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Red flag warnings are in effect from 9 am Monday to 8 pm Tuesday for wind and low relative humidity over SB and SLO County Mountains and the Cayuma Valley foothills.

Santa Barbara Sheriff's Office arrested a convicted felon and resident of Santa Maria for having a loaded firearm and a large quantity of drugs.

The Montecito Fire Department will be holding two upcoming meetings.  The first will be a review of the 2017 Thomas Fire and the Department’s Wildland Fire Program, and the second will be a discussion about climate change and its effects on wildfires. 

A fire weather watch is in effect from Monday morning through Tuesday evening for wind and low relative humidity for the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo County mountains and the foothills of the Cuyama Valley. 

Robert shares photos from a recent puppet-making workshop at UC Santa Barbara.

Biologists at UCSB, UCSD and SBP trace the complex and variable pathways to the deadly condition known as sepsis.

The City of Goleta reports based on a recent survey the overall community satisfaction rate is 82%, up from 65% in 2008.

The Housing Trust Fund of Santa Barbara County is pleased to announce that it has received a generous $10,000 grant award from Rabobank, N.A.

Meet Apple, a little lovebug who's either named after a celebrity child or a piece of fruit. Either way, she's available for adoption!

Nearing completion on its ecological restoration of a former golf course, UC Santa Barbara opens first public trail at North Campus Open Space.

Meet Tattoo, a spunky kitty who's looking for a new owner, with or without tattoos.

Roger reports a possible assault with a broken bottle near 22 Anacapa Street.

Roger reports that there is a protest, but the subject matter is unknown. 

“Fire-wheel Tree” may seem like a strange name for a tree, until you see its fiery-red, circular-shaped, flower clusters (called umbels), which look like flaming bicycle wheels!

An edhat reader asks if anyone has information on what traffic accident happened on the San Ysidro overcrossing on Highway 101.

In October 1918, there were more than 50 articles in the local papers about the Spanish Flu invading Santa Barbara.

Santa Barbara County and Isla Vista Parks and Recreation District officials, staff, and community partners celebrated recent sidewalk and recreational improvements yesterday at Pardall Gardens Park in Isla Vista. 

The California Association of Counties (CASC) has awarded Santa Barbara County two awards following the January debris flow.

Governor Brown signed a bill by Sen. Jackson to help residents fireproof their homes.

The Santa Barbara Police Department has released their much-anticipated lip sync challenge video that features a famous local celebrity.

Roger reports that a Greyhound bus driver left a busload of passengers at a stop and drove away in another vehicle.

The community is invited to two storm and winter readiness meetings in Santa Barbara County.

We were walking from the El Encanto to the Westside Friday night from 7:30 to 8:30 and kept seeing flashes in the sky, to the southwest. What was it?

The third suspect who fled the scene from a hit and run that injured one woman during a CHP pursuit on Channel Drive last month has been apprehended in Minnesota.

Does anyone recognize this historic house believed to be in Santa Barbara and know where it is?

Roger reports a suspicious male at Kids World with blonde hair in his 20's.

An edhat reader is wanting to know what type of "alien life form" this is?

The City of Goleta has created a Cathedral Oaks Pavement Rehabilitation Project with funds from Senate Bill 1. 

A new study out of UC Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science & Management suggests that one unique law governing the California coast may, in fact, raise property values.

It’s National Cyber Security Awareness Month, and the Information Security Team offers tips to help you keep your data safe online.