A Goleta man has received a sentence of 15 years to life in prison for three sexual assaults on his 12 year old niece.

Further investigation into an interstate marijuana trafficking ring, based out of Santa Barbara County, has resulted in the arrest of 31 people.

One of Santa Barbara's own will receive one of the nation's top honors today. Carol Brinton Selfridge is one of the few women who flew for her country during world war two.

An autopsy is schedule today as The Pismo Beach Police Department investigates a suspicious death after a body was found in the Pismo Creek.

They're vicious, destructive and don't discriminate. And lately there seems to be more and more of them. So what's being done about all of those potholes?

Oxnard Police are searching for a burglar they say has hit multiple homes in recent nights, while the resident is home.

After 18 months, Caltrans' Adopt-A-Highway program is back up and running. The program allows groups to pick up littler on the shoulders of California's highways and freeway.

The Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History began dismantling its Blue Whale skeleton Tuesday. The popular attraction has been on display at the museum since the 1980's.

A small earthquake hit off the Ventura County coast Tuesday afternoon.

Four Santa Barbara County schools have been identified as low-performing and needing to adopt major reforms or close entirely. The state Department of Education released a preliminary list of 188 of the state's "persistently low-achieving schools" Monday.

Temperature: 66.4°F / 19.1°C | Humidity: 25% | Pressure: 29.95in / 1014.1hPa (Falling) | Conditions: Partly Cloudy | Wind Direction: North | Wind Speed: 0.0mph / 0.0km/h

Today - Partly cloudy. Windy. Highs in the upper 50s to mid 60s. Areas of west to northwest 15 to 25 mph with gusts to 40 mph forming in the afternoon...strongest below passes and canyons.

Tonight - Mostly clear. Windy. Lows in the mid 30s to lower 40s. Areas of northwest to north winds 20 to 30 mph with gusts to 45 mph below passes and canyons...becoming northeast 15 to 25 mph.

Thursday - Sunny. Highs in the upper 60s. Local north winds 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 25 mph in the morning.

Wind Advisory for Santa Barbara County in effect until 3:00 AM PST on March 11, 2010