On Saturday, volunteers with Santa Barbara Channelkeeper and members of the commercial fishing community worked together to ...

(SBHS Beach Volleyball / Courtesy Photo) The top pairings from San Marcos and Santa Barbara High girls beach volleyball punched their tickets to the CIF-SS Individual Pairs Playoffs with strong ...

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

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS) has created a new online tool designed to reunite lost pets with their owners. The interactive mapping system is hosted by ...

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.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. – Transportation providers across two California coastal counties are working together to offer free ...

Sable Offshore Corp. faces a record penalty for ignoring Coastal Commission orders related to a pipeline linked to a 2015 ...

George Leis has been a long-standing admired member of the Santa Barbara community ... La Jolla, Newport Beach, El Segundo, Beverly Hills, and soon Montecito, as well as through efficient digital ...

In response, starting on Saturday, April 19, Surfrider is touring the coast from San Diego to Humboldt County, stopping at universities and communities along the way to share and remind California ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Thursday, a severe public censure and an irrevocable resignation was issued to Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Michael Carrozzo regarding ten acts of ...

There are four major beaches in Santa Barbara: Leadbetter, Arroyo Burro, West and East. While Leadbetter has the harbor, Arroyo Burro is best for travelers with dogs and West Beach is home to the ...

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 ...