Christer Schmidt
SANTA YNEZ VALLEY, Calif. – An adult male mountain biker on a guided tour sustained a head injury after falling from his bike around 9:43 am this morning.
Firefighter paramedics used a UTV to reach the patient and provide care.
He was moved to an open area for a hoist transport from a helicopter and was transported to SB Cottage Hospital in critical condition.
Christer Schmidt
SANTA MARGARITA, Calif. – A vegetation fire in Santa Margarita was quickly extinguished by CAL FIRE SLO and SLO County Fire crews.
The fire broke out near the intersection of Parkhill Road and Black Mountain Road.
The fire burned approximately 3 acres of grass but was stopped by the first-arriving engines before it could spread further.
Christer Schmidt
CARPINTERIA, Calif. – A fuel tanker crashed and overturned on northbound Highway 101 in Carpinteria, shutting down all lanes temporarily.
The crash happened shortly before 7:00 am just south of Santa Monica Road.
A tanker pulled by a trailer came to rest on its side, blocking the right two highway lanes.
Traffic was detoured at Casitas Pass Road and rerouted to Via Real. Traffic throughout the area was backed up.
The Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District and crews worked to clean up the area. Santa Barbara city hazardous materials crews and county environmental health inspectors were at the crash determining if gas leaked into any nearby storm drains.
No injuries were reported.
The cause of the crash is currently unknown.
Christer Schmidt
TEMPLETON, Calif. – Firefighters responded to a commercial fire at Templeton Feed & Grain Friday night in Templeton.
The South Main Street business caught fire just after 11:00 pm on Main Street.
Crews from CAL FIRE SLO, San Luis Obispo County Fire, Atascadero Fire, Paso Robles Fire, San Miguel Fire, and San Luis Obispo City Fire fought the fire through the night and into the next day, and it is still burning as of Saturday evening.
Firefighters ask residents to reduce water usage as they fight the fire and to avoid area roads, which remain closed off.
Mike Klan
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – This Independence Day, Santa Barbara had the fireworks brought to them, losing to the California Tigers 7-6 in a break from CCL play. The game was back and forth early, tied at 3-3 in the fourth before the Tigers broke it open, taking advantage of the ’Sters’ inability to limit line drives and use their patented strikeout. Rallies in the eighth and ninth got the ‘Sters back in the game, thrilling a packed house (the largest attendance of the season so far) and Santa Barbara had the tying and winning runs on base, but could not scratch them across.
Extra base hits got the Tigers started early in the top of the second. Conner Smith, the team’s home run leader, led off the inning with another bomb before a double and a ground-rule double by 2025 Ventura High School graduate Josh Woodworth gave them a two-run advantage.
Despite two quick outs in the bottom half, it was a little rally that brought the Foresters back into the game. Zane Becker walked before advancing on a wild pitch, which allowed catcher Vince Gamberdella, in his return to the lineup, to double him home. He followed it up in the third by throwing out a runner trying to steal second, leaving his mark early.
JD Goodcase came in relief for starter Josh Hyneman after his three-plus innings of work. Inheriting runners at second and third, Goodcase walked the first, giving the Tigers a golden opportunity to extend the lead. After getting the lead runner at home, a line drive up the middle seemed destined to get out of the infield before Terrence Kiel made a leaping grab to turn an unassisted double play and keep Santa Barbara alive.
The Tiger lead didn’t last long after that, with the bottom of the fourth cutting it short. Sawyer Farr led off the inning with a walk before Caden Miller took a fastball right down the middle over the fence in right for a two-run bomb, tying the game at three.
Santa Barbara conceded again in the top of the fifth, with three singles giving the Tigers a 4-3 lead. A few singles in the sixth were enough for manager Bill Pintard to go to the pen, bringing Jaden Barfield in to try and escape a jam. The Tigers, however, wouldn’t let up, with two more walks and a single extending the lead to four at 7-3.
Zeke Adderley was brought in in the seventh, hoping to shut down the bats as the sun began to fall. Needing a quick inning, Adderley turned to his patented strikeout stuff, getting three by way of the K.
A heated discussion between the teams’ coaches seemed to bring some fire to the Foresters’ attack. Easton Moomau led off with a single, followed by a Cole Chamberlain walk, allowing consecutive hit-by-pitches and a fielder’s choice to cut the lead in half and it was 7-5 through seven.
In the top of the eighth, Adderley stayed perfect, retiring all three he faced, including two more by way of the K.
Tyler Phenow was the final Foresters pitcher of the night, getting through three quickly in the ninth, turning it over to the offense for the final time.
With two runners on with only one out in the bottom of the ninth, the winning came to the plate twice. First, Terrence Kiel came up and got sawed off, but muscled the ball for an RBI single that cut the lead to 7-6. After Kiel stole second and Brenton Clark walked, it was the classic moment: two down, winning run on second, bottom of the ninth, crowd on their feet. But a flyout ended the threat and the game.
The ‘Sters are on the road tomorrow in Pasadena, playing two (sort of) against the Arroyo Seco Saints. The first is at 4:30, finishing the suspended game from June 10; the second being an entire game, starting 45 minutes after the end of the first. Both can be streamed on the Foresters’ YouTube channel.
(Article courtesy of the Santa Barbara Foresters Sasha Duda).
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The City of Santa Barbara is hosting their annual Fourth of July celebration, featuring a 20-minute fireworks display presented by Garden State Fireworks and sponsored by the City’s Waterfront Department.
All fireworks outside of the city’s show are illegal. To report specific sites, contact SBPD’s Dispatch Center’s non-emergency line at (805) 882-8900. For emergencies, dial 9-1-1 with specific details.
The City is also hosting a full-lineup of live music and performances at the West Beach Bandstand:
12:00 p.m. – 12:15 p.m. – Ala Carte with Jan Ingram and Henry Garrett
12:20 p.m. – 12:50 p.m. – Rock Shop Academy
1:00 p.m. – 1:45 p.m. – Goodlanders
2:00 p.m. – 2:45 p.m. – Peer Pressure
3:00 p.m. – 3:45 p.m. – The Three Combroneros
4:00 p.m. – 4:45 p.m. – Walking Coco
5:00 p.m. – 5:45 p.m. – The Other Woman
5:45 p.m. – Old Spanish Days w/ El Presidente Fritz Olenberger, Spirit – Natalia Trevinio, Junior Spirit – Victoria Placencia
6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m. – Ladyfinger
7:00 p.m. – 7:45 p.m. – East Valley Rd
7:45 p.m. – Uncle Sam Patriotic Tribute by Army Veteran, Kraig Pakulski
8:00 p.m. – 8:45 p.m. – False Puppet
8:45 p.m. – Kiki Reyes, Star Spangled Banner – Oscar Gutierrez Pledge of Allegiance
9:00 p.m. – 9:20 p.m. – Fireworks! * plus special guests including La Boheme Dancers throughout the day
Food and Vendors Booths will line the sidewalk along Cabrillo Blvd from 11:00am – 9:00pm! This year’s vendors include Tink’s Old Fashioned Hot Dogs, Lidos Philly Cheese Steaks, Timbers Roadhouse, G Brothers Kettle Corn, Elubia’s Kitchen, and The Deli Doctor.
Road closures:
Cabrillo Boulevard (Castillo Street to Calle Cesar Chavez) – Closed to vehicle traffic at 6:00 p.m.
State Street (Gutierrez Street to Cabrillo Boulevard) – Closed to vehicle traffic at 6:00 p.m.
Stearns Wharf – Closed to vehicle traffic at 3:30 p.m.
More things to know:
Lifeguards will be on duty from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. at Leadbetter Beach, West Beach, and East Beach.
Additional bike racks will be in place.
The MTD Shuttle will be in operation until 6 p.m. along the waterfront.
Caleb Nguyen
SOUTH SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Fire crews put out a house fire that killed a cat and a dog just after 4:00 p.m. on July 4.
One Santa Barbara City firefighter was taken to Cottage Hospital for a leg injury, but the residents weren’t home at the time of the fire, according to the SBCFD.
Fire crews knocked down the fire at 4:30 P.M. and tried to revive both pets but could not do so before mopping up hot spots of the fire, according to the SBCFD.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.
Alissa Orozco
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Being a mom is hard enough, but it’s especially tough in the summertime without the structure of a school schedule. Trying to juggle a work schedule and making sure your children are taken care of creates an additional level of stress for working moms.
Rebalancing expert, and mom herself, Carol Enneking joined your News Channel to offer some advice to mothers who may be struggling this summer. The author of the new book, The Rebalancing Act, highlighted the mental toll it takes on working moms to balance so many jobs at once.
“Depending on where you are in your motherhood journey or your working motherhood journey, it might look a little different, but I can remember many summers just trying to cobble together schedules of different activities to keep the kids occupied, keep them from just parked in being parked in front of a screen all the time,” Enneking says.
A report done by Motherly.com says working moms are never really “off the clock,” and it’s a constant race to keep up with everything at work, at home, and in life.
“I’m not sure there is such a thing as balance because the minute everything’s in balance, then something changes.”
Enneking says social media also contributes to mom stress – as family influencers and bloggers have become a popular trend on Youtube and other social media platforms, it’s easy to compare your life to those protrayed positively online. But Enneking says it’s important not to let this get to you.
“Now we’re sort of bombarded with these messages all the time about what a great summer vacation looks like and happy kids, happy parents, and all these pictures everywhere on social media that are portraying that life ought to look like that,” Enneking says.
Enneking’s overall message for moms to take a deep breath and knowing you’re doing the best you can.
“I think one of the biggest things is [to] recognized that, that’s not real and that it’s normal to feel some struggle as you try to balance all of these things and when you can take some time, just pause, take a deep breath and think about what really matters and learn to let things go that are lower in value.”
To learn more about Carol Enneking and her books, The Rebalancing Act, visit her website.
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Jarrod Zinn
PISMO BEACH & SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Independence Day has so far been celebrated safely and sanely on the Central Coast.
The festivities spanned from Pismo Beach to Santa Maria, and beyond.
At Pismo Beach Pier, the 4th of July celebrations started at 9 a.m. with vendors from local businesses set up on the beach sand and in the parking lot.
It lasts all day, finishing the night with a professional fireworks display from the end of the pier at 9 p.m.
“We’re out here on summer vacation,” says Mason Krein, who lives in Brentwood. “Just having a great time out here.”
In Santa Maria, from 12-4 p.m. at the Elks baseball field behind the Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center, a free public celebration called “Red, White and Play!” was held courtesy of a collaboration between Santa Maria Recreation & Parks and PLAY, Inc.
“We’re offering this great atmosphere for families to come out and enjoy,” says Dennis Smitherman, santa Maria Recreation Services manager. “Give them a chance to go out and play during the day, and they’ll be able to go home and celebrate tonight with their friends and family.”
With many unincorporated areas of the Central Coast, including Oceano in SLO county and Orcutt in North Santa Barbara County, having now prohibited the use of all personal fireworks, including those labeled “safe and sane,” communities are celebrating during the day, carnival style.
“I am glad that there’s professional shows,” says Krein. “You know, it’s beautiful coming out here at night and just being able to enjoy the view, enjoy the sky, all the fireworks.”
Fire departments are staffed and present at all these events, so the festive atmosphere and pleasant weather the Central Coast is famous for can facilitate a successful, safe and sane holiday.
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Mike Klan
CARPINTERIA, Calif. – Longtime Cate High School coach Ben Soto was honored by the California Baseball Coaches Association with a Hall of Fame Award.
He was commended for his success and service to California high school baseball.
Soto has led the Rams baseball team in Carpinteria for 32 years and has won 17 league titles.
“I am honored for this acknowledgement and a heartfelt thanks to God for putting me on this coaching path that I am on,” began Soto.
“To all the coaches ( to many to name ) who I have coached with that have influenced me in a positive way, ( Mr. Pannizion and Mr Warren to lead that list ) and finally to all my players who gave to me a whole lot more than I gave to them ! “
Ben Soto is also the head coach of the Rams football team for the past 21 years.
