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Arrests made in murder-for-hire plot in Santa Barbara

Ricardo Martin Del Campo (left), Pauline Macareno (center) and Henry Rostomyan (right) are shown in these mugshots provided by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office. The three are believed to be involved in the murder-for-hire killing of 96-year-old Violet Alberts.

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Southern California prepares for flooding as storm moves …

Expected rainfall in Southern California for the week of Dec. 19, 2023. (KTLA)

3 men allegedly kidnapped SoCal teen for ransom

Several apps are displayed on an Apple iPhone on May 14, 2019, in San Anselmo, Calif. (Credit: Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)

Nearly $200M provided to house the homeless in SoCal

A homeless encampment sits on a street in Downtown Los Angeles, California.

Central Coast man admits to deliberately crashing plane

Staged Plane Crash

More heavy rain in the forecast for SoCal

Forecasted rainfall totals for Southern California. (National Weather Service)

Storm to bring rain, significant snowmelt to SoCal

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Oil sheen off Santa Barbara coast could be natural

A U.S. Coast Guard provided this photo after a crew flew over an oil sheen off of Summerland Beach in Santa Barbara, California, on Jan. 7, 2023.

5 years after mudslides, Santa Barbara braces again

A Cal Fire inmate crew hikes down a creek while clearing debris to aid in the search for survivors of a massive mudflow in Montecito, California, January 10, 2018.

Photos: Oil sheen spotted off Santa Barbara coast

A U.S. Coast Guard provided this photo after a crew flew over an oil sheen off of Summerland Beach in Santa Barbara, California, on Jan. 7, 2023.

Sick sea lions turning up along SoCal coast

A sick sea lion is seen along the Ventura coast on Aug. 23, 2022. (KTLA)

Several SoCal counties now at medium COVID risk

This file photo shows a man biking while wearing a face mask along Huntington Beach on April 23, 2020. (Mario Tama/Getty Images)

Santa Barbara County man arrested for avocado theft

Santa Monica man falls to death in Isla Vista