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UCSB Arts & Lectures announces Race to Justice Winter 2021 virtual events featuring leading activists, creatives and thinkers confronting racism in America and guiding us towards racial equality

UC Santa Barbara researchers announce the debut of a superfast exoplanet camera.

[Update]: The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for the majority of Santa Barbara County starting late Monday night through Wednesday morning.

Penguin’s pandemic quarantine adventures captured in a new book about differences and acceptance

This local juvenile Botta’s pocket gopher was rescued after a very scary experience.

Two people are injured following a head-on vehicle collision on Cathedral Oaks in Goleta on Sunday evening.

Living out Dr. King’s message of speaking up for one’s ideals, Marymount students from 4th through 7th grades wrote powerful pieces honoring the civil rights leader’s legacy.

Max shares an aerial photo of the Gibraltar Reservoir on January 14.

An edhat reader reports hearing six gunshots in Goleta on Sunday evening and wonders if there is more information?

The City of Santa Barbara collected $1.0 million in transient occupancy taxes for November 2020, 21.8% below last year.

The Martin Luther King, Jr. Committee of Santa Barbara presents its 14th annual observance of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.’s Birthday Holiday with a two-hour virtual program on Monday.

Researchers at UC Santa Barbara investigate how marine protected areas affect the impacts of heatwaves on ocean ecosystems.

The City of Goleta is pleased to report that it received second place in the Sustainable States Community Energy Challenge.

An edhatter wonders if there's been an increase in jet and airplane activity lately.

Girls Inc. of Carpinteria has announced plans to create a dedicated STEM lab on its campus, to further enable hands-on learning for girls in STEM-related fields.

Students for Eco-Education and Agriculture is launching its free program designed to educate and inspire children to eat healthy by adding locally-grown Santa Barbara County fruits and vegetables to their diet.

Meet Duffy, a calm and mellow pup who is looking for a new companion.

Meet Tao, a handsome indoor cat looking for a companion.

Norma Dockery, Alberto Pinto Arciniega, and Jean Marvin are three of the county's victims from the COVID-19 pandemic.

Animals are back at Gorongosa National Park after civil war, but the savanna community doesn’t quite look like how it used to.

The Santa Barbara Basketball Court of Champions announced its seven new members for the Class of 2020.

Fewer daylight hours and a spike in deer activity during the cooler breeding months increase the chances of roadway crashes with them and other animals. 

The State Street Promenade Market is back up and running every Thursday from 3:00-7:30 PM.

Pat and her mule took a trail ride last weekend at Live Oak Camp.

We got waves for the end of 2020, and they're still coming in.

The silent movies with their one-sentence subtitles (intertitles) were having a bad in­fluence on written communication, ac­cording to an opinion piece in the local paper penned by Santa Barbara writer Sarah Redington in January 1917.

[Update]: One person was killed in a single-vehicle rollover collision on Highway 246 in the Drum Canyon area on Thursday evening.

The Santa Barbara County Jail and Juvenile Hall continue to have increased cases of COVID-19 with its staff and inmates.

New state data shows Santa Barbara County has the highest rate of COVID-19 spread out of any other county in California.

Santa Barbara County's Public Health Department announced they will begin vaccinations for people 75 years of age and older.