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Three people have pled guilty for various charges relating to hacking a local property management system to steal thousands of identities to obtain unemployment benefits.

Santa Barbara County Public Health officials stated the case rate and testing positivity are trending downward but deaths are continuing to increase.

Stanley Emmet Shaw, Ernestine Depp Patrick, and Alfred Daniel Eliason are three of the county's victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Local climate advocacy group Community Environmental Council will occupy the long-time former home of the Unity Shoppe at 1219 State Street in Santa Barbara.

Roger reports a rollover traffic collision on Highway 101 southbound at the Olive Mill exit in Montecito

You may have heard about a new strain of COVID-19 (B117) that is more easily transmitted than the standard form of the virus.

Roger reports a police and a helicopter are searching the Westside for a stolen vehicle.

Max shares a photo of big surf off San Miguel Island this week.

The County of Santa Barbara, Community Services Department, Parks Division, recently completed construction of site improvements and a new ranger office at Arroyo Burro Beach Park.

Roger reports a spot fire off Highway 101 northbound at the Las Positas exit.

The Summer Solstice Celebration is asking the community to submit their 2021 theme ideas.

A Grover Beach man was arrested after a high-speed chase in San Luis Obispo county ended with a collision in Santa Maria.

Roger reports a vehicle struck a pedestrian at Carrillo and Chino Streets on the Westside of Santa Barbara.

The Lompoc Police Department is investigating a homicide and separate shooting of a 12-year-old boy within two days.

A Drive-Up COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic on the Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital campus is serving eligible healthcare workers and beginning to vaccinate individuals age 75 and over who live or work in Santa Barbara County.

What do other readers think about tourism and outdoor dining continuing during the COVID-19 pandemic?

Auditor’s Report Says Smaller Counties Received Significantly Less Federal Cash Per Person

Roger reports a possible panga boat landed at the beach below Dos Pueblos Ranch with up to 10 people on board.

Rep. Salud Carbajal presented a Certificate of Special Congressional Recognition to Santa Barbara County nonprofit C.A.R.E.4Paws outside the organization’s mobile veterinary clinic.

Southwest Airlines announces it will include daily nonstop flights to Las Vegas, Denver, and Oakland.

A 32-year-old Santa Barbara man was arrested for sex crimes against elderly victims in a care home.

Authorities Won’t Say If COVID-19 Is the Suspected Cause

[Update]: California Highway Patrol continues to investigate the fatal vehicle collision that killed a pedestrian on Highway 101 Tuesday evening.

The Public Health Department is reporting seven additional deaths and 325 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.

Andrew reports a water rescue for a surfer in distress near Coal Oil Point.

An edhat reader reports an Orcutt high school student was assaulted on Tuesday evening.

Neal Graffy details the history of the Potter Hotel when it broke ground 119 years ago.

Andrew reports a multi-vehicle traffic collision on Highway 101 southbound at the Mission Street exit.

The teaching credentials of a former Santa Barbara Unified School District teacher have been revoked after numerous allegations of abuse.

UC Santa Barbara sent out an email to all students on Saturday alerting them to the positive Covid-19 cases identified between January 15-16.