riding to book writing, the LA Times called it their favorite book of 2006!

Former Professional World Surfing Champion, Shaun Tomson joins your Morning News to talk about the exciting events coming up and what it’s like to be celebrating the book 20 years later. Tomson is described as one of the 10 greatest surfers of all time and has taken his craft and shifted to being an author and share a simple mission to help individuals activate their own personal Code to live a better and more purposeful life.

Be sure to head to the Tecolote Book Store in Montecito on May 2nd to find the 20th anniversary edition of Surfer’s Code and Shaun Tomson.

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John Palminteri

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – It’s the 154th year for the Santa Barbara Yacht Club and the season kicked off with a full house of members and guests Saturday morning.

The event started with a flag raising ceremony and welcoming speeches from Commodore Matt Wilson along with many other ceremonial activities.

There were also canon blasts over the waterfront, including after the Pledge of Allegiance and Star Spangled Banner.

The Santa Barbara Youth Sailors Foundation was also featured on stage and had an open house at their site in the harbor.

The names of those members who passed away in the last year were read and a bell rang in their honor.

Santa Barbara Mayor Randy Rowse who is also a member, gave the club a special proclamation.

There was also a blessing of the club and its boats and activities throughout the day at the club and in the water in front of the landmark building.

Special guests included members of the USS Santa Barbara based in San DIego.

Throughout the season there will be events including the weekly wet Wednesday and special regattas including the Santa Barbara to King Harbor-Redondo Beach in July.

The Santa Barbara Yacht Club opened in 1872 and is the second oldest Yacht Club in North America.

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Mike Klan

RIVERSIDE, Calif. (KEYT) – For the second day in a row, the UC Santa Barbara Baseball team (26-12) took a big early lead and hung on late, this time out-lasting California Baptist (31-10) in a rollercoaster, 11-6 victory. The Gauchos scored the first eight and last three runs of the game, while surviving a six-run eighth inning from the Lancers. Santa Barbara smacked six extra-base hits, including home runs from both Liam Barrett and Colin Beazizo, with Barrett, Corey Nunez and Xavier Esquer all finishing with multiple RBIs on the night. Two-out clutch was the theme of the night, as eight of the Gauchos’ 11 runs (and all six of the Lancers’) came with no margin for error in that column.

On the mound, Calvin Proskey’s four scoreless innings of work helped the Gauchos build their big lead, Josh Jannicelli made it stick, then Chase Hoover led the firefighting efforts when things got wild late. Jannicelli got the win and Hoover his third save of the season.

HOW IT HAPPENEDSanta Barbara showed up at James W. Totman Stadium, a venue where they had never previously won, and got right to the business of hitting, scoring in each of the first six innings. Nunez was hit by a pitch to set up Nate Vargas’ RBI single in the first, then Barrett’s two-out walk kept the second inning alive for Esquer to drive a double into the left-center gap. A misfield out there let Esquer get to third and Barrett home to double the lead.

Nunez then started the third inning on third base with a straight-up triple to center field, coming home on William Vasseur’s RBI groundout. It was back to two-out magic in the fourth, as Barrett’s double preceded back-to-back hit batters to load the bases and bring Nunez back to the dish. He promptly smacked a two-run single up the middle and it was 5-0 Gauchos. Rowan Kelly’s double set up Nick Husovsky to single him home in the fifth (you guessed it, with two outs), then Liam Barrett clobbered a home run well over the tall wall in right field to lead off the sixth. For the second time in as many days, the Gauchos were up a touchdown.

While the offense was turning the Lancers’ pitches into batting practice, Proskey was busy reminding everyone why he was Santa Barbara’s Saturday starter last season. He picked up where he had left off at UCLA, allowing just three hits and no walks or runs over four innings, while striking out four. He won a nine-pitch at-bat for one of those punchouts as part of a perfect second, then finished a perfect third with back-to-back K’s, including a seven-pitch at-bat. To end his evening, he escaped a two-on-no-outs jam in the fourth.

Jannicelli took over and showed why he is the next man up in the Gauchos’ line of pitching succession. The freshman retired the first six batters he faced, issuing four of his five strikeouts on the night in that span. Despite a pair of errors, Jannicelli got out of the seventh unscathed before finally surrendering the two runs on his ledger in the eighth.

The Gauchos put up their eighth run in the top of that eighth inning on Beazizo’s home run to straightaway center field, but the Lancers finally found an answer in the bottom half of the frame. A sequence of a home run, walk, double, double, single and home run got the home team back within two before Hoover entered and put out the fire with a backwards K.

If the double play is a pitcher’s best friend, what the Gauchos’ offense did in the top of the ninth must be a very close second. A hit batter and a walk set up Noah Karliner for a pinch-hit, RBI single to get one of those six runs back, then Barrett’s sacrifice fly brought home Santa Barbara’s 10th run of the game to put the Gauchos four runs clear. Esquer’s two-out single brought home Karliner and got Santa Barbara out of “slam range,” with their 11-6 lead meaning not even a grand slam would tie the game. Not that they would have to worry about such a thing. Hoover was not perfect but he got the job done, striking out the side around a two-out single and error.

UP NEXTThe Gauchos come home this weekend, hosting Cal State Fullerton in a Big West series April 24-26, then hosting No. 1 UCLA on Tuesday, April 28 at Caesar Uyesaka Stadium. Tickets for all home games are on sale now at ucsbgauchos.com/tickets.

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A handful of student-athlete awards were handed out at two local luncheons.

The Santa Barbara Athletic Round Table luncheon at Harry’s passed out four honors.

The girls Athlete of the Week is the dynamic duo of San Marcos High School senior beach volleyball players Cora Loomer and Evyn Miller.

The #1 Royals team won the Channel League Pairs championship. They went undefeated in Channel League play all season long and will now get ready for the CIF-SS playoffs this week.

The boys Athlete of the Week goes to Dos Pueblos track and field standout Cullen Gully. He finished the 800-meter race at the Mount San Antonio College Relays in a blazing time of 1:54.13.

(Gully also finished third in the mile with a time of 4:13.91).

Santa Barbara City College awarded their Student-Athlete of the Year to men’s volleyball player Luke Steinert.

He is a Vaqueros captain and the libero carries a 4.0 GPA.

(Steinert will attend UCSB in the fall).

At the Northern Santa Barbara County Athletic Round Table luncheon at Giavanni’s in Orcutt, three honors were dished out.

Last week’s boys Athlete of the Week Damien Adams of Lompoc collected his overdue award.

This week’s winner is St. Joseph High School pitcher Mason Majewski who threw the Knights first perfect game in over 15 years.

The girls winner is Lompoc softball player Lily Ortega who roped two doubles and knocked in three runs in a 7-1 win over Templeton.

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John Palminteri

CARPINTERIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The newest spot to get both an ocean and a mountain view in one stop in Carpinteria is Arnie’s Rooftop Bar.

It is located on the second floor of the new Linden Square at 778 Linden Avenue in downtown Carpinteria.

The ribbon cutting Monday morning took place just before the noon grand opening. It will open at noon daily and stay open until 10 p.m. on most nights, but possibly later on Friday and Saturday.

It is uniquely designed with both the bar feel and the lounge feel. There are warming fire areas, heaters and a retractable awning to help with the climate control. The Carpinteria coast has welcoming weather most of the year, but as with other coastal sites, there are challenges when it is gloomy, rainy, or windy. That’s where the other comfort designs will make a difference.

Down below is the popular Linden Square with restaurants and shops over the property which covers a full city block.

Owner Arnie Sturham left the Pacific Northwest and a restaurant life there for the Santa Barbara-Carpinteria area.

He says the site for his rooftop bar, “is absolutely gorgeous. The tree lights up (overhanging the front edge.) The exterior lighting at this building is incredible, it glows and sunsets are spectacular.”

The overall Linden Square vibe has something for everyone. But upstairs, “we are 21-years and over and I love the plaza downtown stairs. It is all ages. I have two kids myself that are grown now, but I think it is a spot for families, but I think to have something upstairs that is a little quieter is appreciated.”

He hopes to coordinate some food from downstairs with the upstairs drinks in the future.

There will also be some occasional light music.

The full bar has locally sourced wine and beer labels that will be recognized by area residents and some will be rotated throughout the year.

For more information go to: Arnie’s and Linden Square.

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