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Meet George, a handsome puppy who is waiting to be your forever lap dog.

Meet Giselle, a stately senior lady who is ready to cuddle with you at night.

The City of Goleta reports work is underway on the Fairview Ave and Highway 101 intersection sidewalk infill project.

A Sheriff's custody deputy, who was tested on Thursday as part of employee surveillance testing, has been found to be COVID-19 positive.

Max shares a photo of a gyre off the Santa Barbara shore and acknowledges the retirement of a longtime pilot. 

An edhat reader reports an elevator rescue at Marshall's on State Street.

To support pandemic response and preparedness efforts, Vitalant became the first U.S. blood services provider to release COVID-19 antibody-positive rates of more than 250,000 blood donors.

Edda answers a reader's question about a family portrait that her in-laws forced her to hang.

The Jelly Palm’s distinctive crown, a big ball of recurving blue-green fronds, makes it an easily identified tree in the landscape.    

A UC Santa Barbara History grad student’s research, skill set lead to the discovery of Black nurse Biddy Mason in Depression-era murals in San Francisco.

The American Film Manufacturing Company, nicknamed the “Flying A,” was in Santa Barbara from 1912 to 1921, but it was not the first to locate here.

The Public Health Department encourages community members to get tested for COVID-19 to help loosen restrictions to reopen more businesses.

An Air Quality Watch has been issued for Santa Barbara County due to wildfires across California producing heavy smoke pollution.

Two new restaurants, "SALTY at the Beach" and "CHOMP on the Rocks," plan to open soon at the Santa Barbara Harbor.

Santa Barbara County Health Officer issued a new health order for all individuals entering or residing in homeless shelters to undergo COVID-19 screenings.

A local resident shares an open letter to County Supervisors opposing the development of the west side of the San Marcos Foothills.

The Santa Barbara Police Department will conduct a bicycle and pedestrian safety enforcement operation on Sunday from 10:00 am to 6:00 pm.

First 5 Santa Barbara received its first shipment of the most requested and hard to secure supplies for childcare providers caring for the children of our communities during the COVID-19 pandemic. 

The California Coastal Commission approved the long-awaited Western Goleta Fire Station 10 project at its virtual video and teleconference meeting on Thursday.

An edhat reader reports a motorcyclist collided with a bear on Highway 154 early Friday morning.

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department is holding a virtual remembrance ceremony of September 11.

Max shares an aerial photo of the Bobcat Fire in Los Angeles County on Wednesday evening.

Governor Newsom extended a $3.9 million grant for Goleta to complete improvements to the Ellwood Mesa Monarch Butterfly Grove.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department is reporting four additional deaths of individuals who tested positive for COVID-19 and 30 new cases. 

A local resident is advocating for the reintegration of public schools in downtown Santa Barbara. 

Three more county jail inmates have tested positive for COVID-19 bringing the grand total to 84.

An edhat reader shares photos of Santa Barbara Police making an arrest on Gutierrez Street.

Edhat readers share photos of a shark that washed up on Hendry's Beach.

Caltrans District 5 is accepting public comments on a proposal to remove the Alamo Pintado Creek Pedestrian Bridge adjacent to Foxen Canyon Road and Railway Avenue in Los Olivos. 

[Update]: Santa Barbara City Firefighters responded to an early morning fire at an apartment in the first block of W. Arrellaga Street Thursday.