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Sunrise Rotary Club's annual Dolphin Dive event provided a free family festival on Saturday while raising money for local causes.

Bond Fitness has partnered with the Santa Barbara Braille Institute to help guide blind and visually impaired athletes to prepare them to run in the Nite Moves 5K on Wednesday.

United Boys & Girls Clubs of Santa Barbara County was awarded a $150,000 grant to help rebuild Camp Whittier which was damaged in a wildfire.

Students from the nonprofit Greeks4Kids donated the enitrety of the Boys and Girls Club of Santa Barbara's wishlist for their Summer Spectacular Program.

The Alzheimer's Association California Central Coast Chapter is raising awareness in light of Summer Solstice. 

Local Book Club (“Team Laura”) Launches Little Free Laundromat Library for children challenges other book clubs to adopt a local laundromat.

The last three dogs from a closing animal shelter in Coalinga, CA will have a second chance to find their forever homes through the Santa Barbara Humane Society. 

Starting today, June 18, almost 300 local students will be outfitted for a summer of learning in a six-week curriculum in the a partnership between Assistance League of Santa Barbara and United Way's Fun in the Sun program.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Deputy Bill Coffman, a U.S. Army veteran and former Green Beret, had the honor of parachuting over Normandy, France for the 75th anniversary of D-Day on June 6.

A local couple launched their latest book and film project aimed at educating the community about the foster care system while raising funds for Angels Foster Care of Santa Barbara.

The Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation is hosting a Memorial Day Ceremony and Fundraiser to help house local veterans.

Saturday is National Missing Children’s Day and the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children released a new project that will increase awareness about missing children.

Grammy-nominated artist Andra Day surprised guests at a Mother's Day Luncheon to sing "Rise Up" with Debris Flow survivor Lauren Cantin.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara Police Department is praising two of their volunteers for being instrumental in locating an at-risk teenager this weekend.

The nation’s largest single-day food drive offers Santa Barbara County residents an easy way to donate non-perishable food on Saturday.

Aquaholic has a good news update about the swallows that were trapped under nets on the Venoco Pier.

Santa Barbara High School teacher Lianette Santana was recognized last week by the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara for her outstanding work and significant contributions to public education. 

A Dos Pueblos High School Senior has been recognized as one of the country’s most outstanding high school leaders by the Coca-Cola Scholars Foundation.

The 2019 Barbara Ireland Walk and Run took place this past on Saturday and exceeded their fundraising goal of $50,000 for breast cancer research.

Two women at Comforts of Home Senior Care celebrated their 102nd birthdays last week with a special visit from a mini horse.

Two vibrant Santa Barbara ladies are turning 102-years-old and the community is invited to help them celebrate.

The California Highway Patrol is praising a Good Samaritan who turned in a local's man wallet to their office where they found the owner.

A local bicyclist and edhat reader shares an update on his health after Roger reported his injury on edhat.

Last weekend the Boys & Girls Club of Santa Barbara hosted their annual Breakfast with Santa event.

The Santa Barbara Rescue Mission held its annual restaurant-style Christmas Feast in their newly remodeled chapel on Yanonali Street on Thursday.

Ann Garcelon passed away and made a generous bequest to New Beginnings Counseling Centers’ Supportive Services for Veteran Families Program.

Meet the four-footed heroes and Grand Marshals of Downtown Santa Barbara's Holiday Parade.

Congressman Salud Carbajal announced the winners of the 2018 Congressional App Challenge as four students from Santa Barbara High School.

The Fire Relief Fund multi-platform fundraising event raised over $1,173,905 for United Way’s Southern California Disaster Relief Fund.

The Santa Barbara High School Computer Science Academy's innovative tech curriculum won grants from Best Buy and LogMeIn.