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Christer Schmidt

An earthquake commemoration ceremony brought people together Saturday to remember a deadly 6.3 earthquake that rocked Santa Barbara 100 years ago.

The historic disaster was marked on State Street with a ceremony.

Historian Neal Graffy says that at least 11 people died in the earthquake and 74 buildings were demolished.

Much of the rebuilding efforts shaped the current look of Santa Barbara.

The street fair included music from the Roaring Twenties, disaster preparedness booths, a vintage car show and an earthquake simulator.

Archival footage, photographs and newspaper clippings from the era were also available to be viewed.

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Christer Schmidt

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Safe and Sane Fireworks are allowed to be sold in Santa Maria for one week leading up to the Fourth of July.

Nonprofit booths are selling fireworks this year, including the Orcutt Academy High School Robotics Team.

Sales have strict rules and regulations, and the seller and buyer must adhere to these to prevent injuries and fires.

Sales are also permitted in Fillmore. Booths will be set up along Highway 126, but fireworks are not supposed to leave the city limits.

The sale and usage will be legal in both cities through July 5th at noon.

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Tracy Lehr

CAMARILLO, Calif. – Despite Elon Musk’s changing role in the Trump administration, protests continue.

They are continuing outside Tesla dealerships across the country, including one visible from Hwy 101 in Camarillo.

The protests continue every weekend, including the one this Saturday, June 28th – the same day as Elon Musk’s birthday.

Participants are upset about a number of administration actions including DOGE cuts and ICE raids.

They also hope the President’s so-called One Big Beautiful Bill Act fails to pass through Congress by the Fourth of July holiday.

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Caleb Nguyen

SAN MIGUEL, Calif. – Fire crews, including CAL FIRE SLO, are mopping up a house fire that turned into a 50-acre grass fire between Camp Roberts and San Miguel Saturday.

Forward progress for the fire has since been stopped from the house fire that first broke out just before 10:00 a.m. Saturday, according to CAL FIRE SLO.

No structures are damaged from the fire and CAL FIRE SLO crews among others will continue mopping up the fire.

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Caleb Nguyen

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department rescued a 26-year-old hiker from Cathedral Peak Trail due to dehydration just before 2:15 p.m. Saturday.

The SBCFD treated the man and airlifted him via helicopter to Cottage Hospital, marking the second heat-related hiking incident of the day.

The SBCFD advised hikers to plan hikes during cooler hours, carry a fully charged phone, bring two forms of communication like a whistle or signal mirror, to bring more water and to know their location.

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Christer Schmidt

LOMPOC, Calif. – Lompoc Police Department arrested a 15-year-old male suspect Saturday afternoon who they say was involved in a shooting near Laurel and H Street in Lompoc.

On Friday the Lompoc Police Department arrested a 20-year-old man for a shooting that occurred earlier in June. He was booked in the Lompoc jail with a bail set at $1,040,000.

Police say the suspect was caught after a foot chase on the 500 block of North G Street.

Lompoc Police Department say they found a loaded firearm during the arrest after searching the area.

The suspect was booked at Juvenile Hall.

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Christer Schmidt

OXNARD, Calif. – Oxnard Police officers say they arrested a 27-year-old man in possession of a loaded, unregistered .38 caliber revolver on Friday.

The gun was discovered in his possession during a traffic stop on the 5300 block of J Street.

Oxnard Police say the man is prohibited from owning any firearms and he was arrested on several firearms related charges.

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Christer Schmidt

CAMBRIA, Calif – A stranded kayaker on Saturday was rescued by Cal Fire SLO and Cambria Fire after capsizing on offshore rocks.

The kayaker was 100 feet offshore when they got stuck on the rocks around 11:11 am.

A paddleboard was used to bring the individual to shore. No injuries were reported.

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Christer Schmidt

OXNARD, Calif, – Oxnard Police officers arrested a 14-year-old male minor on firearms charges after a foot chase at the 2700 block of Smoky Mountain Drive in Vineyard Park on Friday.

Oxnard Police say two people fled from officers around 10:10 pm after they attempted to contact them. One fell during the chase and was taken into custody by officers after being found to be in possession of a loaded 9mm firearm.

The minor was booked at the Ventura County Juvenile Justice Center.

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Christer Schmidt

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara Police Department arrested a suspect Friday who they say is the suspect in a previous assault involving a knife that left one man with a laceration to the hand.

The police say the 22-year-old man was arrested after damaging a Harbor Kiosk arm with a GMC truck around 7:10 pm.

Police say the truck left the area and was followed by a witness. The truck was able to enter Hope Ranch and was located by officers near the intersection of Las Palmas Drive and La Cumbre Road as it exited the neighborhood.

At 7:27 pm, a Santa Barbara Police Officer conducted a traffic stop, and they say the suspect was the only occupant in the truck.

Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Department took custody of the suspect and booked him on several charges after learning he was the suspect in the previous assault charges.

Further charges are pending following the results of an investigation into the damaged Harbor Kiosk.

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