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Senior residents at Valle Verde donate handmade toys and holiday gifts to the Unity Shoppe.

Downtown Santa Barbara staff and décor committee members have chosen the winners of the Holiday Décor Window Contest after strolling along State Street.

Santa Maria Police and SWAT Teams attempted to apprehend a wanted felon after he escaped during a standoff Saturday morning.

The Pierre Claeyssen's Veterans Foundation celebrated the life of local Marine and Korean War Veteran during a ceremony on Sunday.

Adventures in Caring has put two generations together to combat social isolation.

Meet Roxie, a sweet pup who was surrendered by her former family and is looking for a new home.

Meet Becca, a kitten who is looking for a new home before the holidays.

The Santa Barbara County Humane Society celebrates 1,000 adoptions in 2019.

[Update]: The Cave Fire is now officially 100% contained as of Saturday at a total of 3,126 acres.

A local man was arrested for attempted murder after attacking an elderly couple on December 10.

The Family Service Agency offers tips to help caregivers survive the holidays and beyond.

Santa Barbara has been ranked as 2020's 10th Best Small College City in America

An edhat reader hiked up Tunnel Trail on Thursday and was surprised to see the road marked at closed at the gate with rocks blocking the entrance.

UC Santa Barbara researcher among those leading a call to protect global groundwater resources.

The Trump administration took the final step to re-open federal land to new oil drilling and fracking in California after a six-year moratorium.

When local residents hear the words “Stone Pine”, they instantly think of the massive trees on Anapamu Street that, for many years, formed a continuous arboreal canopy over the roadway from Milpas to Garden.

Suddenly, leather was in fashion on the streets of Santa Barbara in December 1919.

Community leaders joined Santa Barbara Museum of Natural History and Sea Center to celebrate the installation of the new 52-kilowatt solar electric system as part of CEC’s Solarize Nonprofit program.

Bonnie Carroll and Teri Jory were honored by the local chapter of the Association for Women in Communications.

A local advocacy group released a report on the housing crisis and found the cost of renting is rising faster than income in Santa Barbara and Ventura counties.

The City of Buellton passed a resolution on Thursday requesting the Board of Supervisors to take action to regulate commercial cannabis cultivation in the Santa Ynez Valley.

For the first time, Santa Barbara County has attained the state ozone standard, just one of 14 counties to achieve the milestone.

An early morning car crash damages the sign at the entrance to Santa Barbara’s Stearns Wharf.

UC Santa Barbara Chemical engineering postdoctoral researcher Joaquin Resasco is one of Forbes’ 30 Under 30.

A 21-year-old male from Oak Park was killed after attempting to run across Highway 101 when he was struck by a semi-truck early Friday morning.

An edhat reader shares a photo of a Moondog over Santa Barbara on Wednesday evening.

Roger has the scanner reports. "It's Friday the 13th. It's one of those things, if you believe in those things."

The Goleta Police Department is scheduling a DUI Checkpoint within city limits on Friday evening.

Are there any scheduled beach clean-ups in the area that my company can volunteer for?

Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to a structure fire inside an Orcutt home on Thursday evening.