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Nearing completion on its ecological restoration of a former golf course, UC Santa Barbara opens first public trail at North Campus Open Space.

Meet Tattoo, a spunky kitty who's looking for a new owner, with or without tattoos.

Roger reports a possible assault with a broken bottle near 22 Anacapa Street.

Roger reports that there is a protest, but the subject matter is unknown. 

“Fire-wheel Tree” may seem like a strange name for a tree, until you see its fiery-red, circular-shaped, flower clusters (called umbels), which look like flaming bicycle wheels!

An edhat reader asks if anyone has information on what traffic accident happened on the San Ysidro overcrossing on Highway 101.

In October 1918, there were more than 50 articles in the local papers about the Spanish Flu invading Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara County and Isla Vista Parks and Recreation District officials, staff, and community partners celebrated recent sidewalk and recreational improvements yesterday at Pardall Gardens Park in Isla Vista. 

The California Association of Counties (CASC) has awarded Santa Barbara County two awards following the January debris flow.

Governor Brown signed a bill by Sen. Jackson to help residents fireproof their homes.

The Santa Barbara Police Department has released their much-anticipated lip sync challenge video that features a famous local celebrity.

Roger reports that a Greyhound bus driver left a busload of passengers at a stop and drove away in another vehicle.

The community is invited to two storm and winter readiness meetings in Santa Barbara County.

We were walking from the El Encanto to the Westside Friday night from 7:30 to 8:30 and kept seeing flashes in the sky, to the southwest. What was it?

The third suspect who fled the scene from a hit and run that injured one woman during a CHP pursuit on Channel Drive last month has been apprehended in Minnesota.

Does anyone recognize this historic house believed to be in Santa Barbara and know where it is?

Roger reports a suspicious male at Kids World with blonde hair in his 20's.

An edhat reader is wanting to know what type of "alien life form" this is?

The City of Goleta has created a Cathedral Oaks Pavement Rehabilitation Project with funds from Senate Bill 1. 

A new study out of UC Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management suggests that one unique law governing the California coast may, in fact, raise property values.

It’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the Information Security Team offers tips to help you keep your data safe online.

Local offices have opened to allow for early voting prior to the upcoming General Election on November 6th, 2018.

Roger has the scanner reports. "I think some people seem to overly offended and just need to 'Get over it.'"

A reader comes across a man leaving a trail of roses as he prepares to propose to his girlfriend.

A reader asks if anyone has information as to why there are corporate jets parked at the Santa Barbara Airport.

Roger reports a suspicious male walking north on State Street is telling passers-by he wants to harm a police officer.

SBRoads announces upcoming freeway closures.

The Santa Maria Police Department is looking for a missing at-risk 12-year-old.

Santa Barbara Sheriff's Deputies are searching for a middle-aged woman who's believed to have stolen $2,200 of UGG merchandise in Goleta on Wednesday.

A local judge stated he had "no choice" but to grant unconditional release of convicted sexually violent predator Tibor Karsai in Santa Barbara County.