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It was a South Coast brush fire which forced thousands of evacuations last November. But, up until Monday, it wasn’t officially declared out. The Cave Fire started on November 25th, and burned more than 3100 acres of land in the mountains and foothills above Santa Barbara and Goleta.

Something audacious is happening at a Central Coast elementary school. The Audacious Foundation teamed up with the Lompoc Unified School District to install a new track and field at Hapgood Elementary School.

Two people are in custody on the South Coast following a string of car burglaries, and a car chase. Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies say there was a series of burglaries at Goleta’s Calle Real shopping center Saturday afternoon. Later in the day, deputies spotted a vehicle possibly linked to the crimes in Carpinteria.

Unemployment continues to remain at record low levels statewide, as well as on the Central and South Coasts.

In Ventura County, the jobless rate stayed unchanged at 3.4% from November to December.  Santa Barbara County's unemployment rate rose slightly from month to month, going from 3.6% to 3.2%.  And, in San Luis Obispo County, there was no change, with 2.5% unemployment in November and December.

The Borderline Bar and Grill is reopening under its own name in a different location, some 14 months after the popular Thousand Oaks nightclub was hit by an attack which left 12 people dead. What’s being called the “BL Dancehall” is opening its doors for the first time this weekend, in what’s being called a soft open.

California Lutheran University has created a new school which provides opportunities for people who aren't necessarily working towards bachelor's or graduate level degrees.

The School for Professional and Continuing Studies will offer things like a program for older adults who want to take non-credit classes just for the joy of learning.

Police says a car to car shooting in a Ventura County neighborhood left a student at a nearby elementary school wounded.

Oxnard Police say they received reports of the incident near McAuliffe Elementary School just after 11:30 Thursday morning.  There were reports of a shooting adjacent to the school, which is on the 3000 block of Via Marina Avenue.