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Al Reese and Meliton Pineda Flores are just two of the county's victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Pilot Max shares beautiful aerial photos of Shoreline Beach at low tide this week. 

The new San Ysidro Creek Bridge nears completion after the original bridge was destroyed during the 1/9 Debris Flow.

The Economic Forecast Project updates the community on the state of the COVID-19 vaccine rollout.

City of Santa Barbara Parks and Recreation Department Cancels the Annual Community Rose-Pruning Event Due to the COVID-19 Pandemic

A reader is asking for recommendations of a local architectural design firm for converting a garage to a living space.

Holly Sierra, Mayor of Buellton, has been selected as Chair and four newly elected city and county representatives join the agency’s Board of Directors.

[Update]: Three men arrested in Goleta following an armed robbery and kidnapping at a Carpinteria gas station early Thursday morning.

Roger reports a deer was hit by a vehicle in the 1300 block of Sycamore Canyon Road.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reports nine additional deaths and 418 new COVID-19 cases on Thursday.

Roger reports a naked male was seen outside Girls Inc. on East Ortega Street.

The Santa Barbara Unified School District Board unanimously voted this week on a contract with Engie Systems for Solar Microgrids at six school sites and standalone solar at another eight sites. 

Work to remove leftover contaminants from the Ellwood Marine Terminal tanks and associated pipelines is underway and anticipated to end early next week.

Jeannine's Bakery & Restaurant has permanently closed its downtown location citing these "unprecedented times."

The City of Goleta has installed new Light-Emitting Diode (LED) streetlights as part of a pilot study to test four different types of LED streetlights.

Pedestrian and bicyclist safety improvements from the Beachway at Skater's Point off Cabrillo Blvd west along the Beachway to the entrance to Stearns Wharf begins.

The City of Goleta announced the Cathedral Oaks Road Settlement Repair Project was successfully completed last week, ahead of schedule.

Roger reports an armed robbery at the Chevron gas station in Carpinteria.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department reports seven deaths and 535 new COVID-19 cases on Wednesday.

An edhat reader shares photos of new traffic signs by the Chick-fil-A entrance on Upper State Street in Santa Barbara.

The International Space Station will be making a few visible evening passes through Santa Barbara’s skies in the next week, if the clouds are polite.

Two staff assigned to the Probation Department’s Santa Maria Juvenile Hall, two staff assigned to the Los Prietos Boys Camp, and two youth tested positive for COVID-19. 

Downtown State Street is being improved with new landscaped terracotta pots, traffic control signage, bollards, and green bike lanes at each intersection.

NatureTrack is lending their van and a volunteer to help Lompoc families who weren't able to pick up their school meals.

If you have been exposed to someone with COVID-19, are waiting for virus test results, or you are experiencing symptoms related to the virus, you will need to safely isolate or quarantine at home.

The City of Goleta received a $40,000 grant from the California Office of Traffic Safety that focuses on the safety of bicyclists and pedestrians.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office released the identity of the teenager killed in a shooting near Goleta last week as 19-year-old Enzo Rastelli.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department claimed the recent increase in COVID-19 cases is "astounding" and "astronomical."

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department announced the recent installation and implementation of a new GPS-based traffic control system that will improve response times and increase public safety. 

[Update]: The Santa Barbara County Bomb Squad investigated a suspicious item in the 4500 block of Hollister Ave that turned out to be an empty barrel.