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An edhat reader reports a gas leak has shut down Hollister Ave between Fairview and Orange Avenues.

Two people were injured when a vehicle crashed into a power pole at a high rate of speed near Orcutt on Monday morning.

Fritz captured a time-lapse image of the International Space Station over our local skies on July 31.

Robert shares a recap of a recent Humanist Society virtual lecture on policing reform.

An edhat reader reports a large tree was removed from Franklin Elementary School.

The Santa Barbara Historical Museum has reopened as an outdoor museum with the installation of "Project Fiesta: The History of Old Spanish Days."

Roger has the scanner reports. "Family in the surf trying to catch Great Whites, 3500 Block of Padaro at the beach."

[Update]: Firefighters held a brush fire on Foxen Canyon Road to one acre on Sunday afternoon.

Local artists including Grace Fisher, Chris Potter, and Richard Schloss share their talents for the first-ever online auction to benefit Old Spanish Days - Fiesta.

Santa Barbara County Firefighters rescued a dog that was trapped nearly 100 feet over the side of a More Mesa cliff on Sunday morning.

A UC Santa Barbara professor has launched a new website to enjoy public lands throughout Santa Barbara and beyond.

An edhat reader shares a photo of an intricate spider web.

The Santa Barbara Wildlife Care Network is caring for their 3,201st patient: a baby opossum.

Meet Jax, a pup who enjoys posing in front of Santa Barbara's scenic views and does it all for the 'gram.

Meet Mickey and Minnie, an adorable pair of kittens (not mice) who are looking for a home.

Motorists traveling in each direction of Highway 1 (H Street) near the intersection of SR-246 will experience up to 10-minute intermittent traffic breaks on Tuesday and Wednesday.

Roger reports a pedestrian was struck by a vehicle near the Highway 101 northbound offramp at Milpas.

An edhat reader wants to know if the Apple Store on State Street closed permanently?

The City of Santa Barbara announced face masks are required and pedestrian-only traffic is allowed in the 500 block of State Street and during Tuesday's Farmer's Market.

In No Mask Required Part 2, we head to the backcountry for one last fling before the creeks dried up for summer.

Roger reports firefighters are investigating smoke coming from an office building in the 900 block of Laguna Street.

The Sheriff’s Cannabis Compliance Team executed a search warrant in the Sierra Madre area of the Los Padres National Forest for illegal marijuana on Thursday.

There appears to be a police investigation near Cota and Milpas Streets, what's up?

You may or may not have spotted the distant comet that cruised by recently, but plenty of folks saw something a lot closer to home in 1914.

Roger reports a strong-arm robbery in the 400 block of State Street.

Does anyone know a helicopter is circling Mission Canyon?

A major data error within the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department led to COVID-19 deaths being underreported by 28 cases.

[Update]: County firefighters and aircraft have stopped the forward progress of a 10-acre brush fire in the 6000 block of Cat Canyon near Los Alamos.

A newly formed Behavior Wellness and County Schools partnership have received $4 million in grant funding to increase access to youth mental health services.

[Update]: The Sheriff's Office investigated a suspicious package on Hollister Ave and Kellogg and found an array of unthreatening random items.