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  • Man Dies After Falling from Isla Vista Cliff

    Update: The Santa Barbara County Sheriff-Coroner has released the identity of the man who died after falling from an Isla Vista cliff on Saturday. Read the update here. An adult male has died after falling from a cliff behind 6625 Del Playa in Isla Vista on Saturday. The incident, reported to authorities, indicated that the More

  • Elderly Woman Falls 80 Feet from More Mesa Cliff in Goleta

    An elderly woman fell from the More Mesa cliff in Goleta on Tuesday afternoon. At 12:41 p.m., Santa Barbara County Firefighters responded to the area east of Austin Road. The woman fell approximately 80-feet from the bluff landing to the beach below when a bystander called 9-1-1, reports Captain Scott Safechuck. Firefighters used stair access More

  • Uninjured Man Rescued from 50-Foot Fall Near Painted Cave

    Emergency responders were on the scene of a reported fall near the Painted Cave area on Saturday evening. At 9:45 p.m. crews from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and Search & Rescue arrived to the small residential neighborhood off Highway 154. They discovered a 38-year-old male had fallen about 50-feet down a steep hillside. More

  • Frequent Helicopter Circling

    Edhat readers report an increase in helicopter activity over Upper State Street and Mission Canyon the past few days. By Joe DeLise 8:30 AM continuing passing overhead at 700’ a helicopter, tail number N216LS with a Louisiana based owner. Inspecting something oil/gas related? Power line related? Movie filming? Does anybody know? By an edhat reader More

  • Reckless Driver Arrested Following Sheriff Pursuit and Collision on Highway 154

    The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office arrested an alleged reckless driver following a pursuit on Highway 154 that resulted in a crash on Wednesday. Around 11:30 a.m., a Sheriff’s Deputy was driving on Highway 154 when they witnessed a black BMW sedan swerving and almost causing head-on collisions, according to the Sheriff’s Office. Near the More

  • UC Santa Barbara Police Investigate Attempted Abduction Near Campus

    University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB) Police responded to reports of an attempted abduction of a female near campus on Saturday evening. The reported incident took place at the Labyrinth, located between Campus Point and Manzanita.  According to authorities, the suspect, described as an adult Hispanic male approximately 5’6″ tall with a stocky build, was More