The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office proudly announces that Chief Investigator Kristina Perkins has ...

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The 2024-25 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Thursday released results of a comprehensive investigation of how well the County Public Health Department is ...

Is the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Prepared for the Next Epidemic?” Another epidemic in Santa Barbara ...

On Wednesday, the 2024-2025 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury issued a report of its findings and recommendations regarding ...

To address safety and wellness concerns at jails in Santa Barbara County, the County hired two County Healthcare overseers to ...

On Thursday, March 6, the 2024-2025 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury released the consolidated responses to the nine reports ...

The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury reports that local agencies agreed with 64.8% of their findings during the 2023-24 ...

Credit: Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday voted to increase their own salaries by 48%, bumping their annual pay to $171,000. The debate took ...

A Franklin County grand jury declined to indict Claire Touvell, 23, on charges related to the fatal shooting of her ex-boyfriend, Stephen Horton. Touvell claimed self-defense, stating Horton ...

Oct. 26, a Chatham County grand jury indicted four suspects — Desimond Butler, 19, Michael Stevens, 18, Keroney King, 18, Jahaune Butler, 18. The murder occurred in the parking lot of the Rice ...

The Cullman County grand jury found that the Hanceville Police Department has "failed to account for, preserve and maintain evidence and in doing so has failed crime victims and the public at ...