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Roger reports a suspicious subject cruising around high school girls in a blue mini van.

Patti shares photos of ZZ top performing at the Arlington Theatre for their 50th-anniversary tour.

Goleta's mainstay Chinese restaurant, Ming Dynasty, is set to close on Sunday after 32 years.

Caltrans announced the number one lane on Highway 101 in Carpinteria will be closed Thursday morning.

An edhat reader is traveling to Ventura for a meeting and is curious about the best/worst times to drive.

Max shares up-close photos of the damage done to the C130 Hercules plane that crashed at the Santa Barbara Airport Sunday evening.

Roger has the scanner reports. "Has anyone else noticed a lot more rats running around town?"

Edythe M. Sparks (May 9, 1940 - August 8, 2019)

Laura Capps officially launched her campaign for Santa Barbara County Supervisor in the Mission's Rose Garden Tuesday afternoon.

[Update]: Santa Barbara Police arrested a man under the influence of drugs for stabbing a woman at Ortega Park early Tuesday morning.

Roger reports an electrical injury at Stearn's Wharf with medics responding.

SoCal Edison and PG&E are attending Tuesday's Board of Supervisors meeting to provide an update on the Public Safety Power Shutoff program to prevent wildfires.

Does anyone know there are a lot of sirens responding to the area between Highway 101 and 154?

The Goleta Sanitary District will be smoke testing the sewer system on Tuesday and Wednesday in Goleta.

An edhat reader documents piles of junk lying around the Santa Barbara Courthouse Sunken Gardens.

Santa Maria Police arrested a man who robbed a market in the 500 block of E. Boone Street.

Roger reports a smoke investigation inside a residence in the 400 block of E. Figueroa.

A Goleta man with three DUI convictions was sentenced to nearly 16 years in prison for killing an elderly pedestrian in a 2018 traffic collision.

[Update]: The Santa Barbara Airport has reopened their runway after a Private C-130 aircraft made an emergency landing, crashed and caught fire Sunday evening.

Roger reports Santa Barbara Police are pursuing a bicyclist on E. Canon Perdido.

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department reminds people to use hiking safety common sense to help have an enjoyable safe hike.

An edhat reader informs locals that Cox Communications is no longer offering email accounts for new and existing customers.

The City of Santa Barbara is putting out a call for artists to paint or sponsor for Pianos on State.

Santa Barbara County Emergency Medical Services Agency received the 2019 American Heart Association Mission: Lifeline EMS Gold Plus Award.

Roger has the scanner reports. "Sure are a lot of Drunk and DUI drivers lately. I noticed a while back there was a surge of them around."

UC Santa Barbara and Port Hueneme partnership recognized for excellence in education.

Robert provides an in-depth look at Butterflies Alive and the Prehistoric Forest at the Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History.

An edhat reader shares photos of La Arcada Plaza from 1926 and now.

Community West Bank presented $30,000 in Anniversary Grants to six local non-profit organizations to commemorate the bank’s 30th anniversary

Meet Petunia, a sweet pup who is patiently waiting for a home to call her own.