Santa Barbara

• Most California wildfire evacuees allowed home as approaching storm offers hope

  About 4,000 of the nearly 5,500 evacuees were affected when authorities reduced the size of the evacuation zone in California.

  World

  Nov 26, 2019
  
• Search warrants served in California boat fire tragedy that left 34 dead

  For a judge to approve warrants, law enforcement must spell out the probability a crime was committed.

  World

  Sep 8, 2019
  
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• California boat fire: Here’s what we know about those presumed dead

  High school students, a science teacher and his daughter, an adventurous marine biologist and a family of five celebrating a birthday.

  World

  Sep 4, 2019
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• Harbour Air flights, university basketball games cancelled over B.C. smoke

  The University of California Santa Barbara (UCSB) basketball team has cancelled a basketball trip to Vancouver because of concerns over air quality.

  Canada

  Aug 20, 2018
• Photos show the carnage caused by California mudslides

  Aided by search dogs, crews from the Montecito Fire Protection District combed through the mud-soaked community, searching for survivors amongst the debris of flattened homes and mangled vehicles.

  Weather

  Jan 10, 2018
• Firefighters rescue teen trapped hours by California mudslide: ‘Thought I was dead’

  Firefighters in Montecito, Calif., managed to rescue a young woman who was trapped for several hours in the debris of a home destroyed by mudslides in the Santa Barbara County community on Tuesday.

  Environment

  Jan 10, 2018
• California wildfires: Thomas Fire threatens 18,000 structures

  The Thomas Fire has destroyed more than 1,000 structures, including about 750 homes, in coastal communities in Southern California since erupting on Dec. 4.

  World

  Dec 16, 2017
• California firefighter dies battling growing wildfires

  San Diego-based Cory Iverson was assigned to the blaze northwest of Los Angeles, which has become the fourth largest in California history

  Environment

  Dec 15, 2017
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• California wildfires continue to rage for 2nd week as new evacuations ordered

  A powerful flare-up on the western edge of the largest and most destructive wildfire sent residents fleeing Sunday, as wind-fanned flames ripped down hillsides toward coastal towns northwest of Los Angeles.

  Environment

  Dec 11, 2017
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• ‘I just beat up a shark’: kayaker fights off hammerhead shark

  Video shows California kayaker fighting off an aggressive hammerhead shark with nothing more than his paddle.

  World

  Oct 13, 2017