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Santa Barbara Woman Sentenced in Fatal DUI Crash, DA Shares Disappointment

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – In a statement released Thursday, Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch shared his disappointment following the sentencing of a Santa Barbara resident charged in a fatal vehicle crash last year.

On Tuesday, 29-year-old Katelyn Fultz of Santa Barbara was sentenced to five years of probation in Santa Barbara Superior Court, having previously pleaded no contest to gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated.

On the morning of May 1, 2025, three people – including Fultz – were transported to the hospital following a head-on collision on Highway 154. The crash left 24-year-old Carly Howard in a coma, and the passenger Albert Ineira sustained injuries including a laceration requiring stitches and a fractured foot.

Howard later died from her injuries.

According to the District Attorney's office, toxicology results showed Fultz had a blood alcohol content of 0.167%, causing her to crossed over double yellow lines and cause the fatal crash.

Fultz pleaded no contest to the all charges and enhancements filed against her earlier this year, including gross vehicular manslaughter while intoxicated, driving under the influence of alcohol causing injury, and driving without a license.

Despite recommendations from the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office and the Probation Department, the Court reduced Fultz's DUI to a misdemeanor and sentenced her to five years of probation with a six year suspended prison term and ordered Fultz to serve 270 days in county jail.

District Attorney John T. Savrnoch expressed his disappointment in a statement shared with your News Channel:

“This sentence is profoundly shocking and does not come close to reflecting the magnitude of the loss suffered by Carly Howard’s family. A young woman lost her life because of a series of reckless, illegal, and dangerous decisions by the defendant—driving under the influence of both alcohol and cocaine, at nearly twice the legal limit, without a valid license.”


“Our office sought a significant state prison sentence because that is what justice and public safety demand in a case like this. When someone chooses to drive in that condition and takes a life, there must be real consequences.”

"While nothing can undo the harm caused, this appallingly lenient sentence sends the wrong message about the seriousness of impaired driving. We at the District Attorney’s Office remain committed to aggressively prosecuting DUI cases and standing with victims and their families in the pursuit of accountability."

Fultz will return to Department 11 on April 28, 2026, to formalize the terms of her probation.

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Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office Responds to Sentencing in Fatal DUI Case

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Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced today that, on April 14, 2026, over the objection of the District Attorney’s Office, Katelyn Fultz, a 29-year-old  resident of Santa […]

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Crews Work to Remove Vehicle Stuck on Amtrak Tracks

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) – Crews are currently working to remove a vehicle stuck on the train tracks near the Santa Barbara Amtrak Station.

As seen on your News Channel sky cam, the vehicle is halting trains at the tracks near the intersection of State and E. Yanonali Streets.

Shot of the tracks via News Channel Sky Cam

No word on injuries or how the vehicle got stuck.

Your News Channel will provide updates as it becomes available.

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Vance lidera las conversaciones de paz con Irán. Ahora Trump pregunta a aliados y asesores cómo evalúan su desempeño

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Por Kristen Holmes y Kevin Liptak, CNN

Con el vicepresidente J. D. Vance, un antiguo escéptico de una guerra con Irán, ahora encargado de negociar un acuerdo para ponerle fin, el presidente Donald Trump ha estado supervisando de cerca su progreso y preguntando a diversos amigos y asesores cómo calificarían su desempeño, según tres personas familiarizadas con las conversaciones.

El presidente se ha preguntado en voz alta cómo creen que Vance se compara con el secretario de Estado, Marco Rubio, un posible rival para el nombramiento presidencial republicano de 2028, dijeron estas personas.

Nunca en el transcurso del segundo mandato de Trump su segundo al mando había estado más en el centro de atención que en la última semana, cuando un par de visitas al extranjero y un enfrentamiento entre el presidente y el líder de los católicos del mundo —del cual Vance es uno— lo colocaron de lleno en el centro del torbellino de Trump.

Por ahora, Trump parece tener plena confianza en las capacidades de negociación de Vance, con el vicepresidente en espera para regresar a Pakistán y reanudar las negociaciones con Irán si parece que un acuerdo está empezando a concretarse, de acuerdo con fuentes familiarizadas con las conversaciones.

Sin embargo, el presidente, que habló por teléfono con Vance hasta una decena de veces durante la primera ronda de conversaciones en Islamabad el fin de semana pasado, ha dejado claro que está observando con cuidado.

“Si no sucede, le echaré la culpa a J. D. Vance”, dijo Trump, algo en broma, sobre un acuerdo con Irán durante un almuerzo de Pascua este mes. “Si sucede, me atribuiré todo el mérito”.

A medida que cobra impulso otra ronda de conversaciones con Irán, la Casa Blanca expresó pleno apoyo al papel de Vance.

“El vicepresidente Vance sigue demostrando por qué el presidente Trump lo ha elegido para liderar las negociaciones con Irán junto con Steve Witkoff y Jared Kushner. Su capacidad para afrontar de frente algunos de los mayores desafíos lo convierte en un miembro invaluable del Gobierno, lleno de personas de alto rendimiento”, dijo en un comunicado el director de comunicaciones de la Casa Blanca, Steven Cheung. Cheung viajó a Pakistán con Vance el fin de semana pasado.

Navegar por este panorama polémico supone un reto para Vance. El férreo leal a Trump ha defendido públicamente una guerra a la que se opuso en privado, y respaldó la crítica de Trump al papa León XIV, incluso en medio de la indignación de algunos de sus compañeros católicos.

No obstante, en ambos frentes, Vance también ha ofrecido posturas que —aunque no estén en desacuerdo con su jefe— permiten cierto grado de distinción.

Enfrentado a abucheadores que denunciaban la política de Medio Oriente del Gobierno en un evento de Turning Point USA en Georgia esta semana, Vance desvió la crítica hacia el Gobierno de Biden. Pero más tarde en el evento, reconoció la impopularidad de la guerra con Irán.

“Reconozco que a los votantes jóvenes no les encanta la política que tenemos en Medio Oriente”, dijo a la arena medio vacía. “Lo entiendo”.

En la antesala de las maratónicas conversaciones con Irán del fin de semana pasado en Pakistán, Vance minimizó su papel en las negociaciones como simplemente “responder a muchas llamadas telefónicas”.

Sin embargo, cuando Trump convocó una reunión de gabinete el 26 de marzo, fue a Vance a quien recurrió primero para una actualización sobre la guerra, no a sus secretarios de Estado o de Defensa. Para entonces, el vicepresidente había estado en contacto regular con el jefe del Ejército de Pakistán, el mariscal de campo Asim Munir, para trabajar en propuestas que pusieran fin a las hostilidades.

En el momento de la reunión de gabinete, la vacilación inicial de Vance sobre iniciar

Incredible images from the Sony World Photography Awards 2026 unveiled

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By Jack Guy, CNN

(CNN) — Citlali Fabián has been named Photographer of the Year at the Sony World Photography Awards 2026, with the judging panel hailing her photo series focused on Indigenous activists and artists in southern Mexico.

Fabián, who is from the Yalalteca Indigenous community, “uses photography to explore ways of addressing identity and its connections with territory, migration, and community bonds,” said the organizers in a statement Thursday.

Her photo series “Bilha, Stories of my Sisters,” is a reflection “on urgent questions of visibility and representation,” said Monica Allende, chair of the 2026 professional jury, in the statement.

“Her subjects are not simply photographed, they are active participants in shaping how their stories are told,” added Allende.

“Through this process, the artist highlights the presence, strength, and achievements of women who have often been overlooked, giving them the visibility and recognition they have long deserved within the wider social and cultural landscape.”

Alongside Fabián, a further nine category winners were chosen in the professional competition.

They include Joy Saha in the architecture and design category; Santiago Mesa in the documentary projects category; and Isadora Romero in the environment category.

Other prizes include student photographer of the year, won by Jubair Ahmed Arnob; youth photographer of the year, which went to 16-year-old Philip Kangas; and the outstanding contribution to photography award, which was given to Joel Meyerowitz, whose career has spanned six decades.

The competition, which is now in its 19th year, received more than 430,000 images from more than 200 countries and territories, according to the organizers.

A selection of images from the awards will be displayed at Somerset House in London from April 17 to May 4.

Scroll down to see some of the photographs.

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