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Edda answers a simple question about what to do with squirrels in the attic. 

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of a 6.5-acre brush fire below the SkyView Motel in Los Alamos.

Ronald shares a photo of Jupiter getting close to the moon.

From September 21st through October 5th the City of Santa Barbara Fire Department will be conducting fuels reduction at Skofield Park using sheep to graze overgrown vegetation.

An edhat reader reports high levels of blue-green algae in local water.

The folks from the “Flying A” studio were filming in various locations such as stores on State Street, the Channel Islands, and all around the county and beyond.

A vehicle has crashed over the side of Highway 101 near Summerland and landed on the railroad tracks.

Santa Barbara County Firefighters responded to a single-vehicle collision in front of the Chumash Casino Saturday morning.

Santa Barbara Police are searching for a missing 15-year-old that was last seen on Lou Dillon Lane Friday.

[Update]: One person has died from a vehicle collision on Highway 135 at Graciosa Road near Orcutt on Saturday morning.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department hopes the state will allow the county to move into the next tier prompting more businesses to reopen next week.

Santa Barbara Police are investigating a stabbing that took place outside a bar on State Street Thursday evening. 

Jerry Roberts provides a recap of the Santa Barbara Unified School Board's first forum.

The Sheriff’s Office Coroner’s Bureau has confirmed the identity of the murder victim that was recovered by Sheriff’s detectives on September 21.

Tom takes photos of pollution and debris surrounding the Bacara Resort near Haskell's Beach.

The Santa Barbara Police Department is asking for the public's help in locating an at-risk missing juvenile.

An edhat reader shares photos of a Grizzly Bear killing a Bull Elk while traveling in Yellowstone National Park this month.

A reader agues Santa Barbara officials have refused to take part in a state program that would directly support older adults and small businesses. 

A recently admitted youth at the County of Santa Barbara Probation Department’s Santa Maria Juvenile Hall tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday.

Santa Barbara County has moved up the random drawing of redistricting commissioners after 200 residents applied. 

Roger reports a brush fire in the Ventura River bottom near the Buena Vista Golf Course.

Roger reports a sheared fire hydrant following a traffic collision on Calle Real.

An edhat reader shares photos of a Black Bear hanging out in Solvang.

A Sheriff's Deputy tested positive for COVID-19 on Thursday.

Governor Newsom is now allowing nail services and physician-ordered electrolysis to operate indoors with modifications.

The Public Health Department provides information on children participating in youth sports.

Roger reports a motorcyclist is down on Highway 101 southbound near Mariposa Reina.

Casa del Herrero has reopened and is now offering outdoor self-guided tours of the garden.

Online tool allows users to detect whales and ships in the Santa Barbara Channel in near real-time.

Sheriff's Deputies are investigating an armed robbery that took place at the Casitas Plaza in Carpinteria on Wednesday.