– Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Detectives are looking for multiple suspects following a fatal stabbing on San Simeon Drive near Turnpike Road According to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office the 17-year-old who was transported from the scene later died from his injuries at the hospital around 9:33 p.m His identity has not been publicly revealed Deputies were called to the area near the parking lot between Vons and Play It Again Sports Wednesday around 8:48 p.m for a report of a person down in the roadway shared the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office in a press release Thursday First responders found a male teen who had been stabbed and learned that several males had fled the area before their arrival shared the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office What appeared to be rival graffiti covered an apartment carport wall and driveway behind the stores Your News Channel learned People in the Vons parking lot couldn't cross crime scene tape to get home People watching the officers search for suspects think tagging may have led to the stabbing There have been no arrests in connection with this fatal incident but the case is remains open noted the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office Public Information Officer Raquel Zick told Your News Channel that there were at least four people involved Anyone with information is asked to contact Sheriff's Detectives at 805-681-4150 or you can share your information while remaining anonymous by calling 805-681-4171 or here Tracy Lehr is a reporter and the weekend anchor for News Channel 3-12. 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You can review our Community Guidelines by clicking here If you would like to share a story idea, please submit it here Terms of Service Privacy Policy Community Guidelines FCC Public File EEO Public File Report FCC Applications Do Not Sell My Personal Information – A viewer sent your News Channel footage of a bear sighting in Goleta early Tuesday morning The doorbell footage captured the bear walking around a quiet neighborhood near Brandon School around 1:00 am The viewer told your News Channel they believe the bear most likely came all the way down from the mountains likely walked down Cathedral Oaks and into their neighborhood Viewer called the police at 1:15 am, and who advised them to contact the Department of Fish and Wildlife If you have experienced or witnessed a bear sighting in or around the Goleta-area recently, send your news tip, photo or video to your News Channel Alissa Orozco is the Digital Content Director at News Channel 3-12. For more about Alissa, click here. For constant updates on fires in Santa Barbara County For constant updates on fires in San Luis Obispo County check out CAL FIRE SLO’s social media: — Firefighters responded to a mobile home fire in western Goleta Thursday morning prompting a large emergency response and drawing concern from nearby residents According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department Neighbors were the first to report the flames and responding crews quickly upgraded the incident to a second alarm to bring in additional resources Captain Scott Safechuck said the first fire units launched an immediate attack upon arrival “Our first arriving units made an initial attack We bumped it up to a second alarm so we could get more firefighters here,” he said and the father and son who live there were not home at the time Firefighters worked aggressively to prevent the flames from spreading to nearby structures “We were fortunate that it didn’t spread to the adjacent mobile homes Mobile homes burn with a rapid intensity,” said Safechuck The fire drew attention from community members prompting fire officials to urge the public to keep a safe distance during operations The cause of the fire is still under investigation Fire officials also emphasized the importance of smoke detectors in mobile homes for early detection and safety Calif.—In the latest video sent to your News Channel UC police warned people to steer clear of the bear as it climbs out of a tree and runs across campus. “It went up the tree obviously because I was scared and there's like the sirens and there was like five police cars So there were five police cars and no one—I don't know— from the videos I saw it didn't seem like people like knew like what to do,” said UCSB Undgergraduate Students Jasmine Arroyo and Kiersten Falat. The bear was also seen in recent days near the Pollock Theater and South Hall. “I’ve seen raccoons but bears are the first time,” said UCSB Graduate student Hezhong Zhang. The first bear sightings were early Tuesday morning in a Goleta neighborhood near Brandon Elementary. On Wednesday it was at the Santa Ynez graduate student apartments. “Yeah I was pretty scared about that,” said UC Santa Barbara undergraduate student Iyad Majid Most UCSB students we spoke to say the furry visitor is generating more excitement than fear. “my first reaction was that the bear was not real because I thought that her picture of it is like that's a person in a suit I thought the bear was a real I think I'd like the the video or like the image like off of Students are wondering when they’ll get to see the new mascot of the week again. “I’m just wondering if this is going to be a common a common thing so as long as they're not hurting anyone,” said UC Santa Barbara Student Michael Hu I personally like it's my dream to see a bear I never thought I was gonna see one on my own campus There was a bear is there a bear?!!!” exclaimed Arroyo as she looked over her shoulder.    If you see the bear please contact the Fish And Wildlife Department or Animal Services.  Arab-American producer & reporter with a mission to dig deep in interviews - A flexible on-demand transit has been launched in Goleta and some selected nearby locations It is a curb-to-curb service providing trips between any two points in a specified zone for $3.00 ($1.50 for seniors and people with disabilities.) Children 14 and over can also ride For the start up period through the month of May The Metropolitan Transit District (MTD) says the riders can use a Transloc app or call MTD to schedule a pickup The starting area for the testing of this system is specific The zone includes an area bounded by Patterson to the east The housing and business park areas on either side of Los Carneros south of the freeway are also included specific points at the following locations are available for drop off or pickup: Goleta Amtrak Station Isla Vista Community Center and El Colegio & Embarcadero del Mar outbound stop The service runs Tuesday through Saturday from 10 a.m and find out when it will arrive at your location Tuesday morning an Isla Vista resident and UC Santa Barbara student at the Community Center made a request and the Wave shuttle was on site in about ten minutes The destination was Trader Joe's for some groceries That is over Highway 101 in the Calle Real Center A long walk and not an easy bike ride if you have more than one bag of groceries To get there with another ride share service would have been possibly three times the cost My only other option is to walk or ride a bike.  I'm not walking so if I'm biking it is really inconvenient, it takes 30 minutes or something," said Alicia Banegas The Metropolitan Transit District (MTD)   Planning and Marketing Manager Hillary Blackerby says "and the system will let you know where the van is when it is on its way to you.   "Banegas said "If you have the time to ride the bus for 30 minutes that's one thing the ride was requested again and the Wave was on site in less than a minute The microtransit vehicle can take seven passengers at once or five if a wheelchair is on board Feedback on the new transit will be important as the program is rolled out in Goleta and before it goes into other areas "We want more people to take it test it test it stress it out see how it goes and we think it will be  benefit to the community," said Blackerby Grant funding has made this service possible for one year Then it will be available in Carpinteria as the second test location No date for the service to expand to Santa Barbara has been discussed For more details go to: MTD This service is open to the general public not just seniors and people with disabilities Children 14 and over can ride The Wave unaccompanied.  It is up to parents to determine if their teen is ready to ride alone All passengers under the age of 14 must be accompanied by an adult ALL CHILDREN MUST be “properly secured…in an appropriate child passenger restraint system or safety belt meeting applicable federal motor vehicle safety standards.”  Per California vehicle code 27360.5 if a child age 8 through 15 needs a booster to fit the seat belt correctly all passengers under age 8 must ride in an appropriate Child Restraint System (CRS) such as a safety seat or booster; and all passengers under age 2 must ride in an appropriate rear-facing safety seat Caregivers must provide an appropriate safety seat and install it in the vehicle while drivers can provide information about LATCH attachment points they cannot assist caregivers with installation John Palminteri is senior reporter for KEYT News Channel 3-12. 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Residents of the Hope Ranch neighborhood in East Goleta received a boil water notice this weekend from the State Water Resources Control Board Representatives say a water main break on Friday prompted the advisory which affects all of Hope Ranch excluding Bithyina Road People who live in the impacted areas are encouraged by officials to use boiled tap water or bottled water for drinking and cooking purposes as a safety precaution to avoid stomach or intestinal illness Utility company representatives say residents can take several different actions to ensure that their water is safe to consume Officials advise people to boil water for one minute before letting it cool to kill bacteria and other organisms in the water If residents are unable to boil their water officials say they can use eight drops of bleach per gallon of clear water they say to filter it through a clean cloth before adding 16 drops of bleach per gallon of water The treated water should sit for 30 minutes before being consumed Water disinfection tablets can also be used to improve the water quality For more information on how and when to use water, residents can visit La Cumbre Mutual Water Company's online fact sheet The utility agencies say they will inform residents when tests show that water is safe to drink which is anticipated to happen within the next three days - A family in a quiet neighborhood in Goleta woke up early Tuesday morning to an alert that their ring camera was detecting some motion “My mom came into my room and woke me up and said there was a bear outside," said Atalia Finley but then I got up out of bed and my dad was pacing around the house and said that he got a notification on his ring camera." The bear went right up to the front door of their home on Pinetree Place a neighborhood with families with kids and just a couple blocks away from an elementary school “There are a lot of kids walking and passing by and our neighbors have a lot of kids," said Finley In a video from another viewer's ring camera captured a couple houses down from Finley’s home you can see someone walking in the distance which Finley says is worrisome for people who come home late and may have run into the bear “I also come home at around that time sometimes especially on weekends or even later and just imagining me walking up that walkway and seeing the bear right there definitely would freak me out.” About 20 minutes earlier from when the bear was first spotted on Pinetree Place a driver in his Tesla swerved to avoid a bear on Cathedral Oaks in Goleta not far from the sighting Finley has lived in that neighborhood for most of her life but says she’s never seen a bear before and says she was surprised the bear wasn’t rummaging through trash On Wednesday morning at UCSB a bear sighting occurred at the Santa Ynez apartment complex located on the corner of Los Carneros and El Colegio road Caltrans will begin a grind and pave operation on the northbound lanes of Highway 101 near Goleta Crews will work in various locations from Winchester Canyon Road to El Capitan today and tomorrow The operation will also continue next week Travelers should expect alternating lane closures with delays no longer than 10 minutes The project aims to improve pavement conditions for drivers The City of Goleta is launching a free community 4th of July drone show at Dos Pueblos High School and is seeking support to make it a success the city has raised enough funds for the drone show vendor but still needs an additional $25,000 to cover costs such as security and entertainment Community Relations Manager Kelly Hoover emphasized "...we need more partners to help us meet our goal With Independence Day just three months away time is of the essence to get all our funding in place." While planning is still in the works the event will include food trucks with the drone show scheduled for 8:30 p.m on July 4th With a rainstorm headed toward the Central Coast this week the City of Goleta says now is the time for residents to prepare City officials announced on Sunday that the incoming rain is expected to flood low-lying areas and cause hazardous road conditions throughout Santa Barbara County The storm will reportedly also pose a risk of debris flows and significant flooding to residents and businesses near the Lake Fire burn scar the City of Goleta has instated two self-service sandbag stations at the following locations: Officials say the sand and bags are available to residents on a first-come There is also a 20-bag limit per person.According to city representatives people can displace old sand in planters or on lawns and dispose of bags in their trash containers filled bags to the Public Works Corporate Yard located at 6735 Hollister Avenue for disposal More information on emergency preparedness and resources can be found on the County of Santa Barbara website Add your event. – Local residents filled the Goleta Community Center on Tuesday to hear from local officials at the annual State of the City and organizations together to recap the year This is the first State of the City that brought together the four council members since the city was divided into districts and Mayor Pro Tempore Stuart Kasdin (District 4) Various booths showcased different departments and plans from the city giving residents the opportunity to interact with city leaders Residents piled into the community center's main room to hear Mayor Paula Perotte's opening speech where she focused on major five categories: Public Safety She began with the $11.5 million budget dedicated to Goleta's police force a $4 million growth in the agreement with the county leading a to 15 percent decrease in overall crime in the city The city utilized this increased law enforcement has help address homelessness encampments This clean-up has helped with overall fire prevention including the removal of dead trees and brush at the Ellwood Mesa The new Fire Station 10 is ready for construction The city has also put millions into infrastructure and pavement improvements adding 2,000 feet of sidewalks in Old Town and 7 new pedestrian crosswalks around the city five major housing projects were approved to add 1,143 units to the city This is part of the city's overall plan to free more space to Goleta residents current taken up by UC Santa Barbara students Perotte highlighted the legal settlement the city reached with UCSB mandating the university to provide 3,500 student beds by 2027 The city has also made major improvements to four neighborhood parks with new playgrounds and the Goleta Community Center received a multipurpose field and additional pickleball courts Perotte included the Stow Grove master plan for the city's first universally accessible playground Perotte says "funds are being sought to make this plan a reality." Additional praises were made towards the city efforts for more community engagement including expanded Spanish translation at Tuesday's meeting and every City Council meeting Following the mayor, City Manager Robert Nisbet broke down the city's main sources of revenue: property tax, sales tax, and TOT (Transient Occupancy Tax or Hotel Tax). He explained how sales tax is becoming the biggest source of revenue since Measure B was voted in authorizing sales tax to be increased by 1 percent Totaling a predicted income of $51.4 million He presented the five biggest projects coming to the city totaling roughly $210.3 million Nisbet said these projects are fully-funded through grants Money had been put aside for these projects but the city did take $35.7 million in loans to pay for the San Jose Path Project and the Cathedral Oaks Crib Wall Repair These two projects are set to go into construction within the next 18 months The night wrapped up with a short Q&A style panel with questions from residents The questions ranged from inquiries about infrastructure The City of Goleta is hosting two upcoming events which the community is invitied to join in on – Beautify Goleta Earth Day Event on April 19th and the Ellwood Mesa Sperling Preserve 20th Anniversary Celebration on May 17th Welcome, Mickeymickey@disney.comManage MyDisney AccountLog Out2 seriously injured after small plane crashes off 101 Freeway in GoletaThursday 2025Two people were seriously injured after a small plane crashed and erupted in flames near the 101 Freeway in Goleta (KABC) -- Two people were seriously injured after a small plane crashed and erupted in flames near the 101 Freeway in Goleta The aircraft went down in a field along the northbound side of the freeway near Los Carneros Road Wednesday afternoon according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office The crash sparked a small vegetation fire that was quickly put out Both people on board the plane suffered serious injuries and were taken to the hospital The Federal Aviation Administration and the National Transportation Safety Board are investigating the cause of the crash Opposition to restarting the Refugio pipeline is growing ahead of a hearing this month challenging the transfer of permits needed to restart operations Environmental groups and local governments continue to push back against Texas-based Sable Offshore’s plans to reactivate an oil pipeline that runs along the Gaviota Coast The pipeline has been shut down since 2015 when it spilled over 100,000 gallons of oil into the Pacific ExxonMobil sold the pipeline to Sable in 2024 The Environmental Defense Center and the Center for Biological Diversity have appealed Santa Barbara County’s decision to transfer permits to Sable The County Board of Supervisors is set to hear the appeals on Feb The City of Goleta Goleta passed a resolution opposing the pipeline “We are in opposition because we feel that it is not safe to restart this failed pipeline,” Goleta Councilmember Luz Reyes-Martín said “It would present a huge environmental risk to our area and to our city.” Sable did not respond to KCBX’s request for comment in time for broadcast.