A California Highway Patrol officer is being praised for his life-saving efforts following a fiery small plane crash in Santa Barbara County.

A small plane crashed and burst into flames in a field near the 101 Freeway in Goleta, Santa Barbara County, on Wednesday, ...

A small aircraft crash near Santa Barbara Airport on Wednesday afternoon left two people critically injured and caused temporary closures on the US-101 Freeway, according to local authorities. The ...

An officer is being hailed as a hero after he rescued a pilot from a burning plane, which crashed into a field near a highway ...

A small private aircraft crashed in an open field just north of the Storke Road offramp on Highway 101 Wednesday afternoon, ...

The crash was first reported around 2:20 p.m. Officials with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's ... Image 1 of 3 A small plane that crashed off the 101 Freeway in Goleta. (Credit: @SBSOPIO via ...

Two people were critically injured Wednesday afternoon when a small plane crashed and burned near Highway 101 in Goleta, ...

Homeless encampments in Santa Maria’s riverbed were cleared in October, but reports indicate new activity in the area. The ...

A few days ago, California’s Santa Barbara was rocked by a plane crash near US Highway 101. The incident also saw the heroics of CHP (California Highway Patrol) Officer Ricardo Ayala, who saved the ...

Image courtesy of the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office The crash caused significant traffic delays on northbound Highway 101, with the Storke Road offramp temporarily closed as emergency ...