Caleb Nguyen
SAN LUIS OBISPO, Calif. – Crews helped rescue a mountain biker at Jailbreak and Flying Ewok Trails just after 6:15 p.m. Tuesday, according to CAL FIRE SLO.
CAL FIRE SLO crews worked to find the rider as of 6:35 p.m. and received help from CHP and SLO City Fire Department.
Crews found the patient just before 7:00 p.m. and later flew them to the hospital for treatment, according to CAL FIRE SLO.
Patricia Martellotti
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Grace Housing, Inc. is announcing its grant recipients to 15 non-profits in Santa Barbara on Tuesday.
The announcement is set to take place at Grace Village Apartments.
The focus of the grants is to help organizations meet the community’s most urgent needs.
Since its inception in 2015, Grace Housing has given out over $1.25 million in grants.
From Grace Housing, Inc.:
Grace Housing, Inc. to Announce 15 Local Nonprofits Receiving Funds During its 10th Annual Grant Recipient Reception
Organization has Deep Legacy of Local Charitable Work, Since 1902
Grace Housing Inc. (GHI) to announce 15 grant recipients at its 10th Annual Grant Recipient Reception on Tuesday, June 10th at Grace Village Apartments.
The reception celebrates the 2025 recipients of Grace Housing Inc.’s charitable grants, which empower local organizations to meet the community’s most urgent needs.
Since its inception in 2015, GHI has distributed over $1.25 million in charitable grants, continuing the legacy of service established by Grace Lutheran Church, which donated the land that made this mission possible.
Grace Housing, Inc. operates with a commitment to sustaining and expanding the impact of Grace Lutheran’s charitable work.
Beyond managing affordable housing properties, GHI actively seeks to fund initiatives that address Santa Barbara’s community needs.
Its charitable grant program supports organizations focused on essential services, including food security, healthcare access, and housing solutions for vulnerable populations.
By reinvesting rental income from its properties, Grace Housing Inc. maintains a steady source of funding that ensures long-term support for Santa Barbara’s most pressing social challenges.
Prior to the establishment of Grace Housing, Inc. Grace Lutheran Church and its congregation has always had the vision of continued service to others, beginning as a small but dedicated group in the early 1900s with a mission to provide food for the hungry, shelter for people who are homeless, and supportive services for low income families, individuals and seniors.
Through its partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara and California Lutheran Homes, Grace Housing Inc. has developed an ever-growing fund dedicated to future affordable housing projects in the greater Santa Barbara community.
This year, 15 nonprofits will receive a total of $148,000 in funding, with individual grants ranging from $5,000 to $25,000.
About Grance Housing, Inc.:
Grace Housing Inc. was founded to steward the charitable legacy of Grace Lutheran Church, a long-standing Santa Barbara faith community that prioritized service and social good.
When the church transitioned out of regular worship services, its leadership made a transformational gift—donating land to the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara.
Grace Village is a 58-unit affordable senior housing community created on the donated land. Opened in partnership with the Housing Authority of the City of Santa Barbara, it provides safe, supportive homes for low-income seniors.
Today, Grace Housing Inc., in coordination with California Lutheran Homes and the Housing Authority for the City of Santa Barbara, manages its remaining properties and business tenancies, using the rental income to generate annual charitable grants to organizations serving vulnerable populations in Santa Barbara County and a designated fund for future low-income housing in our community.
Through this innovative model, GHI continues to honor the mission of Grace Lutheran Church—supporting dignity, shelter, food security, and community connection, creating a living legacy of faith that keeps giving.
For more information about Grace Housing Inc., visit www.gracehousinginc.com (http://www.gracehousinginc.com/) or contact: Pat Wheatley, GHI Board Member – (805) 896-0693
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Alissa Orozco
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – As part of the annual benefit concert, One805LIVE!, country artist Trisha Yearwood will take the stage at Kevin Costner’s Oceanfront Estate in Santa Barbara.
The concert takes place every year on Costner’s estate to directly benefit First Responders across Santa Barbara County. A portion of this year’s proceeds will go to supporting musicians from Alta Dena affected by the recent wildfires.
Yearwood is an icon in the country music world, intially rising to fame with her 1991 hit single, “She’s in Love with the Boy.” Since then, the artist has sold over 15 million albums worldwide and received multiple Country Music Awards and American Music Awards honors.
The Grammy-awarded country star is the first artist announced in this year’s lineup, a full lineup is expected to be released soon.
The concert has hosted plenty of well-known artists including: Pink, Katy Perry, David Crosby, Maroon 5, John Fogerty, Kevin Costner, Kenny Loggins, and Joe Bonamassa. The event is also known for drawing in notable attendees including, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, Oprah Winfrey, Rob Lowe, Jeff Bridges, Zoe Saldaña, Cameron Diaz and Michael Keaton.
One805LIVE! 2025 takes place on Saturday, September 20th, from 4:00pm to 10:00pm.
Tickets are on sale now at https://one805.org/
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Tracy Lehr
OXNARD, Calif. – Supporters of undocumented workers rallied Tuesday following an early morning raid at Laguna Farms in Camarillo—one of several immigration enforcement actions targeting produce farms across Ventura County.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents conducted the raids as part of an escalating wave of federal immigration enforcement across Southern California. Farmworkers told KABC that agents arrived at an Oxnard farm around 6 a.m. Tuesday. Video posted online showed ICE agents chasing workers as they fled the fields.
The FBI’s Los Angeles office confirmed in a post on X that immigration enforcement operations were carried out in Ventura County in support of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
Laguna Farms, the site of one of the raids, is located across from California State University Channel Islands near Laguna Road.
Additional recent raids have been reported at the Sinclair gas station on South Ventura Road in Oxnard and at Healthy Baby Nutrition near Oxnard City Hall.
That raid occurred across from a large mural of the late Supervisor Carmen Ramirez, a local political figure who dedicated her career to advocating for workers.
Locals say the heightened enforcement is stoking fear and hurting businesses, including farm stands and gas stations.
“That’s all I’ve been hearing about this week,” said Wendy Mindy. “And today, particularly, it’s been very slow. Actually, I told my mom to go home right now because they are very worried. A lot of our customers—we haven’t been seeing them regularly. We like to get food from a food truck, and they also haven’t been here all week.”
Many residents say they first learned about the raids through social media.
Katherine Dyson brought water and snacks to farmworkers to show her support.
“I saw 805 Immigration Coalition put out that they are looking for people to come out to the fields and just show up and be present—and let workers know, and anybody else, that you are here ready to help and be a resource around here,” Dyson said.
She added that she’s concerned about the broader impacts on the community.
“I’m trying to figure out as best I can how to show up for my community and put myself out there to be a resource right now,” she said.
By late afternoon, young people lined Saviers Road near Baskin-Robbins. Some had painted their cheeks red and green.
“It should be stopped because these people work hard every day,” said Samantha Ramirez.
Evelyn Ramirez, who said she just graduated from Ventura College, also joined the protest.
“I know America could be so much greater than what it is showing around the world,” she said.
Their mother joined them, and passing drivers honked in support of the peaceful protest.
Later, a much larger demonstration took place outside Oxnard City Hall, lasting late into the night. Speakers included an immigration attorney and representatives from grassroots organizations. Protesters held signs and cheered as vehicles passed by honking.
Miguel Ramirez (not related to the sisters at the earlier protest) watched from the top of a nearby parking structure.
“My pops himself works in the fields. I called to ask him [if he was affected]; he said, ‘Luckily, no.’ That doesn’t mean it’s not affecting other families.”
Tino Preciado, who comes from a family of immigrants and has relatives in law enforcement, expressed concern over the raids.
“If you can’t look and see what is going on and call it evil, I don’t know what you are looking at,” Preciado said.
By 10 p.m., music filled the streets as people danced and chanted.
Your News Channel reached out to several farmers, but they declined to comment on the impacts of the Trump administration’s deportation efforts.
Oxnard Police Chief Jason Benites released a statement clarifying that the department does not participate in or assist with federal immigration enforcement. The mayor of Oxnard also posted on Instagram to reassure residents that the city was not involved in the raids.
Many protesters say they plan to join a nationwide day of action Saturday, organized by the “No Kings” movement.
The campaign, led by a wide coalition of progressive groups—including the American Federation of Teachers, Public Citizen and Indivisible—is planning more than 1,500 demonstrations across the country. While national partners are helping coordinate, anyone can sign up to host a protest with the movement.
Locally, rallies are planned at Chase Palm Park in Santa Barbara, the Ventura County Government Center Hall of Justice, the Veterans Memorial Hall in Solvang, and in Lompoc.
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Caleb Nguyen
OXNARD, Calif. – Ventura County District Attorney Erik Narasenko announced murder charges for two Oxnard teenagers after the June 4 death of Davy Glen Pichel.
Security footage from St. Anthony’s Catholic Church in Oxnard showed that both boys, a 14-year-old and 15-year-old, approached Pichel, seated near the church door next to his wheelchair, when they began stomping and beating him, according to the VCDAO.
Both walked away twice but returned to stomp Pichel again both times, causing severe injuries to his face and head before taking some of his clothes and fleeing the scene, detailed the VCDAO.
A church volunteer found Pichel dead outside the church side entrance with his head and facial injuries and without some of his clothes, according to the VCDAO.
Paramedics later pronounced Pichel dead at the scene around 6:40 a.m. June 5, before the Oxnard Police Department began its investigation, detailed the VCDAO.
Both boys were arrested on June 5, and their arraignments were continued to June 24, according to the VCDAO.
Caleb Nguyen
VENTURA, Calif. – Ventura Police detectives from the Major Crimes unit arrested Christian Hillariet for the 2023 homicide of William Thompson after finding new evidence on June 6.
Ventura Police officers initially received word on November 5, 2023, about a possible dead man along the railroad tracks in the 6600 block of Nightengale Street.
First responders arrived to find Thompson dead and ruled the cause of death a homicide after the Ventura County Medical Examiner took evidence from the scene, according to the Ventura Police Department.
VPD detectives found new evidence from the crime this year on June 5 after a long investigation, and later arrested Hillariet for the homicide of William Thompson.
Those with additional information on the case are asked to contact the VPD at the following number.
Alissa Orozco
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The family of Elizabeth Hamel is once again reaching out to the public for their assistance in figuring out what exactly happened to the UC Santa Barbara freshman back in February.
On the night of Feb. 14th around 10:26pm, 18-year-old Elizabeth Hamel was found with major head injuries outside San Rafael Hall, an area of UCSB’s main campus adjacent to Isla Vista. It was believed she had fallen several stories from a breezeway balcony, Hamel died six days later from her injuries.
Months passed with little progress in the investigation and little known to the public.
In April, Elizabeth’s father, Alain Hamel, and his attorney and private investigator held a press conference right outside San Rafael Hall where Elizabeth was found.
There they released a previously-edited photo of a young man, believed to be the last person seen with Elizabeth the night of her fall. It sparked a community-wide effort to help identify the individual.
“If you recognize the individual in the photos or saw anything that night that might be relevant—no matter how small—please come forward. Your information may be key to helping us understand what happened to Liz.”
The press conference resulted in a slight break in the case the following day after UC Santa Barbara police announced they had questioned a person of interest as part of their investigation.
Alain Hamel confirmed with your News Channel that the young man police interviewed is the same individual seen in the photos released by the family’s attorney.
On Tuesday, it was revealed the man in the photo was identified as a resident of Palos Verdes, California.
The academic year at UC Santa Barbara officially ends June 12th, and Elizabeth’s family is reaching out the Isla Vista community or anyone who may have information about her death.
They are still seeking answers to many questions including:
· Did anyone hear or see anything between 10 p.m. and 10:21 p.m. Feb. 14, particularly near the San Rafael dorm or Lao Wang’s in Isla Vista?
· Does anyone know the man from Palos Verdes, California, who was last seen with Liz, or know why he did not call 911 or come forward after she fell?
Anyone with any information is asked to contact Claytor Investigations by phone or text at 805-335-3851 or email at claytor.investigations@gmail.com. All tips can remain anonymous.
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Mike Klan
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Dos Pueblos High School is looking for a new head coach for girls basketball after Manny Murillo turned in his resignation.
Murillo was promoted from assistant to head coach in the summer of 2022.
He used his Pro Skills Basketball Academy to build a talented roster at DP.
(Manny Murillo used an uptempo offense to turn DP into a playoff team. Entenza Design).
The Chargers quickly became the top team in the Santa Barbara area and they advanced to the second round of the CIF-Southern Section playoffs each of the past two years.
In 2023 Dos Pueblos beat powerhouse Ventura in overtime to give the Chargers their first win over the Cougars since the late 1990’s.
Mike Klan
SANTA BARBARA, Calif.- KEYT NewsChannel 3 Sports has learned that Wes Ghan-Gibson has resigned as head baseball coach at San Marcos High School.
Royals athletic director Aaron Solis confirmed by text.
Ghan-Gibson was hired by his alma mater San Marcos in September of 2020 and led the Royals to plenty of success in his five years as the bench boss.
San Marcos won three consecutive Channel League titles from 2021-2023 and the Royals advanced all the way to the CIF-Southern Section Division 3 championship game in 2023.
A press release was sent later in the afternoon by San Marcos.
“Thank you San Marcos Baseball for 6 amazing years. I could not be more proud of a group of student athletes coaches, and families that have all been involved in my tenure. Thank you Abe Jahadhmy for hiring me and believing in that we could change the baseball culture here at San Marcos. The memoires, relationships, laughs, and every single drop of blood, sweat and tears this program has given me will be remembered and cherished for a lifetime. I cant think of a better way to have spent the last six years of my life than with my Royal Baseball family. Go Royals! ”
–Wes Ghan-Gibson
“ I am grateful for Wes’ passion and commitment. He has set a great path forward for the program. We will miss his dedication and wish him nothing but continued success.”
–Aaron Solis
Ghan-Gibson was a 3 sport standout for the Royals and played baseball in college at Cal State Northridge.
Mina Wahab
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. — In a recorded conversation, Maria, a Ventura County mother of 3 gives us a glimpse of the horrific conditions she experienced at an ICE detention center saying, “I couldn’t stand the cold. I couldn’t sleep from the cold, and they wouldn’t give me a sweater.”
Maria was detained by ICE and taken from Camarillo to a Los Angeles detention center, where she was then deported to Mexico. On Monday, we spoke with her daughter Erika Perez, who is now left to take care of her 2 younger siblings alone. “I was bawling my eyes out. I could not believe it. I was in complete shock. I the last thing my mom told me was keep fighting. Something good is going to happen,” said Perez, who lives in Newbury Park. Perez says that her mother came to the U.S. illegally when she was 17.
She says her mom has no criminal record and has lived in the United States ever since. She worked as a custodian to provide for her family. “My mom was not a criminal. She paid her taxes. She tried to do everything the right way. And people say we’ll do it the right way, but there’s no path to a right way,” said Perez. Government officials announced that ICE detained more than 2,200 people across the country on June 3, marking the highest number of immigration arrests in a single day in American history. “These are basically like torture chambers. Like, this is incredibly horrific and this is not the first time, unfortunately, that we’ve heard of people being, you know, going without food for like hours, you know, 14 hours without food is basically torture, not being given access to like hygiene products, menstrual products or showers,” said VC Defensa Organizer Elaine Yompian.
VC Defensa is a Ventura County based group of volunteers that aims to help immigrants.
Yompian, who helps guide the volunteers and those utilizing their services says once someone is deported, there’s not much they can do legally. She says when it comes to ICE, there’s a lack of due process. “What we’ve been seeing over the last few weeks is that they have this new tactic that they’ve had all across the country, which where they’re basically taking people from their check ins. So people will go to the Camarillo office for a regular appointment, regular check in, and they just won’t come back out,” said Yompian. On Sunday, VC Defensa had an emergency meeting to help come up with a plan to protect people from ICE raids. They add that their hotline has been ringing non-stop Monday, and that they already know of two ICE arrests that took place in Oxnard Monday morning. 805 UndocuFund published an update last month confirming at least 55 ICE arrests on the Central Coast so far in President Trump’s second term — mainly in farming communities in Santa Maria, Lompoc, and Oxnard. Multiple organizations on the Central Coast are working to host “Know Your Rights” workshops.
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