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A beach closure at East Beach in Santa Barbara isn’t keeping people out of the water, raising safety concerns after a recent sewage spill. Hope Zweig, who walks along East Beach daily, said she was ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Miles Evans didn't have to look far to see the best beach volleyball players in the world. "I was coaching at 16-17 years old at East Beach and I was watching Todd Rogers and ...

Labor Day vacationers across the East Coast are facing "fecal contamination" warnings at their beaches this holiday weekend. Water quality warnings have struck coastal areas from Maine to Florida this ...

The ocean along East Beach near Mission Creek remains off limits weeks after a sewage spill triggered by late-December rainstorms, Santa Barbara County officials said Friday. County officials ...

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