With proms and graduations around the corner for many students, the risks of underage drinking come to the forefront of a lot of parents' concerns, especially if their kids are old enough to drive.
Students at Righetti High School in Santa Maria are getting a visual lesson of the... more »
A Righetti High School teacher is on administrative leave, accused of sending sexually oriented text messages to at least one student.
A parent discovered the text messages Sunday night on his son's phone and contacted KSBY News.
The parent says the text messages were sent from Righetti High... more »
BEVERLY HILLS, Calif. (AP) - A Beverly Hills judge has issued an arrest warrant for Lindsay Lohan after the actress failed a drug test. The 24-year-old has been ordered to appear in court Friday and is now facing possible jail time for violating her probation. Officials at Los Angeles County... more »
The California Highway Patrol has identified the man killed in a rollover crash off Highway 166 Sunday as 56-year-old Michael Draper of Nipomo. Investigators say alcohol appears to have been a factor and that Draper was also not wearing a seat belt when he swerved to avoid a deer and... more »
A local group is calling on Santa Barbara County leaders to change the way they handle drug and alcohol abuse. Families act says recent numbers from the county coroner's office show drug and alcohol-related deaths tripled from 2008 to 2009. They say rehabilitation should be the main focus.
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A local grassroots organization is calling for alternative solutions to what they call a growing drug problem in Santa Barbara County. According to the group Families ACT!, alcohol and drug related deaths in the county tripled from 2008 to 2009. According to the county coroner's office the number of deaths... more »
Investigators believe alcohol is a factor in a deadly high speed pursuit through Orcutt over the weekend.
40-year old Erik Bagby of Santa Maria was killed after crashing his truck early Sunday morning. The chase began in Old Town Orcutt around 1 a.m. Officers noticed the man was driving... more »
Investigators say a 48-year-old man from the San Bernadino area is dead after heading the wrong way on Highway 101 early Thursday morning. It happened around 2:20 AM on the Santa Maria Way over crossing and the California Highway Patrol believes alcohol was a factor.
The CHP says a... more »
Friends and family gathered in Cal Poly's Phillips Hall this morning to share memories of a student killed while crossing Hwy. 101 last weekend.
Matthew Hurlbutt, 21, was killed after being hit by a car in the early morning hours of Easter Sunday. California Highway Patrol investigators say they... more »
SOUTH PASADENA, Calif. (AP) - A Southern California high school says one of its student leaders has died from drinking too much alcohol. Aydin Salek, a student liaison to the South Pasadena School Board, died Saturday after drinking at a party in Altadena. The South Pasadena High School Web site... more »