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Missing Cat Turns Up 3 Years After Deadly Santa Barbara County Mudslides
The Animal Shelter Assistance Program in Santa Barbara County says the calico named Patches was brought in as a stray last month and a microchip scan revealed her identity.
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Koala Rescued From Australian Bushfire Dies
A koala hospital in Australia posted a somber update on its Facebook page on Tuesday — that the koala rescued from a bushfire has died. The koala was pulled from a tree surrounded by fire by a shirtless woman last week in a now-viral video. The baby koala was named Ellenborough Lewis after the rescuer’s grandchild.
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Search Warrants Served in California Boat Fire Investigation
Authorities served search warrants Sunday at the Southern California company that owned the scuba diving boat that caught fire and killed 34 people last week.
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Cue the X Files Music: Rare Fish Never Seen in Northern Hemisphere Washes Up in Santa Barbara
A rare fish that looks more alien than aquatic washed up in Santa Barbara County, scientists said Wednesday.
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Source of Fall Romaine Outbreak a Mystery, US Regulators Say
U.S. food regulators say they weren’t able to identify a contamination source for a food poisoning outbreak that prompted them to warn people to avoid romaine lettuce this fall. The Food and Drug Administration says it wasn’t able to determine how a water reservoir on a Santa Barbara County, California, farm became contaminated with E. coli. It also says the...
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Storm Drenches the Montecito Area, Closing the 101 Freeway
Roads are covered with mud and debris during morning downpours Saturday Feb. 2, 2019 in Santa Barbara County.
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Election Day Guide: What to Know and Where to Vote on June 5 in Southern California
California voters will cast ballots for statewide offices, including the race for governor, and other contests Tuesday in the primary election.
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With Ring Found in Ashes of Burned Home, Man Proposes Again
A Southern California couple who lost their home in a wildfire made a new happy memory Sunday amid the ashes when they found what was left of the wife’s wedding and engagement rings.
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Florida Man's Rescue From Bubble Cost $144,000
The rescue of a Florida man who set off in a human-powered bubble to Bermuda cost authorities $144,000.
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Heat Beat Pacers in OT for Third Straight Win
The Heat picked up a third straight win with a 101-93 overtime victory over the Pacers on Monday.
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Miami-Dade Commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz Not Guilty in DUI Case
A jury finds Miami-Dade commissioner Jose “Pepe” Diaz not guilty in a DUI case in Key West.
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Photos: Remembering the Victims of the Montecito Flood
Family members have identified several victims of the flooding and mud flow that rushed through the Santa Barbara County coastal community of Montecito Tuesday Jan. 9, 2018.
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Deadly Mudslide Brings Economic Shock to Montecito
The California mudslide that killed at least 19 people is causing distress miles from where the torrent of muck and boulders stopped, as a local economy that thrives on tourism and the lure of sun-soaked beaches was left reeling.
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Rescue Crews Brace to Find Bodies Rather Than Survivors as Clock Ticks After Devastating Mudslides
The oldest victim swept away in a California mudslide was Jim Mitchell, who had celebrated his 89th birthday the day before. He died with his wife of more than 50 years, Alice.