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Angry words led to young man's stabbing death

ISLA VISTA — What started as any other Saturday night in Isla Vista ended fatally for 26-year-old Vincent Velazquez early around 12:30 a.m. May 15, when he was stabbed multiple

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Central coast bank robber favors orthodox scullcap

  SANTA BARBARA – Authorities believe they’ve nabbed the Yarmulke-wearing individual responsible for a series of bank robberies along the central coast, despite a slight discrepancy in the age of

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Stabbing accomplice tracked to Chicago

SANTA BARBARA – Local detectives received the help of Chicago authorities last week in tracking down the suspected accomplice in a March stabbing of a rival gang member. The May

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Grand jury slams jail’s treatment of mentally ill as ‘vicious cycle’

SANTA BARBARA – The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury on Friday issued a scathing analysis of the processing and treatment of homeless, indigent and mentally ill inmates through the county

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Grand jury slams jail's treatment of mentally ill as 'vicious cycle'

SANTA BARBARA – The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury on Friday issued a scathing analysis of the processing and treatment of homeless, indigent and mentally ill inmates through the county

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Hunt is on for accused drug dealer

  ISLA VISTA –Narcotics detectives seized a large cache of drugs and cash after serving a search warrant last week less than three blocks from the University of California, Santa

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Public’s help sought in Isla Vista killing

ISLA VISTA — Just past midnight Sunday, a 26-year-old man was involved in a fight a mere three blocks from the UC Santa Barbara campus that left him dead from

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Public's help sought in Isla Vista killing

ISLA VISTA — Just past midnight Sunday, a 26-year-old man was involved in a fight a mere three blocks from the UC Santa Barbara campus that left him dead from

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Drug sweep nabs 7 along central coast

SANTA MARIA — Thursday was a busy day for Santa Barbara County narcotics detectives conducting parole searches and investigating ongoing drug transactions throughout the area. Their first arrest of the

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DNA begins to thaw Night Stalker case

SANTA BARBARA – A Goleta couple’s 30-year-old murder has been linked to the unidentified serial killer known as the “Original Night Stalker,” who plagued southern and northern California communities with