As the days pass, we are progressing further and further into the Christmas season. The anticipation builds as we wait for Santa.
In local news: The SB County Sheriff's Office warns of an "Emergency Scam", SBPD ask for public assistance in finding a suspect who used a stolen credit
card, and Edhatters discuss the seasonal Fruit Cake. Read these stories and more below:
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At approximately 1300 hours, Michael George Carey, 41 years old, of Carpinteria, and a
teacher at Rincon High School in Carpinteria was
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Wrong Way Driver: 101 southbound. Vehicle seen heading northbound on southbound on-ramp from Dos Pueblos Canyon..
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Prickly plants uproot panhandlers. |
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484: Theft. From Big 5. Suspect is possibly under the influence of meth in McDonalds holding a... |
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Suspicious Circumstances. 300 Block of Bath Street. Leg sticking out of truck . |
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Highway 154 at Painted Cave, also 154 at Windy Gap; traffic accidents. Flooding on Walnut Lane.. |
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Max Rosenberg took a quick flight down the coast to Ventura, and this is what he saw...[pics] |
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Santa Barbara Sheriff's have released a statement regarding the panga boat landing and arrests on Gaviota
Coast. |
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Santa Barbara Police are asking for the community's help to identify a subject who used a stolen credit card
at a jewelry store. [mug] |
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Jason Chapman shows what it is like to study as a UCSB Gaucho. [pic] |
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SBPD are searching for a wanted subject in first block of West Islay. They have 2 subjects detained at a house. |
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The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office wants to make everyone aware of the latest "Emergency Scam" or
sometimes referred to as the "Grandparent Scam." |
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Maria
Robles — mother of Adrian Robles — and Regina Trujillo each pleaded on 12/10 to sale of heroin,
and both admitted an enhancement for a prior narcotic sales conviction. |
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Armando
Segoviano, a 46-year-old man arrested in September for allegedly fondling a 15-year-old
developmentally disabled girl, has been deported after pleading guilty |
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A subscriber documents the concrete pouring on Victoria and Chapala. [pic] |
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Federal authorities say they have broken up a drug trafficking organization that operated from San Luis
Obispo County to Los Angeles County. |
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Gerry Ching finds some unusual places to lead Sierra Club hikes! Sunday 9 December
he led a loop hike in Goleta along San Jose Creek! |
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Roger has the scanner reports. Report of a woman squatting on Green Castle, that sounds like it would hurt. |
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A gang expert testified Monday in the murder case against Adrian Robles, the 22-year-old Santa Barbara
man accused of fatally stabbing Robert Burke Simpson at Arroyo Burro Beach in April 2010. |
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It's 12-
12-12, send Edhat a photo with the number 12 or a dozen things! |
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Max Rosenberg
visits the Grove in Los Angeles and shares photos of their Holiday decorations. [pics] |
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I'm looking for recommendations for home carpet cleaning. |
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Fruitcake, I love it! Does anyone know where it is available in Santa Barbara? |
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Report of wires down on the 2400 Block of State Street. Fire is responding. |
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A subscriber noticed the sidewalk project on La Colina is underway. |
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Does anyone have or know where I could get a lot of aloe plant leaves? |
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Traffic Accident Rollover Foxen Canyon at Orcutt Garey Road Fire and Medics responding. |
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Traffic Accident 101 North Bound Linden Onramp CHP on scene vehicle hit debis in roadway. |
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Here are the weekly beach bacteria testing results from County Environmental Health.
There are 5 warnings and no closures. |
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The Goleta Traffic Unit will be conducting a DUI/Driver's License Checkpoint on
Friday December 14th between the hours of 7:00 pm and 3:00 am. |
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The SB Middle School
Teen Press interviews Robert DeNiro and Bradley Cooper at the SBIFF Kirk Douglas
Award. [vid] |
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Use this thread to share any info about today's commute. Slow? Fast? Accidents? Cool links you use to navigate the morning drive? |
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5th Annual Holiday Gift
Boutique - A magical shopping experience featuring local artists and musicians. Skateboard art, Santa Barbara
Fudge, Scarves: hand-painted silk to Colorful hand-knitted, Beeswax candles, Hand Sewn Ornaments,
body to bath products, aromatherapy, local photography to photographic gifts, giclee prints, Hand-
made Jewelry with fused glass, beaded, metal work and wire wrapping, glass sculpture, 20% off all
Massage and Spa Gift Certificates. (Saturday, December 15, 2012) |
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Vintage Farmhouse Christmas
Boutique - Come enjoy a Christmas Boutique on Dos Pueblos Ranch featuring hand crafted pieces of reclaimed wood
furniture and one of a kind ranch style items. Perfect for Christmas gifts! Sunday December 16th, 11-4 pm. (Sunday, December 16, 2012) |
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California Winter Wine Classic
- Santa Barbara, one of America's most beautiful cities and the capital of Southern California's wine country, will become the epicenter of the California wine
world on Sunday, January 20, 2013. That's when one of the largest gatherings ever of the California's ultra-elite winemaking masters will assemble for a
once-in-a-lifetime wine event – the second annual "Winter Wine Classic" presented at the luxurious Fess Parker's DoubleTree Resort by Evergreen Events.
(Sunday, January 20, 2013) |
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