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With college tuition prices escalating at an incredibly rapid rate, families are desperate to find ways to fund their children’s college education.

The International Space Station is passing through and a total lunar eclipse is on the way!

[Update]: Firefighters extinguished a small spot fire in the 500 block of Barker Pass Road in Montecito Saturday morning.

Montecito was a stand-in for scenes in Europe in a silent movie about a wealthy young American man with plenty of time and money on his hands.

The League of Women Voters issues a statement on the cancellation of the Superintendent Forum and asserts Lozano didn't sign the release form.

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket for the Starlink mission launched from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday afternoon.

A midday meeting on Thursday on the tracks just off the freeway in Montecito was the scene of a multi-agency effort to coordinate the cleanup of homeless encampments in the city and county. 

The Hospice of Santa Barbara Shining Light Society Spring Reception & Open House was a joyful gathering of long-time and current HSB staff, volunteers and supporters.

[Update]: One person sustained burn injuries from a structure fire in downtown Santa Barbara Friday morning.

Did anyone else see the CHP pursuit through SB a few moments ago?

C.B. shares their latest cartoon on women's rights over their own bodies.

[Update]: The San Luis Obispo Sheriff's Office announced a missing woman was found safely in Northern California.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County Firefighters responded to a fire at the Tajiguas Landfill on Thursday evening.

Police are on scene for a burglary in progress in the first block of Romaine Drive.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office released the name of a Nipomo man who died in a traffic collision in Santa Maria this week.

“About as good news as we can expect,” Tepusquet Canyon residents say.

Elementary and junior high students from all parts of Santa Barbara County competed in the Santa Barbara County Education Office’s annual Battle of the Books.

The Santa Barbara Police Department will conduct a driving under the influence checkpoint Thursday, from 6 pm to 2 am at an undisclosed location. 

Los Padres National Forest officials are seeking public comments on a proposal to remove three artificial lakes as part of a restoration project within the Rose Valley Creek watershed on the Ojai Ranger District.

[Update]: The League of Women Voters of Santa Barbara announced their hosted County Superintendent forum has been cancelled the day before it was scheduled to take place due to a candidate refusing to sign their release form.

[Update]: Firefighters have stopped the forward progress of an approximately four-acre brush fire in the Santa Ynez Valley.

Global shipping companies reduced speeds off California coast to protect blue whales and blue skies: Program continues to expand and achieve greater environmental benefits

The Santa Barbara County Public Works Department has been recognized with an Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties.

Santa Barbara County is providing an update on how its addressing the housing crisis.

Firefighters representing seven departments across Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo counties came together Tuesday to prepare for high fire season by participating in an annual Wildland Urban Interface drill.

High winds caused a large Eucalyptus tree to fall on the office of the Food Bank of Santa Barbara County.

Children’s Creative Project brings back the annual I Madonnari Street Painting Festival with New Energy

An edhat reader reports CBS News anchor Jane Pauley was filming a special segment at the Santa Barbara Mission on Tuesday afternoon.

[Update]: Santa Barbara County firefighters are responding to a roadside brush fire on Highway 101 near Los Alamos.

An edhat reader shares a photo of a special kind of rainbow seen over downtown Santa Barbara on Monday.