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The 2021 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury has released a Response Report detailing relevant statistics concerning the ten reports issued by the 2019-20 Grand Jury.

An edhat reader is offering a reward for help identifying these two thieves caught on camera stealing their mountain bikes.

An edhat reader reports a motorcycle collision on the Storke overpass in Goleta.

CHP is pursuing a vehicle that is failing to yield on Hwy 101 SB passing Mariposa Reina near Gaviota ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office is launching an investigation into the death of an inmate at the county jail.

Eighteen museums across Santa Barbara County have joined Museums for All to encourage people of all backgrounds to visit museums regularly and build lifelong museum-going habits.

Organic Soup Kitchen hosted a Crab Boil last month raising $30,000 to support low-income cancer patients, seniors, and chronically ill who have been placed on the organization’s waiting list.

Girls Inc. of Carpinteria is proud to announce its fifth cohort of Eureka! program participants has graduated high school and is gearing up for college this fall.

Meet Ellie, a heeler mix puppy who is looking for loving human parents. 

Meet Butters, a snuggly senior in need of a home.

Montecito Fire Department is preparing for dangerously elevated fire weather conditions and asks community members to take steps now to be ready to evacuate in the event of a wildfire.

Santa Barbara's East Beach made the annual Beach Bummer list due to pollution while other county beaches made the honor roll.

An edhat reader reports several hundred cyclists downtown, what's up?

August 1 is quickly approaching when the Common Application (Common App) opens for the class of fall 2022.

A dry lightning event is possible across areas of California on Sunday and Monday, while significant fire weather is of concern across the interior.

Looking West from an observation point on Los Flores Ranch, to the seacoast under a marine layer of fog near Santa Maria.

The Santa Barbara newspaper in 1912 detailed an interesting story of electricians being chased off an ostrich farm at State and Islay Streets.

Andrew reports a bicyclist is injured from a hit and run near Hollister Ave and Orange in Old Town Goleta.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Firefighters responded to a structure fire in Goleta on Friday night.

One person is injured after a tractor flipped over east of Orcutt Friday afternoon.

A suspect crashed into a sheriff deputy's vehicle and began fighting with deputies at the Super 8 hotel on Hollister Avenue in Goleta ...

City firefighters are responding to a fire on Hwy 101 southbound just south of Las Positas ...

A Salinas man has been arrested for allegedly killing his ex-wife in Ventura County and dumping her body near the Gaviota Tunnel in Santa Barbara County.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is urging the community to stay vigilant with COVID-19 and the spreading Delta variant.

University Resurrects Plans for Massive, 11-Story Munger Residence Hall

After twenty-four years of service to the City of Santa Barbara, City Administrator Paul Casey notified the Santa Barbara City Council of his intent to step down effective Friday September 10, 2021.

Can edhat readers identify this beach skeleton?

A pedestrian sustained critical injuries after being struck by a vehicle on Highway 101 near Orcutt early Friday.

The Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County received two separate grants over one million dollars to help expand the supply of affordable housing.

The Santa Maria Police Department has made an arrest involving a fatal hit and run and seeks more information from the public.