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A Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputy was stabbed while on duty on Wednesday, March 18, 2026, according to KSBY News. The incident occurred in the South Coast region of the county.

Details surrounding the stabbing remain limited. KSBY News reported the incident as part of a broader news update on March 20, 2026, alongside coverage of a pedestrian fatality on Highway 101 near Los Alamos and a brush fire near Huasna in San Luis Obispo County.

Elsewhere on the Central Coast, Lopez Lake is experiencing an influx of visitors seeking respite from warmer temperatures, while the city of Atascadero hosted both a craft beer festival and a car show benefiting Atascadero High School. A major yard sale took place in Morro Bay over the weekend and Freddy’s restaurant is slated to open in Santa Maria.

Allergy season is reportedly “pretty bad” across the Central Coast, according to KSBY News, and a mural in Los Osos, known as ‘La Cañada De Los Osos,’ recently underwent a makeover after 35 years. A Pismo Beach food pantry is benefiting from pet portraits, and a local organization is condemning Cesar Chavez over abuse allegations.

On the national front, the Senate rejected proposals concerning transgender sports bans and TSA funding. News also emerged of the death of Nicholas Brendon, known for his role in “Buffy the Vampire Slayer,” at the age of 54. Police video footage showed Justin Timberlake appearing flustered during sobriety tests. Flooding prompted an evacuation order for over 4,000 people along Oahu’s North Shore.

SpaceX launched a Falcon 9 rocket on Friday, March 19, 2026. The launch was tracked by KSBY News.