and countless holidays spent in his home on Chino Street in Santa Barbara. Miguel had a strong passion for music, especially mariachi. His love for the genre was seen by everyone who knew him.

State Street, the Mission, and Stearns Wharf. But once you get past the postcards, there’s more to see. Tucked between hills, ...

A Houston-based oil company has rebuffed the authority of the California Coastal Commission in a bid to revive drilling off ...

Credit: Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo Several thousand people took a stand against President Trump and Elon Musk Saturday afternoon in a giant protest and rally in downtown Santa Barbara.

Miguel Mendoza, beloved father ... A reception will be held at the Eagles Lodge located at 923 Bath St, Santa Barbara, CA 93101. Funeral services are being arranged by Welch-Ryce-Haider Funeral Chapel ...

An opportunity to host top-ranked Long Beach State created an electric atmosphere in the Thunderdome, but the Gauchos’ upset bid fell short on Thursday night. Coming off three consecutive victories, ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The beaches in Isla Vista will be closed from 8:00 a.m. Friday, April 4th through Monday April 7th ...

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County ... from domoic acid poisoning along Santa Barbara beaches. "We’re getting a lot more dolphins than ...

Barbara A. Beach, 70, of Curryville, died Monday evening. She was born in Roaring Spring, daughter of the late Robert L. and Pauline I. (Isenberg) Rhodes. Surviving are her husband, Monte ...

Even with an “uptick in attendance,” deputies and officers were working hard and keeping pace with the mostly college-age ...

The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom. Read more on our AI policy here. At 12:56 p.m. on Monday, the ...