highway 101

The shutdown happened at around 3 p.m. Friday near the 101 and Highway 154 interchange north of Buellton. It reopened just after 5 p.m.

The Santa Barbara man could face up to 15 years in state prison.

Projects include improvements to Highways 101 and 1.

Wallis Annenberg funded $1.5 billion in arts, education, and nature projects through her family foundation.

Phone use dropped by more than 80% as people turn to personal cell phones for help when they become stranded.

The California Transportation Commission is kicking in $134 million to pay for the final leg of the billion-dollar project which will run from Montecito to Santa Barbara.

No one was seriously injured, but the crash caused big backups on Highway 101 in the Oxnard area.

Traffic is snarled for hours near California Street in Ventura.

No word yet on woman's identity.

Northbound and southbound carpool lanes between Carpinteria and Summerland are latest leg in project to widen 101 from Carpinteria to Santa Barbara.