Skilled-nursing, assisted-living and other communities serving older adults are prioritized for vaccines, which are in limited supply
Residents have not been scheduled for COVID-19 vaccine appointments yet at Oak Cottage of Santa Barbara at 1820 De la Vina St., a retirement community specializing in dementia care and Alzheimer’s disease. Oak Cottage and many other long-term care communities are eligible for vaccines, but there are limited supplies for the thousands of waiting residents. (Brooke Holland / Noozhawk photo) By Brooke Holland, Noozhawk Staff Writer | @BT Holland
January 20, 2021
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Deanna Zachrisson doesn’t know when her husband, a 75-year-old veteran living at Oak Cottage of Santa Barbara, will get his first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine.
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UPDATE: Suspicious package found near juvenile hall in Santa Barbara cleared
Santa Barbara County Sheriff s Office
A suspicious package was found along the road leading to the Santa Babara Juvenile Hall on Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021.
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UPDATE (12 p.m.) - Sheriff s officials say the barrel was determined to be empty and no threat to public safety.
Container was empty- scene is safe and units are clearing. pic.twitter.com/Th4LAeDI4s PIO Raquel Zick (@SBSOPIO) January 12, 2021
(9:35 a.m.) - The Santa Barbara County Sheriff s Office has called in the bomb squad to investigate a suspicious package found in the 4500 block of Hollister Ave. in Santa Barbara.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff's detectives are asking for the public's help in finding the suspect involved in a deadly shooting on Thursday afternoon in Goleta.