The deadly fire that broke out four years ago aboard the Conception dive boat, killing 34 people, started in a plastic trash can on the main deck, a confidential report reviewed by The Times shows.

LOS ANGELES - The captain of a Santa Barbara-based boat that caught fire near Santa Cruz Island in 2019 was indicted by a grand jury once again Tuesday for his role in the blaze that killed 34. Jerry ...

The Times said it reviewed a 197-page confidential report prepared by investigators with the federal Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, who arrived at a conclusion somewhat at odds ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KABC) -- Investigators determined a fire that broke out aboard the Conception dive boat in 2019 that killed 34 people started in a plastic trash can, according to a recent ...

Nine days after the scuba boat Conception went down in flames with 34 people trapped below deck in one of the deadliest disasters in California maritime history, a federal grand jury began looking ...

Only five people on the Conception survived after the boat caught on fire. The crew of the Conception immediately knew they were in trouble. The fire that killed 34 people early Monday fully engulfed ...

A jury has found a former captain guilty in the Conception boat fire that killed 33 passengers and a crew member four years ago. Jerry Boylan, 69, was found guilty Monday of one count of misconduct or ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has announced new fire safety rules for small boats more than two years after the deadliest maritime disaster in modern California history, and more than a year after Congress ...

SANTA BARBARA — Federal investigators on Monday criticized the U.S. Coast Guard for failing to heed years of boat safety recommendations, saying more aggressive action could have prevented the 2019 ...

Mobile Fire-Rescue responded to a house fire shortly before 10 p.m. Friday on Conception Street. Five families live in the ...