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Mike Klan

SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, (KEYT) – Sophomore guards Cayden Ward (28 points) and Hamad Mousa (26) each enjoyed new career scoring highs Thursday evening as the Cal Poly men’s basketball program sank 14 three-pointers to fuel a 92-85 victory at Utah.

Fellow sophomore Guzman Vasilic added a season best 13 points for Cal Poly (3-3), which took the lead Thursday after four minutes and failed to relinquish it after shooting a season best 50.0 (30-for-60) percent from the floor and 56.0 (14-for-25) percent from three-point range.

Guard Pewter Bandelj finished with 11 points for Cal Poly, which secured its first and only win against a current Big 12 program since defeating Arizona State on Dec. 2, 1949.

Ward (above) also led the Mustangs with eight rebounds Thursday as Cal Poly dealt Utah (5-1) its first defeat of the year.

A Mousa tip-in handed Cal Poly the 7-5 lead four minutes into action before three-pointers from Bandelj and Vasilic stretched the early advantage. Two Ward free throws midway through the half handed Cal Poly its first double-digit lead at 22-12.

A transition three-pointer by Vasilic furthered Cal Poly’s lead to 30-19 with eight minutes remaining in the opening half. The Mustangs, who led by as much as 15 points, shot 54.8 (17-for-31) percent from the floor and knocked down nine first-half three-pointers to lead at the break, 50-39.

Individually, Ward and Mousa were a combined 12-for-13 from the floor during the first half with 18 points apiece.

An early second-half three-pointer from Vasilic pushed Cal Poly’s advantage to 55-41 before Utah countered with a 7-0 run. The Mustangs, however, required just two minutes to regain the double-digit lead with a Bandelj three-pointer placing Cal Poly up 60-50 with 16 minutes to play.

Cal Poly still led 73-62 with 10 minutes to go before Utah produced a 12-3 run to cut its gap to 76-74 with six minutes remaining. A Bandelj free throw and two more from Davis kept Cal Poly in front before a reverse Davis layup made it a three-possession game with four-and-a-half to go.

A Bandelj layup reaffirmed the double-digit lead with three minutes to go as Cal Poly led by as much as 12 down the stretch.

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Andie Lopez Bornet

The fourth and final system on the Central Coast has moved past north county this afternoon. As we head into Friday, the system spins back toward Ventura and partially Santa Barbara county, resulting in 30%-50% chance of rain.

There’s a chance for thunderstorm development on Friday for localized mountains and beaches. Heavy rain and hail can quickly happen and end as well as gusty winds from the east. National Weather Service warns of a chance of small tornados forming in LA County through Friday, so if you’re headed in that direction, be sure to be safe and stay cautious. LA county will see the bulk of the lingering storm on Friday.

Temperatures on Friday will still be brisk and remain in the 60s. As we head into the weekend, high pressure begins to form and temperatures will slowly get to near normal for this time of year. Warming is in the forecast and Thanksgiving is looking to be dry and warm.

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Alissa Orozco

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – The cast of Jagged Little Pill is ready to take the stage for a second weekend of performances inspired by Alanis Morissette’s award-winning album.

For it’s 15th anniversary season, Out of the Box Theatre Company is putting on a production of Jagged Little Pill, “an original story about pain, healing, and empowerment.” Centered around normal-looking All-American family who struggles with communication – the musical teaches audiences about perseverance, and the love that keeps families together.

Director Samantha Eve and cast member Will Muse previewed the show on Your Morning News ahead of this weekend’s performances.

For the first time in the Santa Barbara area, Jagged Little Pill was brought to life at Center Stage Theater at Paseo Nuevo.

“The cast has about 18 people, I believe, which is a pretty big cast. It’s a lot of different talented people to work with,” said Muse. “It honestly feels like even more than that because we have so many other people even off the stage helping us out like our choreographer, our intimacy coordinator, our ASL interpreter, so it’s been a lot of different people involved in putting this whole thing together. And it’s been a really amazing time so far.” 

Jagged Little Pill was Alanis Morissette’s third studio album, but the first to be released worldwide. The album confronts truth about addiction, identity, trauma, and pain – topics many unfortunately relate to.

“I found Alanis Morissette probably at about 14, which I think is a really good time for an angsty teenage girl to find Alanis Morissette. Nobody gets that music like a middle schooler,” said Eve.

You can purchase your ticket to Jagged Little Pill here, with performances happening all weekend starting at 8:00pm.

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Alissa Orozco

LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) – Today, a Lompoc judge dismissed a felony case against Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of missing nine-year-old Melodee Buzzard, one day after she appeared in court on her felony charge of false imprisonment.

Buzzard was charged with false imprisonment after reports that she refused to let a man named Tyler Brewer leave her Vandenberg Village home. In a conversation with your News Channel, Brewer claimed she became agitated when he mentioned a location along a three-day drive Ashlee took with Melodee across several states, and refused to let him leave.

A recording presented in court today proves this was not true.

A judge dropped the charges after a recording taken by Ashlee did not reflect Brewer’s side of the story that same day. An audio recording showed no locations were mentioned, there was no change in demeanor, even Ashlee opening the door for Brewer to leave her home.

While the judge acknowledged not wanting to make light of anxiety disorders, which Brewer does have, his story is not an accurate depiction of what happened that day as shown in the recording.

Ashlee was cleared of all charges and is no longer required to wear an ankle monitor as previously mandated.

Buzzard has been under intense scrutiny for being uncooperative in the search to find her daughter Melodee, who has not been seen since Oct. 9th near the Colorado-Utah border.

Detectives confirmed Ashlee left California with Melodee on Oct. 7 in a white 2024 Chevy Malibu bearing a California license plate, and traveled as far as the state of Nebraska. Surveillance images from the Lompoc rental car dealership on Oct. 7 shows the last known pictures of the little girl, with both Ashlee and Melodee wearing wigs. Ashlee returned without Melodee.

Melodee is described as a 9-year-old girl, standing four feet, six inches tall, 60 pounds with brown curly hair and brown eyes.

Detectives are asking anyone who has seen Melodee or has information about her whereabouts to contact the Sheriff’s Office through one of the following methods:

· Detectives Line: (805) 681-4150

· Anonymous Tip Line: (805) 681-4171 · Online Tips: SBSheriff.org

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John Palminteri

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Heavy equipment has been plowing sand into a wall of protection at the Santa Barbara waterfront since Wednesday afternoon.

The City of Santa Barbara is activated in many areas with crews focused on prevention and protection in areas prone to flooding. This includes the waterfront, downtown, Funk Zone and airport.

Last weekend, with intense rains over a long duration, many streets were overwhelmed including the heart of downtown. State Street looked like a creek. Mission Creek, however, was able to handle the flow without spilling its banks.

There were clogged drains that contributed to urban street flooding. Those have been cleared especially in problem locations like the lower Santa Barbara City College parking lot and lower Anacapa St. near the railroad tracks that, at times, can fill up with rain run off.

Saturday night several cars were swamped when drivers went into flooded areas and stalled out.

Passengers at the Santa Barbara Airport were arriving with only light coats and in some cases no hats.

One dog walker Serkan  Durna with a Husky said,  “I think he’s still enjoying, maybe even more, today because it’s a little colder. Yeah, I think Huskies, like the cold more, so it seems pretty happy today. “

In blustery conditions we did find two people fishing with little fish that may be a bigger catch by the end of the day.

Jorie Jorgensen said, “And it’s these little teeny hooks. It’s all in a row. And we’ll catch a couple of them at a time. And, after we catch them, we put them in a bucket right here. And we had about 14 today. “

From there, “we put them on a bigger line and we cast them back out there, and we use them as live bait to try to catch something bigger.”

On the hook in the past she says, “we’ve caught bat rays before, and we’ve also caught thorn back rays. Hopefully one of these days it’ll be halibut.”

Asher Littlejohn was using two fishing poles at once. “The rain generally makes it better for fishing. And it’s true not a lot of other people come out here. Since I’m the only one out here, I do have the best chance!”

Forecasters say the rain will be light to steady all day and into the overnight hours before clearing Friday morning.

(More details, photos, and video will be added here later today.)

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Dave Alley

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – The annual News Channel 12 Turkey Drive is concluding on Thursday with donations being collected at three in-person drop-off locations.

The day will culminate the four-week long campaign to help raise funds for Good Samaritan Shelter and the SLO Food Bank.

The Turkey Drive has been an important outreach campaign for News Channel 12 for more than 20 years, and has helped provide a traditional holiday meal for thousands of families and individuals over the past two decades.

In-person donations will be accepted at at the News Channel 3-12 Santa Maria station, Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in Lompoc and SLO Food Bank warehouse in San Luis Obispo.

At the News Channel 3-12 station in Santa Maria – located at 1211 West McCoy Lane – drive through service for donations is taking place from 6 a.m. to 7 p.m.

In addition, online donations are still being accepted through the official Turkey Drive webpage. Donors can choose which of the two non-profit organizations they would like direct their financial contribution towards.

Another way to contribute is through the purchase of a “Turkey Buck” at participating area markets, including California Fresh Market in San Luis Obispo and Pismo Beach, and Grocery Outlet Bargain Market in Arroyo Grande and San Luis Obispo.

Turkey Bucks purchased in San Luis Obispo County will be directed to the SLO Food Bank, while those in Santa Barbara County will go to Good Samaritan Shelter.

For more information about the NewsChannel 12 Turkey Drive or to donate, click here.

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Patricia Martellotti

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – They call it airlifting hope.

“It’s good to have you guys back on the payroll,” pilot Levi Maaia of Santa Barbara Aviators said over the radio during a flight over Santa Barbara.

On the other end, the controller’s simple reply — “Hey, thanks” — carried the weight of weeks without pay.

“At a busy airport like Santa Barbara … it’s obviously really important to keep traffic separated. The air traffic controllers primary role … is to keep planes from occupying the same airspace,” said Maaia.

Weeks after the shutdown, local air traffic controllers are still finding their footing—financially and emotionally.

“The air traffic controllers … they watch out for our safety as a pilot and … you know what … we need to watch out for them … when it’s their turn,” said pilot Craig Alexander of Santa Barbara Aviators.

Pilots from Santa Barbara Aviators joined forces with local restaurants, transforming community spirit into real support.

Inside Woodstock’s Pizza, the teamwork mirrors what happens in the skies—timing, trust, and teamwork.

“It’s being made with so much love you know these people do so much for us and our community so many people come in through Santa Barbara airport all the time and myself and our coworkers included and so being able to provide for them as what they provide us is definitely something we wanted to strive for,” said assistant general manager Preston Villwock of Woodstock’s Pizza.

Up in the air, every calm voice in the headset is a reminder: someone down there has your life in their hands.

“Air Traffic controllers also provide information to pilots … they can help pilots navigate around thunderstorms and rain, storms, and things that might cause some problems,” said Maaia.

“As a private pilot we rely on air traffic controls to keep us safe in the air … and they’re the ones watching out for us … making sure we don’t hit other planes and keeping air traffic running smoothly at our airport … so it means everything in the world that we keep our tower well staffed with trained personnel, that can keep us safe every day,” said pilot Louis Farah of Santa Barbara Aviators.

The Santa Barbara Aviators Club plans to keep helping air traffic controllers for as long as there is a need.

“Absolutely … with the government reopening they still don’t have a paycheck yet right? It’s gonna have to wait till the next pay period … so we’re absolutely gonna keep bringing them food and providing those lunches and showing them that we’re still here,” said pilot Taylor Jobe of Santa Barbara Aviators.

“Our hope is provide them some relief … whatever your role is at the airport … the pilots, the controllers … we take care of each other,” said Farah.

Even with the skies fully open again, gratitude continues to carry this story higher.

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT). – Jaymi Coronado led all scorers with 18 points and Alyssa Chrestenson added 16 points as Bishop Diego overwhelmed Santa Barbara 62-18 on the first day of the Bird Cage Classic.

It was the season opener for both teams.

Host Bishop Diego will play Lompoc on Thursday at 7pm.

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Mike Klan

SAN JOSE, Calif. (KEYT). – Zoe Borter scored a game-high 22 points as UCSB rallied from an early 10 point deficit to win at San Jose State 75-60.

The Gauchos trailed 17-7 after the first quarter but outscored the Spartans by 25 points the rest of the way to improve to 4-1 on the season.

Maddie Naro added 18 points for the winning Gauchos.

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Mike Klan

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT). – Bishop Diego High School outlasted Santiago/Garden Grove to win the CIF-Southern Section Division 8 championship in girls tennis.

The two teams were tied at 9 but the Cardinals claim the tiebreaker in games won 78-71.

Natalie Chan went 3-0 in singles play while Haley Hubbs went 2-1 for the Cardinals.

Bishop Diego’s doubles team of Avery Carter/Rafaela Fay went 2-1 as did Victoria Heredia/Sonia Marquez-Miranda.

The championship was at the Claremont Club in Southern California.

Bishop Diego is coached by Pete Kirkwood.

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