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Sheep graze SoCal college to reduce wildfire risk

Sheep graze on vegetation at Westmont College in Santa Barbara County July 2025. (Westmont College)

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Arrests made in murder-for-hire plot in Santa Barbara

Ricardo Martin Del Campo (left), Pauline Macareno (center) and Henry Rostomyan (right) are shown in these mugshots provided by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office. The three are believed to be involved in the murder-for-hire killing of 96-year-old Violet Alberts.

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, Ellen ordered to evacuate

Prince Harry, Duke of Sussex speaks at "Vax Live: The Concert to Reunite the World" in Inglewood, Calif. on May 2, 2021, left, and Oprah Winfrey appears at the 75th annual Golden Globe Awards in Beverly Hills, Calif. on Jan. 7, 2018. Winfrey and Prince Harry's series "The Me You Can't See" will debut on May 21 on Apple TV+ plus. (AP Photo)

5 years after mudslides, Santa Barbara braces again

A Cal Fire inmate crew hikes down a creek while clearing debris to aid in the search for survivors of a massive mudflow in Montecito, California, January 10, 2018.

‘Ghostbusters,’ ‘Animal House’ director Ivan Reitman dead …

Director Ivan Reitman poses for a portrait in Beverly Hills, Calif., on Friday, Jan 7, 2011. Reitman, the influential filmmaker and producer behind beloved comedies from “Animal House” to “Ghostbusters,” has died. He was 75. Reitman passed away peacefully in his sleep Saturday night, Feb. 12, 2022, at his home in Montecito, Calif., his family told The Associated Press. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles, File)

Teen’s remains found over 3 years after he vanished in …

Aerial photos show the extent of the mudflow and damage in Montecito on Jan. 10, 2018, a day after slides and flooding hit. (Credit: Matt Udkow/Santa Barbara County Fire Department)

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Cat presumed killed in Montecito mudslides found …

This Dec. 31, 2020 photo provided by Animal Shelter Assistance Program (ASAP) in Santa Barbara County shows Patches who had been missing since Jan. 9, 2018, and believed killed along with her owner in the Montecito debris flow disaster is seen at the Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Santa Barbara, Calif. on Monday, Jan. 11, 2021. Patches a calico was brought in as a stray last month and a microchip scan revealed her identity. (Jillian Title/Animal Shelter Assistance Program via AP)

Oscar-nominated actor Stuart Whitman dies at 92 in …

Stuart Whitman appears in a photo taken sometime during the 1970s. (CBS via Getty Images)

Tornado Warning Canceled as Storm Weakens in Santa …

Chris Pratt and Katherine Schwarzenegger Marry in …

Katherine Schwarzenegger and Chris Pratt attend the Los Angeles World Premiere of Marvel Studios' "Avengers: Endgame" at the Los Angeles Convention Center on April 23, 2019 in Los Angeles. (Credit: Rich Polk/Getty Images for Disney)

Woman Killed, 5 People Hurt in Head-On Collision …

A woman died and five other people were hurt in a head-on crash in Carpinteria on April 20, 2019. (Credit: Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office)

Santa Barbara County Evacuation Orders Issued Ahead …

In January 2018, mud and debris clog up the 101 Freeway at the Olive Mill Road overpass in Montecito, after an onslaught of deadly mudslides. (Credit: Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Montecito Fire Dept. Supervisor Narrowly Escaped …