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Community West Bank presented $30,000 in Anniversary Grants to six local non-profit organizations to commemorate the bank’s 30th anniversary

Westmont College welcomed the largest and most diverse group of incoming students for orientation this past Thursday.

An edhat reader shares photos of debris flow nets near San Ysidro falls.

A local investor has acquired 106,000 square feet of office and research & development space in Goleta for nearly $35 million.

Cols Lil Homer, a bay Quarter Horse gelding, celebrates his 20th birth year with his owner and rider Karen Jenkins of Santa Barbara, who is 80 years young, performing in a Century Club Ride at Earl Warren Showgrounds.

[Update] An edhat reader announces the suspected package thief was arrested by CHP in Hope Ranch.

Community West Bank employees and board members rang the Nasdaq Stock Market closing bell in Times Square last week.

Local activist groups urge California to protect aquifers from oil and gas operations in Santa Barbara County.

ABC's hit television singing competition "American Idol" is coming to Santa Barbara hosting live auditions on August 23. 

An edhat reader is reporting a lot of water flowing down APS on Sunday afternoon.

A local family is asking for the community's help to find a suspect who stole their vehicle from the Santa Barbara Harbor last week.

The Greek Festival is the longest continually running ethnic festival in Santa Barbara County.

On a Saturday morning in the Sta. Rita Hills, Kris Brown of Santa Barbara and Madelyn Vorgitch of Moorpark won the 5th Vintners 5 Miler by the Santa Barbara Vintners Foundation.

Talk show host Ellen DeGeneres and actor wife Portia de Rossi have sold their $23 million Carpinteria home.

Six brightly-colored, dynamic and functional public art “libraries” shaped as life-sized punctuation marks will arrive on State Street from mid-August through mid-October 2019.

Holly shares three tips local students can do right now to prepare for college. 

Chambers of Commerce from across Santa Barbara County are coming together to voice their support for the restart of ExxonMobil’s Santa Ynez Unit.

An edhat reader reports seeing three mountain lion cubs on La Goleta Road Friday morning.

The California Bureau of Land Management has agreed with conservation groups that plans for a new oil well and pipeline in Carrizo Plain National Monument failed to comply with federal environmental laws.

Local conservation groups have sued the Trump administration to halt a logging project in the Los Padres National Forest that would destroy prime habitat for endangered California condors.

Santa Barbara Zoo's white-handed gibbon Jari died unexpectedly in an accident on Thursday morning.

An edhat reader reports a suspect with a knife at the Calle Real Shopping Center on Thursday evening.

A new groundwater report for the Santa Ynez River Valley links elevated nitrate levels in drinking water wells to septic systems.

An edhat reader reports a body was found near Evergreen and Hillview in Goleta Tuesday afternoon.

An edhat reader reports a vehicle collision with a very expensive car.

An edhat reader wonders if there's a story on these rusting cars near La Purisma Mission.

Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital provides tips to prevent sting rays and snakes while adventuring outdoors.

An edhat reader reports the Miner's Ace Hardware on Fairview is now open.

The 8th annual Santa Ynez Valley Polo Classic supported People Helping People during a championship polo match.

Since 1975, the Santa Barbara High School Alumni Association has given out over $1.5 million in scholarships to over 1,000 graduating Santa Barbara High School seniors.