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Santa Barbara police investigate shooting death at Westside’s Bohnett Park

by Joy Martin • Special for the News-Press February 20, 2026February 20, 2026

Person stabbed at Santa Barbara City College, police say

by Joshua Molina • Santa Barbara News-Press February 18, 2026February 19, 2026