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Patricia Martellotti

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Direct Relief just delivered pediatric dental kits to the Santa Barbara Neighborhood Clinic to help improve children’s oral health.

The kits provide basic dental care supplies for young patients and their families.

The effort is part of a community partnership focused on expanding access to preventive care.

Volunteers helped assemble the kits before they were delivered to the clinic.

The donation supports local children by encouraging healthy dental habits and improving access to essential resources.

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Alissa Orozco

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – UC Santa Barbara students, staff, and residents of Isla Vista are asked to be on alert following a sexual incident report received Wednesday.

In a Timely Warning, UC Police say on June 24th they received a report from a victim of fondling and stalking that occurred at West Campus, an unnamed paved access road located between Slough Road and West Campus Lane.

Around 11:30am Wednesday, the victim was walking along this road when they were passed by a man on a bicycle. The department says over the next 15 minutes, the victim was approached by the man three separate times. He asked questions the first two times, and during the third interaction, the man struck the victim on the buttocks before fleeing on his bike.

The suspect is described as a Hispanic or Middle Eastern male adult, about 35-years-old and standing around 5 feet 8 inches tall. He has a thin build, shaved head, brown eyes, clean-shaven to scruffy facial hair.

He was last seen around Tierra De Fortuna Park wearing a tank top or cut-off grey t-shirt, shorts, and a black backpack, and riding a bicycle.

Anyone with information that might assist in the investigation, please contact the UC Santa Barbara Police Department at (805) 893-3446, or report crime information anonymously.

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Alissa Orozco

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – Over a dozen people were injured and one person has died after a vehicle collided head-on with a passenger bus on Hwy 101 north of Los Alamos early Friday morning.

According to Santa Barbara County Fire, at approximately 3:15am a vehicle was traveling northbound on Hwy 101 in the southbound lane when it struck a passenger bus.

Vehicle accident – SB Highway 101 north of Los Alamos. At approximately 3:17 AM, a passenger vehicle traveling northbound in the southbound lanes was involved in a head-on collision with a passenger bus. The passenger vehicle became fully engulfed in fire upon impact. The fire… pic.twitter.com/RlbkxugxW6

— Santa Barbara County Fire Department (@SBCFireInfo) June 26, 2026

The department says 14 passengers from the bus were able to get off before both the vehicle and bus became fully engulfed in fire. The number of people inside the vehicle is unknown.

Santa Barbara County Fire confirmed with Your News Channel that one person was killed in the collision, and all fourteen passengers were transported to the local hospital to treat their injuries.

California Highway Patrol is investigating the death.

More information will be added to this article as it becomes available.

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Alissa Orozco

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – Santa Barbara County and City firefighters had to assist approximately 13 people after a structure fire broke out in the early morning Friday at 120 Tecolote Avenue in Goleta.

Santa Barbara County Fire says the fire started with a detached backyard shed. The fire was quickly contained before it spread too much to a back home and a nearby tree.

Structure Fire: 120th Tecolote Ave, Goleta. SBC Fire and Santa Barbara City Fire responded to a structure fire involving a detached backyard shed. The fire extended to a back home and nearby tree but was quickly contained. Approximately 13 residents were displaced in the area. No… pic.twitter.com/PtgzeMVb1H

— PIO (@PIOSBCFireInfo) June 26, 2026

The department says the cause is still under investigation, and The American Red Cross has been notified to help the displaced residents.

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Below is a press release from the Santa Barbara Police Department regarding an upcoming DUI checkpoint

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – On June 28th 2026, the Santa Barbara Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence (DUI) Checkpoint from 5:00p.m. to 1:00a.m. at an undisclosed location.  

DUI checkpoint locations are determined based on data showing incidents of impaired driving related crashes. The primary purpose of DUI checkpoints are to promote public safety by taking suspected impaired drivers off the road.

“Impaired drivers put others on the road at significant risk,” Officer C. Garcia said. “Any prevention measures that reduce the number of impaired drivers on our roads significantly improve traffic safety.”

The Santa Barbara Police Department reminds the public that impaired driving is not just from alcohol. Some prescription medications and over-the-counter drugs may interfere with driving. While medicinal and recreational marijuana are legal, driving under the influence of marijuana is illegal.

Drivers charged with a first-time DUI face an average of $13,500 in fines and penalties, as well as a suspended license.

Funding for this program was provided by a grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety, through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

Traducción al español:

SANTA BÁRBARA, Calif. – El 28 de Junio de 2026, el Departamento de Policía de Santa Bárbara llevará a cabo un punto de control de conducción bajo la influencia (DUI) desde las 5:00 p.m. hasta las 1:00 a.m. en un lugar no revelado.

Las ubicaciones de los puntos de control DUI se determinan con base en datos que muestran incidentes de accidentes relacionados con conductores bajo la influencia. El objetivo principal de estos puntos de control es promover la seguridad pública retirando de las calles a los conductores sospechosos de estar manejando bajo la influencia.

“Los conductores bajo la influencia ponen a otras personas en la carretera en un riesgo significativo,” dijo el Oficial C. Garcia. “Cualquier medida de prevención que reduzca el número de conductores bajo la influencia en nuestras calles mejora significativamente la seguridad vial.”

El Departamento de Policía de Santa Bárbara recuerda al público que conducir bajo la influencia no se limita únicamente al alcohol. Algunos medicamentos recetados o medicamentos sin receta medica pueden interferir con la capacidad de conducir. Aunque la marihuana medicinal y recreativa es legal, conducir bajo la influencia de la marihuana es ilegal.

Los conductores acusados de un DUI por primera vez enfrentan un promedio de $13,500 en multas y sanciones, además de la suspensión de su licencia.

El financiamiento para este programa fue proporcionado por una subvención de la Oficina de Seguridad Vial de California, a través de la Administración Nacional de Seguridad del Tráfico en las Carreteras.

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Dave Alley

SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. (KEYT) – The San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder Office has officially certified the June 2, 2026 Statewide Direct Primary Election.

With the counting completed, results showed Jimmy Paulding and Jim Dantona won the two supervisor races that were contested during this year’s election.

Paulding, the District 4 incumbent, beat challenger Adam Verdin by a margin of 1,487 votes.

Paulding received 11,398 votes (53.49%), while Verdin collected 9,911 votes (46.51%).

In District 2, Dantona won the race to replace longtime supervisor Bruce Gibson, who has served in the seat for the past 20 years, but did not seek re-election.

Dantona, who currently serves as Gibson’s chief of staff, rallied after trailing on election night and wound up winning by 1,204 votes.

Dantona received 9,375 votes (53.43%), while Michael Erin Woody captured 8,171 votes (46.57%).

Incumbent Elaina Cano easily won re-election in a three-person for San Luis Obispo County Clerk-Recorder.

Cano avoided a runoff in November by earning 53,455 votes (63.53%), while challengers Vanessa Rozo finished in second place with 22,482 votes (26.72% ) and Gaea Powell finished third with 8,210 votes (9.76%).

In a release, the Elections Office said over the last 10 days, staff conducted the required 1% Manual Tally, a hand count that serves to confirm the accuracy of the machine tabulators.

The office also said staff researched and confirmed the eligibility of ballots cast provisionally and remade ballots that needed to be duplicated because of damage or characteristics like red ink or stray marks that would interfere with a tabulator’s ability to scan and record the votes.

“This election was different in that we had the new legally required 13-day deadline for countingmost of the ballots,” said Cano. “At the same time, we saw a change in the flow of ballots coming in because so many people waited to vote just before or on Election Day. That meant a compressed timeline for processing and scanning many, manythousands of mail ballots.”

The voter turnover countywide was 55%, a number six percentage points higher than the last gubernatorial primary, in June 2022.

“SLO County continues to rank among the highest in overall turnout, which I think speaks to theengagement of our voters as well as the faith they have in our local elections processes,” saidCano. “I’m proud of our voters, our staff, and all of the community members who stepped upand came together to ensure a successful election.”

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Patricia Martellotti

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – A local celebration is set to share a message of peace inspired by the Dalai Lama in Santa Barbara.

The Santa Barbara Tibetan community will gather to honor the Dalai Lama’s lifelong message of compassion and kindness this weekend.

The event will include prayers, cultural performances, and a celebration open to the community.

Organizers hope the gathering inspires peace and understanding across cultures.

“This week is this very special. We’re celebrating Dalai Lama’s 91st birthday. We are putting together all the religious leaders and community members altogether to celebrate oneness,” said Thepo Tulku of the Tibetan Lama.

The celebration will be held at the Trinity Episcopal Church on Saturday at 2:00 p.m. in Santa Barbara.

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Patricia Martellotti

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Emergency aid is on the way after a powerful earthquake struck Venezuela.

Direct Relief is sending emergency medical assistance to help communities affected by the earthquake.

The Santa Barbara-based humanitarian organization is working with partners to deliver urgently needed medical supplies.

The support is focused on helping healthcare providers care for people injured in the disaster.

“We are working with our network of healthcare partners, doctors amd nurses on the ground to make sure that we can bolster the health systems that we know are already fragile in Venezuela,” said communications director Brea Burkholz.

Direct Relief continues coordinating additional aid as recovery efforts move forward.

If you would like to help, visit: http://donate.directrelief.org

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Below is a press release from the City of Goleta regarding upcoming road closures starting Monday, June 29th.

GOLETA, Calif. – A closure of Southbound State Route Highway 217 between Hollister Avenue and Sandspit Road is expected to start Monday, June 29, 2026, to facilitate the construction of the San Jose Creek Multipurpose Path Project. Closure hours will be from 10:00 p.m. to 6:00 a.m. each night, beginning Monday night and continuing through Friday morning, and are expected to last approximately three weeks.

During this overnight closure, please use the following detour (and view the map here):

Hollister Avenue to S. Fairview Avenue

S. Fairview Avenue turns right and becomes James Fowler Road

Continue onto Moffett Place to the Highway SR 217 onramp

Follow posted traffic control signs and travel through the area with caution.

Project updates can be found at www.cityofgoleta.org/SJPath, or if you have any questions or comments, reach out to the project outreach team at SJPath@CityofGoleta.gov, or call the hotline at (805) 699 – 5392.

Traducción al español:

GOLETA, Calif. – Se prevé el cierre de los carriles en dirección sur de la carretera estatal 217 (State Route Highway 217) entre Hollister Avenue y Sandspit Road a partir del lunes 29 de junio de 2026, para facilitar la construcción del Proyecto de Sendero Multipropósito del Arroyo San José (San Jose Creek Multipurpose Path Project).

El cierre estará vigente cada noche de 10:00 p.m. a 6:00 a.m., comenzando la noche del lunes y continuando hasta la mañana del viernes. Se espera que los cierres duren aproximadamente tres semanas.

Durante este cierre nocturno, utilice la siguiente ruta de desvío (y consulta el mapa aquí):

Hollister Avenue hacia S. Fairview Avenue

S. Fairview Avenue gira a la derecha y se convierte en James Fowler Road

Continúe por Moffett Place hasta la entrada a la Carretera 217

Siga las señales de control de tráfico instaladas y transite por la zona con precaución.

Puede encontrar actualizaciones del proyecto en www.cityofgoleta.org/SJPath. Si tiene preguntas o comentarios, comuníquese con el equipo de alcance comunitario del proyecto escribiendo a SJPath@CityofGoleta.gov o llamando a la línea directa al (805) 699-5392.

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – After winning three straight qualifier matches, Santa Barbara pro tennis player Kayla Day has earned a spot in the main draw at Wimbledon which begins on June 29th.

The 26-year old Day continues to have a strong 2026 season as she improves to 35-11.

Her world ranking is now near 130 and she has the opportunity to break back into the top 100 again next week.

Her highest world ranking was 84th in 2024.

Day has now reached the main draw in all four grand slams in her career. Her best showing was reaching the third round at the French Open in 2023.

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