SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - A house quite literally took to the skies over Santa Barbara Tuesday morning.

At Ortega Park, a crane slowly lifted a small, modern accessory dwelling unit — known as an ADU — and floated it above Cota Street as neighbors gathered to watch.

Phones were out. People pointed. Some couldn’t believe how smooth it looked.

Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County is behind the project, calling it a new chapter for affordable homeownership in the city.

This is the first time an ADU will be sold as an affordable home in Santa Barbara under a new state law, AB345 — opening the door for smaller, for-sale homes to help ease the housing crunch.

The modular unit was built off-site, then delivered and carefully lowered onto its foundation in front of a crowd of supporters, volunteers, and local leaders.

Once secured, volunteers and the future homeowners — Tony and Sierra — will help complete the finishing touches and landscaping.

For Habitat, it’s more than a construction milestone. It’s a key to the front door for a local family.

And for those watching a home hang in midair, it was a reminder that even in a tight housing market, new solutions are taking shape — sometimes 30 feet above the ground.

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SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - A house quite literally took to the skies over Santa Barbara Tuesday morning.

At Ortega Park, a crane slowly lifted a small, modern accessory dwelling unit — known as an ADU — and floated it above Cota Street as neighbors gathered to watch.

Phones were out. People pointed. Some couldn’t believe how smooth it looked.

Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County is behind the project, calling it a new chapter for affordable homeownership in the city.

This is the first time an ADU will be sold as an affordable home in Santa Barbara under a new state law, AB345 — opening the door for smaller, for-sale homes to help ease the housing crunch.

The modular unit was built off-site, then delivered and carefully lowered onto its foundation in front of a crowd of supporters, volunteers, and local leaders.

Once secured, volunteers and the future homeowners — Tony and Sierra — will help complete the finishing touches and landscaping.

For Habitat, it’s more than a construction milestone. It’s a key to the front door for a local family.

And for those watching a home hang in midair, it was a reminder that even in a tight housing market, new solutions are taking shape — sometimes 30 feet above the ground.

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By Samantha Delouya, CNN

(CNN) — Rising oil prices tied to the conflict in the Middle East could add another strain for US small businesses already struggling under the weight of stubborn inflation and President Donald Trump’s hefty tariffs.

Rising costs for goods, services and wages were the most common financial challenge reported last year, according to a recent Federal Reserve study. Many firms said they passed those costs on to customers or absorbed them.

Small businesses account for nearly half of US employment and drive much of the country’s job growth. Are higher fuel costs affecting your business? Have you had to adjust pricing, staffing, deliveries, production levels, or future plans in response? We want to hear what this moment looks like from your vantage point.

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Por Cristopher Ulloa, CNN en Español

Este martes, la banda de K-pop BTS reveló el tracklist —o lista de canciones— de su nuevo disco “Arirang”, trabajo grupal que los trae de vuelta luego de casi cuatro años de espera para sus fans, más conocidos como “Army”.

El álbum de estudio tendrá un total de 14 canciones, la mayoría con título en inglés:

1- Body to Body

2- Hooligan

3- Aliens

4- FYA

5- 2.0

6- No. 29

7- SWIM

8- Merry Go Round

9- NORMAL

10- Like Animals

11- they don’t know ‘bout us

12- One More Night

13- Please

14- Into the Sun

El disco contó con la producción de reconocidos productores musicales de todo el mundo como Diplo, El Guincho, Mike WiLL Made-It, Kevin Parker (Tame Impala), Ryan Tedder, entre otros.

“Me siento muy afortunado de poder hacerlo porque he estado trabajando durante, ya sabes, tres décadas, y colaborar con un grupo como BTS y que confíen en mí para hacer música increíble… Honestamente, va a impactar al mundo. Es el álbum más loco de todos”, señaló el DJ estadounidense Diplo en una conversación con el medio TMZ.

Diplo también se refirió al trabajo de los integrantes de BTS y afirmó que “están muy involucrados, son muy creativos. No puedo creerlo. Escuché a Jungkook… nada de autotune, voz perfecta. Son súper divertidos, rapean, hacen de todo. Son lo máximo. Estos son hombres adultos. Tienen unos 30 años, han estado en el ejército, han vivido la vida. Son hombres de verdad. Y bailan mejor que cualquiera de nosotros. Y huelen muy bien”, dijo el productor.

La “boy band” —integrada por RM, Jin, J-Hope, V, Jimin, Jungkook y Suga— también participó activamente en la producción y creación de las canciones, registrando sus nombres en los créditos de todos los temas musicales.

Diplo, quien participó en la creación de cinco canciones de este álbum, aseguró que este será “uno de los proyectos más grandes de su vida”: “Sí, va a ser lo más grande que he hecho. Estoy muy feliz de ser parte de esta cultura”.

“Arirang” será lanzado oficialmente el 20 de marzo, mientras que el 21 de marzo la banda celebrará su regreso con un concierto masivo desde Seúl, que será transmitido en vivo por Netflix para todo el mundo.

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SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A female hiker was rescued from the lower Tangerine Falls trail Tuesday morning after suffering from an allergic reaction to fire ants.

On March 3, around 10:15 a.m., first responders were dispatched to the West Fork of the Cold Springs Trail for an injured hiker stated the Montecito Fire Protection District.

According to Montecito Fire, the woman suffered an allergic reaction after coming into contact with fire ants and a helicopter hoist was used after responding agencies located her on the trail.

She was flown from the scene to a local hospital for further medical treatment added the Montecito Fire Protection District.

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