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Search & Rescue teams have found the body of a hiker who went missing near Gaviota Peak this past weekend.

An edhat reader reports a heroic act at the Goleta Valley Athletic Club. 

The longest serving British monarch, Queen Elizabeth II, passed away Thursday at the age of 96.

Tom Modugno reports an effort to make two original airplane hangars in Goleta an aviation museum.

A reader reports a mountain lion was photographed walking on Calle Real in Winchester Canyon.

Extraordinary and ongoing heatwave brings all-time record heat to Northern California as western wildfires surge.

[Update]: A body was found near the Highway 101 offramp at Mission Street in Santa Barbara on Wednesday.

Edhat readers share photos of the Santa Barbara Bowl under the moonlight.

[Update]: With high temperatures in the forecast and record-high demand for electricity predicted, the California Independent System Operator issued a statewide Flex Alert, a call for voluntary electricity conservation, today,

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a structure fire in a commerical building in Santa Maria Wednesday.

IVCSD is adopting and reprogramming Isla Vista Beautiful

Construction continues at the Central Library but the main level of the Library will be open for holds pick up and browsing collections of physical library materials, including children’s and teen books, fiction, nonfiction, Spanish, DVDs, and special collections.

The Teacher’s Fund has kicked off its 2022 Back-to-School Supplies Drive with the goal of ensuring students have all they need to thrive throughout the upcoming school year. 

An algae bloom off California’s coast is currently causing distressed marine wildlife experiencing domoic acid toxicity to come ashore.

[Update]: Unarmed Minuteman III Test Launch to Showcase Readiness of U.S. Nuclear Force's Safe, Effective Deterrent

Scanner Andrew reports a vehicle pursuit in Goleta by Sheriff's Deputies.

George shares a pre-dawn photo from the Santa Ynez Valley.

A 34-year-old Santa Barbara man has been arrested for allegedly distrubting fentanyl that led to an overdose death earlier this year.

[Update]: KEYT News Channel 3 is saying goodbye to its morning anchor, Joey Buttitta, and Chief Meteorologist Kelsey Gerckens Buttitta, who accepted new county jobs. 

MTD Board of Directors of Santa Barbara MTD voted unanimously to approve an option to ground lease agreement to develop transit-oriented, multifamily rental housing on MTD’s vacant property on Calle Real in the Eastern Goleta Valley.

UC Santa Barbara researchers estimate the environmental impacts of 57,000 common store-bought food products

Martin L. Hoffman (March 20, 1924 - August 8, 2022)

Santa Barbara Maritime Museum’s Curator & Director of Collections and Exhibits, Emily Falke, Wins First Prize in the Heinz Art of the Burger Contest

A injured beachgoer was helicoptered out of Mariposa Reina Monday afternoon.

[Update]: Emergency personnel have released the name of the missing hiker who hasn't been seen since Sunday. 

The Garden Street dog dresses up in honor of the Labor Day holiday.

A resident shares their perspective on the Carpinteria City Councilmembers rebuttal argument in favor of Measure T.

After a nationwide search, the County of Santa Barbara announced that Chris Chirgwin has been appointed as the County’s Chief Information Officer.

Enjoy Labor Day, where it's predicted that Americans have eated 818 hot dogs every second from Memorial Day to today.