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The Santa Barbara Police Department reports ATM skimmers have been spotted again at Bank of America ATMs throughout the Central Coast.

Santa Barbara Police Chief Bernard “Barney” Melekian was honored with the annual Police Executive Research Forum’s Leadership Award.

The California Department of Public Health is requiring COVID-19 vaccination for adult care facilities and direct care workers.

[Update]: Montecito Firefighters are on the scene of an outside gas leak at 2000 Sycamore Cyn Rd. The roadway is now open.

Work continues on the Las Positas and Modoc Roads Multi-Use Path Project and is expected to wrap up at the end of October.

The public is invited to attend a ribbon-cutting ceremony to commemorate the reopening of the renovated public tennis courts at 642 N. Kellogg Avenue in Goleta. 

The Desal Link project will connect key community water sources by installing an underground pipeline between the Charles E. Meyer Desalination Plant and water mains connected to the Cater Water Treatment Plant.

The County of Santa Barbara Emergency Rental Assistance Program, administered through United Way of Santa Barbara County, is now accepting applications.

Nine members of the U.S. House of Representatives filed a brief on Friday in support of appeals filed by environmental groups challenging federal government agencies’ approval of offshore fracking and acidizing.

Dr. Ann Taves, professor emerita of Religious Studies at UCSB, gave a most Non-Ordinary talk to the Humanist Society called "Non-Ordinary Experiences of Non-Believers."

A United Launch Alliance Atlas V rocket launched from Vandenberg Space Force on Monday.

Mathew Howell (May 11, 1976 - August 30, 2021)

Santa Barbara-area teachers welcoming students back to their classroom this fall will do so buoyed by over $62,000 raised by the local non-profit Teacher’s Fund.

Santa Barbara County and Bronx District Attorneys have been chosen to lead the National Gun Violence Protection organization.

Santa Barbara Police are investigating a shooting that took place last week on San Andres Street.

The resurfacing of State Route 192 in Santa Barbara County continues this week from Ladera Lane to Ortega Ridge Road

The County of Santa Barbara Planning and Development Department is announcing the release of a Draft Climate Change Vulnerability Assessment.

[Update]: A panga boat and fifteen passengers were apprehended near Arroyo Quemada beach Monday morning.

Groundwater markets could promote solutions to the West’s water woes.

The U.S. Coast Guard received a report of an adrift and partially deflated kayak near Santa Cruz island.

Police are on scene investigating a report of a transient that has brandished a knife at people at Kid's World. ...

Firefighters are responding to a report of a moving truck that is on fire on Hollister Avenue at David Love Place in Goleta.

UC Santa Barbara researchers discover the earliest supermassive black hole and quasar in the universe.

Grant-funding from the Santa Barbara Foundation and matching funds from Prontopia will accelerate recruitment and upskilling of paid caregivers in Santa Barbara County in collaboration with local area health and human services organizations.

Santa Barbara Botanic Garden, the oldest botanic garden dedicated exclusively to the conservation of native plants and habitats, is recognized as a 2021 Travelers’ Choice award winner.

The Santa Barbara Dance Institute has received support from California Arts Council through the arts and cultural organization's general operating relief grant. 

Meet James, a sweet "puggle" in need of a home.

Meet Chipotle, a kitten who's just as sweet as they are spicy.

An Atlas V 401 rocket is scheduled to from the Vandenberg Space Force Base late Monday afternoon.

 

A motorcyclist crashed on Refugio Road ...