Black bear spotted roaming around Goleta and Santa Barbara areas

Black bear spotted roaming around Goleta and Santa Barbara areas

UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif.—In the latest video sent to your News Channel, UC police warned people to steer clear of the bear as it climbs out of a tree and runs across campus. “It went up the tree obviously because I was scared, and there's like the sirens and there was like five police cars. So there were five police cars and no one—I don't know— from the videos I saw, it didn't seem like people like knew like what to do,” said UCSB Undgergraduat…

More Black Bear Sightings Reported in Goleta, UCSB

Where’s the bear? Goleta and UC Santa Barbara officials have sent out warnings this week after black bear sightings around town. Videos have been circling on social media of a bear exploring Goleta, approaching front doors and narrowly avoiding getting hit by vehicles near Winchester and Cathedral Oaks Road. Early Thursday morning, UCSB warned students to avoid the area near the Intercollegiate Athletics Gym and Pollock Theater off Ocean Road af…