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Smoking "volcano" at Hope Ranch is naturally occurring phenomenon, officials say Santa Barbara County Fire and last updated 2021-07-28 18:27:12-04 The smoke visible on Wednesday at Hope Ranch in Santa Barbara came from a naturally-occuring event, fire officials say. The vapors rise from the Hope Ranch "Volcano" which is actually a solfatara, they say. The geological feature is a natural steam vent that releases sulfur gases and water vapor. It was first noticed in the 1800s. Santa Barbara County Fire said they don't know who first saw the smoke on Wednesday. The vent ignited some hillside bru...

Santa Barbara County Fire Department A woman was flown to the hospital for treatment of serious injuries following a bicycle crash Sunday LOS ALAMOS, Calif. – A woman was seriously injured in a bicycle accident near Los Alamos Sunday evening. According to Santa Barbara County Fire Captain Daniel Bertucelli, it happened on Highway 101 near the San Antonio Boulevard ramp just after 7 p.m. First responders arrived on scene and found a woman in her 20s who was unconscious and suffering from a serious head injury. She was treated at the scene and was then loaded into a helicopter to be transport...

Santa Barbara County Fire Department Two people were seriously injured in a rollover crash in the Cuyama Valley Friday SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. - Two people were seriously injured in a single-vehicle rollover in the Cuyama Valley Friday afternoon. It happened around 2:45 p.m. near the intersection of Foothill and Kirschenmann roads, south of Cuyama. California Highway Patrol and the Santa Barbara County Fire Department responded to the site of the crash to find a hatchback on its roof and two people lying in the roadway. Vehicle Accident, Foothill and Kirschmann Rd Cuyama Valley. SBC on s...

One patient is transported by medical helicopter to a hospital after being pried from the wreckage Santa Barbara County firefighters work to free a driver after a head-on crash Saturday on Highway 246 east of Lompoc. (Santa Barbara County Fire Department photo) By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully July 3, 2021 | 7:36 p.m. One person with major injuries had to be extricated from the wreckage of a two-vehicle collision Saturday afternoon on Highway 246 between Lompoc and Buellton. Shortly after 4 p.m., personnel from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department, the...

By Janene Scully, Noozhawk North County Editor | @JaneneScully July 1, 2021 | 8:42 p.m. Santa Maria police have issued four citations during the two nights since implementing a special enforcement effort to crack down on illegal fireworks regularly filling the sky. On Wednesday morning, city officials said police had issued two citations, each with a $1,000 fine, for lighting illegal fireworks the night before. Police officers witnessed both incidents, with one of the suspects also being caught on video by a resident, according to public information manager Mark van de Kamp. On Thursd...