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The suspects involved in the burglary on Del Playa in Isla Vista on June 15 have been apprehended. 

[Update] The search for 68-year-old resident Robert Brusstar has been suspended given pending leads. 

A local resident proposes changes to the Ambassador Program, dealing with the Tobacco Tax, and mentions a new grant to be accepted Tuesday, June 18.

The City of Santa Barbara would like to remind the community that throwing and leaving confetti, sequins, and glitter on the ground is littering.​

Santa Maria Police Detectives are conducting a stabbing investigation after SMPD Officers were dispatched to Marian Hospital on Sunday, June 16. 

Santa Maria Police Detectives are investigating a shooting that took place on Saturday, June 15, at about 10:00pm.

Periodic catastrophes are key to explaining incongruences in population growth over human evolutionary history.

Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Deputy Bill Coffman, a U.S. Army veteran and former Green Beret, had the honor of parachuting over Normandy, France for the 75th anniversary of D-Day on June 6.

Nestled between the Santa Ynez Mountains and the Channel Islands is an incredible place that is home to the largest animals ever to have roamed the earth. 

An edhat reader shares a funny video of a comedian making fun of Santa Barbara's inconsistencies. 

Roger has the scanner reports. "CHP was chasing a black Kawasaki through town it was stolen at La Cumbre and Foothill, enjoy jail I hear it's a lot of fun in the summer."

[Update]: The missing child has been found.

 The “Welcome Every Baby” program, which provides nurse home visits in Santa Barbara County, is now certified as an evidence-based Family Connects model.

Edhat readers share photos of spring and summer flowers in our surrounding areas.

Carpinteria High School received a donation from Chevron to improve their STEM science labs.

Meet Clover, a tortoiseshell kitty waiting for a new home.

Meet Toby, a spunky pup who's looking for a new home.

An edhat reader expresses concern for underage usage of vaping products and its implications. 

An Edhat reader is inquiring about more information on a man who stands outside the art museum talking about Noah's Ark.

An edhat reader was curious about where to get their car windows tinted.

Roger reports a burglary in progress in the 6500 block of Del Playa Drive in Isla Vista.

Roger reports a vehicle collided with three motorcyles on Highway 166.

Local children in 1st through 6th grade participated in Santa Barbara MTD's 5th Annual Youth Art Poster Contest with a theme of "Celebration Buses."

Third grade teacher Kim Aragon at Vieja Valley Elementary School in the Hope District was recognized by the Rotary Club of Santa Barbara for her outstanding work and significant contributions to public education.

An edhat reader shares historic postcards of the old Miramar Hotel and Beach Resort.

Warm up your vocal cords because a rock opera has finally been produced about our beloved Isla Vista.

A new study out of UC Santa Barbara overturns previous conceptions of rivers before the emergence of land plants.

The Community Environmental Council (CEC) received $116,000 from Cal Recycle to feed hungry students at SBCC and Allan Hancock College. 

In June of 1919, a visitor from Riverside was the first person to fly to Santa Barbara just for a weekend social visit.​

The SB County Sheriff's Office Rural Crime Enforcement Unit has detained and arrested one of the two suspects involved in a crime that took place on June 7, 2019.