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An edhat reader shares a photo of a shark that washed up on Sands Beach near UC Santa Barbara on Wednesday morning.

This article first appeared in EdSource. University of California police departments are replenishing their inventories of military-grade equipment, including drones, ammunition and pepper ball rounds. UC’s Board of Regents on Wednesday approved the requests from police departments at the system’s Irvine, San Diego,...

In response to some determined residents and a petition, the City of Goleta will remove only four parking spots on Overpass Road instead of the 13 as originally planned. It’s a compromise for residents and the Santa Barbara Humane and Santa Barbara County Animal Shelter employees who park on the street, but residents...

Since the 1960s, Kampgrounds of America (KOA) has made camping accessible and hassle-free for families and groups who normally might not opt for a night outdoors. Expect simplified reservations, clean kid-friendly amenities, and locations within driving distance of major cities and attractions. Nestled in the rolling...

“Put your hand out,” said Violet Sage Walker with an inviting smile. A wet hunk of muscle began squirming on my palm at the abalone farm on Dos Pueblos Ranch, which Sage Walker sees as an essential element in the future stewardship of the ranch by the Northern Chumash Tribal Council. As chair of the council, Sage...

UPDATE: SpaceX announced they are standing down from Wednesday’s launch due to weather. This launch has been rescheduled for No Earlier Than (NET), Thursday, September 18 between 8:41 a.m. – 12:41 p.m. SpaceX is scheduling a rocket launch from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Wednesday morning. A Falcon...

A couple filed a lawsuit last week against the city of Carpinteria and Island Brewing Company (IBC) — a brewery located on Sixth Street across the railroad tracks from the city’s beach neighborhood — alleging IBC’s outdoor live music is too loud and in violation of city noise policies.

COVID cases were peaking in late August in Santa Barbara, Goleta, and Lompoc, judging by the sewer results collected by the state, which is just about when fall and the new school year were settling in. The increase had been pronounced in the wastewater flowing in Goleta and Lompoc but has since subsided, while Santa...

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office filed 21 criminal counts against Sable Offshore Corp. this week related to oil and gas pipeline work. Superior Court documents filed Tuesday show allegations of excavating and discharging material into local creeks and waterways, including Arroyo Quemada and...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement reportedly detained four people in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria and Oxnard on Wednesday morning, according to an 805 Immigrant Coalition social media post. Primitiva Hernandez, executive director of the nonprofit 805UndocuFund, took to Instagram to share some details about the...