Summerland News

No one was injured when an unoccupied van was "lightly struck" by a freight train in the Summerland area early Monday, according to the Carpinteria-Summerland Fire Protection District.

Summerland- Officers are investigating the scene of a train versus van collision Monday morning.

Last month my husband and I were driving south on the 101 Freeway when we saw black smoke in the distance.

A few months back, my editor sent me a link to the Carpinteria City Council's online agenda, with a somewhat cryptic "Have you seen this?" message.

During a Summerland, Calif., photo shoot, a horse panicked and bucked his rider off then took off swimming into the ocean.

A white Arabian horse named William broke away from his handler during a photo shoot at Loon Point Tuesday evening and swam more than two miles into the Santa Barbara Channel before rescuers found him and towed him to shore.

It has been two weeks since federal agents, working in concert with local authorities, raided three different medical marijuana outfits on the South Coast and contacted landlords for 10 other operations in the area threatening property forfeiture lawsuits.

Rescue off Loon Point in progress for two people in an inflatable raft, a person in the water with a paddle board..Something about a horse? Going on near the Oil Derecks off Loon Point Engine 62 is on it with the Coast Guard.

Last week, the Santa Barbara Police Dept. aided federal authorities in the investigation of three Santa Barbara medical marijuana facilities believed to be operating outside state and national laws.

I'm riding my bike past Ty Warner's house. At least, I'm told there's a house in there, beyond the wrought-iron gates fencing in riotous foliage.

In the latest series of actions against the commercial marijuana industry in California, federal authorities this week filed three seizure lawsuits against properties housing marijuana operations in Santa Barbara County, executed search warrants at four locations, and have sent warning letters to people associated with 10 other marijuana stores in ... (more)