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An edhat reader shares a video of a protest at the UC Santa Barbara campus on Wednesday.

Roger reports a possible gas leak in a structure near Summerland.

Three California condors are settling into their new habitat at the Santa Barbara Zoo, bringing the total number of condors to 14 over the past ten years. 

Award-winning actress Laura Dern received the Cinema Vanguard Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival Tuesday evening.

An additional suspect has been arrested in the Isla Vista home invasion robbery from last November bringing total arrests up to five.

An edhat reader wonders what can be done to deter a group of juveniles seen vandalizing the neighborhood.

Charging more for a pink children’s helmet over a blue one could be outlawed under legislation introduced by Senator Hannah-Beth Jackson.

The local Santa Barbara Dog Statue is all dressed up for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival.

Roger has the scanner reports. "I am wondering what overnight noise is like in your neighborHOODS?"

Roger reports a vehicle struck a bicyclist on Mason Street.

The Santa Barbara community celebrated Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr on Monday with a series of planned events.

An edhat reader shares a video showing alleged car burglars on the westside of Santa Barbara.

The Santa Barbara International Film Festival's educational program, Mike's Field Trip to the Movies, showed local school kids a special screening of Frozen 2.

It was another packed event at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival as crowds piled into the Lobero Theatre Saturday for the Screenwriter's Panel.

Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong'o received the Montecito Award at the Santa Barbara International Film Festival on Monday evening.

Santa Barbara City Firefighters saved a kid's toy airplane stuck in a palm tree on Monday.

A project to replace the Salsipuedes Creek Bridge and construct a retaining wall and fish passage on Highway 1 near Lompoc continues this week with a traffic switch onto the newly constructed southbound bridge on Wednesday

Roger reports a suspicious adult male at Santa Barbara Jr. High looking for his juvenile "girlfriend."

Roger reports CHP is conducting a felony stop on Los Carneros.

Lauren gets ready to reach her fitness goals in the New Year and tests out Variant Training Lab.

California Highway Patrol is investigating a single-vehicle rollover with one injury near Gaviota State Beach on Monday evening.

Roger reports a single-vehicle rollover traffic accident in the 300 block of W. Mountain Drive.

A Santa Maria Police K9 located a stash of drugs during a traffic stop on Sunday.

Santa Maria Police are investigating a possible murder-suicide that took place in a residence Thursday afternoon.

“Walk With Us” was a perfect beginning to the Martin Luther King, Jr. weekend. Starting at UCSB’s Eternal Flame were about 100 people, mostly students, gathered to hear some compelling speakers.

Robert hikes the re-opened Cold Springs Trail in Montecito.

Over a thousand people gathered at the Sunken Garden on Saturday afternoon and marched for the fourth consecutive Women's March.

Roger has the scanner reports. "Kept hearing early morning police transmissions about Olive and De La Guerra Streets barricades, I did not know what happened until it was a homicide on Olive St."

[Winner Announced]: After receiving tons of clever captions, Ed has picked the winner for our owl caption contest. 

Roger reports a hit and run on S. Soledad Street where a red Jeep struck juveniles on a bicycle.