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[Update]: The Amber Alert has been canceled as the child was found safe, however, the father is believed to have been shot by an officer in Tarzana.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office released the identity of the bank robbery suspect who was fatally injured in an officer involved shooting on Tuesday.

Roger reports a suspicious subject left a store on Micheltorena with 10-15 tiki torches.

Here is your monthly update on the happenings in Old Town.

In an effort to promote responsible pet ownership and prevent unwanted litters of kittens, the Responsible Pet Ownership Alliance is holding its annual “Beat the Heat” spay/neuter campaign.

Approaching Labor Day weekend, the Central Coast-area blood supply is currently more than 150 units below the ideal level.

UCSB’s James Caesar relies on communication and planning when responding to campus emergencies; and now he’s been rewarded for it.

A brush fire in the creek behind Marvilla in Goleta was fully contained on Wednesday afternoon.

Scanner traffic is stating a vehicle matching the Amber Alert was seen in Santa Barbara. Any more info?

A black bear was euthanized after wandering down to Rincon Point on Saturday.

A soap opera actress pleaded guilty last week to DUI charges in connection with a head-on collision on Highway 154 last year.

Free eyeglasses and eye care will be provided to Carpinteria children thanks to a group of locals who gathered for dinner. 

[Update]: Authorities have released the name of the woman who was struck and killed by a train in Montecito on Saturday.

Roger reports two dogs were left behind after people moved out of a residence in Goleta.

The Traffic Unit of the Goleta Police Department will be stepping up pedestrian safety enforcement operations tomorrow, August 22, 2017.

Roger Reports a wallet theft at Paseo Nuevo.

The Santa Barbara County Planning Commission is considering the revised Tajiguas Resource Recovery Project.

James Gilmore Mills (May 1926 - August 12, 2017)

Edhat readers share their photos of the partial Solar Eclipse that graced our skies on Monday morning.

Santa Barbara MTD’s has launched a state-of-the-art system for real-time bus tracking called SBMTD BusTracker.

A new dental restoration composite developed by UCSB scientists proves more durable than the conventional material.

Plains All American is planning on rebuilding oil pipeline Line 901, the aging pipeline that caused the massive 2015 oil spill on Refugio Beach and into the Pacific Ocean.

Roger reports a subject was trapped under a wall in Orcutt.

An edhat reader shares some last-minute solar eclipse tips.

Roger has the scanner reports.  Check the welfare of a young man dressed only in underwear, howling like a wolf outside a Wells Fargo at Hollister and Fairview.

An edhat reader shares an experience where the staff of Brophy Bros. went above and beyond. 

Roger reports a possible rollover traffic accident off Gibraltar.

A reader put together a Santa Barbara Bucket List and is looking for input from edhatters.

Santa Barbara City Council approved a pilot program that will enhance the permit and review process for future commercial tenants.