California woman sentenced to prison for deadly 113 mph crash on 101 Freeway

A 24-year-old Oxnard woman was sentenced to two years in state prison for causing a fatal crash in 2023 while driving more ...
The Santa Barbara Independent

Oxnard Woman Sentenced to Prison Two Years After Fatal Highway 101 Crash in Montecito

Ricki Newton, 24, was sentenced to two years in state prison after pleading guilty to one felony count of gross vehicular manslaughter in the death of 77-year-old Santa Paula man Louis Hernandez Jr.
KSBY

Drivers look for alternate routes after Highway 101 closure

Drivers on Highway 101 in southern Santa Barbara County were hit with a surprise early Saturday morning when cones detoured ...

Two major California highways close down due to flooding

Jan. 4, 7:25 a.m. As of 7 a.m. Sunday, northbound Highway 101 on the Central Coast is still closed due to flooding from the ...

After closures, Highway 101 lanes reopen through Ventura County

Only one lane on northbound Highway 101, north of Ventura, is available to travel on due to flooding, according to ...
Santa Barbara Independent

Highway 101: Santa Barbara North Community Meeting Set for Dec. 2

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CALIF, November 19, 2025 – The final segment of the Highway 101 widening project is moving forward. The public ...