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An edhat reader warns locals of an increase in ticks in Skofield Park and Rattlesnake Canyon.

Judges for the 66th annual Downtown Santa Barbara Holiday Parade have announced the parade contestant winners.

The American Institute of Architects Santa Barbara hosted their Design Awards Gala last week and honored local architects for their work. Check out the winners.

Harley has updated this year's holiday light tour route to check out all the decorated homes in our area.

Fritz shares stunning photos of the Nutcracker performing in Santa Barbara.

The 32nd Annual Unity Telethon brought in donations while kids and parents were thrilled to see Santa and experience 'Let It Snow' at Paseo Nuevo.

The Central Coast Medical Association has named Charity Dean, MD, MPH, as the 2018 Physician of the Year for Santa Barbara County. 

Old Town Goleta held a festive holiday parade with Santa in tow on Hollister Ave this past Saturday.

An edhat reader shares photos of rocks that fell during the last rainstorm on Montecito hiking trails.

An edhat reader shares maps of the projected sea level rise in the Santa Barbara area.

Cito, a three-year-old Humboldt Penguin at the Santa Barbara Zoo, has passed away after a bout of fungal pneumonia.

Did anyone else see the fire hydrant gushing on Shoreline near San Rafael? 

The 2018 Hike4Kids fundraising event in Altadena raised $30,000 to help reopen Circle V Ranch Camp following the Whittier Fire.

An edhat reader shares an experience with a potential carpet cleaner scam on Saturday evening.

Santa Barbara County's Foodbank is fundraising to reach a $145,000 goal to replace a refrigerated truck, electric pallet jack, and food that were lost in a traffic collision last month.

An edhat reader reports an increase in residential break-ins on the Eastside of Santa Barbara.

An edhat reader shares photos from a rally that took place last week in De La Guerra Plaza to protect Robert Mueller's investigation of Donald Trump.

An edhat reader shares a recent scammer tried to get money from a local hotel.

An edhat reader shares a photo of a hazy sunrise over a local golf course.

Local military service members and veterans were honored this weekend as part of the annual Veteran's Day celebration.

An edhat reader shares the importance of Veteran's Day and the 100th anniversary of the end of World War I.

Close to 600 guests gathered at the Hilton Santa Barbara Beachfront Resort on November 3rd for Pierre Claeyssens Veterans Foundation’s 22nd Annual Military Ball.

The Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County received a $10,000 grant award from Union Bank that will encourage new rental and homeownership opportunities.

Max shares aerial photos captured on Friday of the two fires burning in Ventura County.

Election night's test launch of a Minuteman III missile took off from Vandenberg Air Force Base.

Around 6:45 Tuesday morning, four of five members of Santa Barbara’s school board were photographed together at a cozy Cajun Kitchen breakfast, raising questions of whether they violated California’s iconic open meeting law on Election Day.

The eighth annual light distribution of the Santa Barbara Bicycle Coalition "Iluminando La Noche" (Light Up the Night) has begun this week!

During the annual Benefit for Wildlife, speakers discuss the Wildlife Care Network’s critical work rescuing and rehabilitating 3,500 animals each year.

[Update]: An edhat reader shared a photo of smoke coming from the waterfront area on Saturday morning that turned out to be fire training drills.

The Santa Barbara Courthouse Legacy Foundation is proud to announce that the “Mural Room Conservation Project” was one of only six projects statewide to receive the 2018 Governor's Historic Preservation Award.