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There are no signs of foul play, but an autopsy is pending.

The motive behind the attack is still unknown.

No arrests reported in connection with the early morning attack.

One person reported they had been pepper-sprayed by ICE agents. ICE left the scene as police tried to de-escalate the confrontation.

The Santa Barbara MTD contract with Teamsters expires at midnight on Thursday.

A street festival is set for Saturday, and a memorial service is planned for Sunday

Dwight Murphy Field will get a new multi-sport field and the city's first all-abilities playground.

The 2026 festival will take place from February 4 to 14.

It would be a reincarnation of the Santa Barbara News-Press, the community's more than 150 year old newspaper which folded in 2023.

Police say van's driver apparently suffered medical emergency.