A grassroots campaign to protect Californians’ rights to public beach access is stopping in San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara ...

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

Santa Barbara is fortunate in that we have both Anna’s and Allen’s hummingbirds year-round, and several other species pass through on migration. It’s important to keep your nectar feeder mold-free by ...

Based on an insert in my City of Santa Barbara utilities bill, the city has instituted a transaction fee of 2.95% or minimum fee of $2.95 for ALL credit card and debit payments. This includes auto-pay ...

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 ...

LA28 informed Santa Monica officials on Friday that they had decided to hold the Olympic beach volleyball competition elsewhere. LA28 also has yet to secure a contract to use the Honda Center as ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. On April 4, 2025, at 9:45 am, detectives from the Santa Barbara Police Department were alerted by an Orange County Law ...

(Lily Chubb / Noozhawk Photo) San Marcos girls beach volleyball capped off its undefeated Channel League season with a 4-1 victory over crosstown rival Santa Barbara High on Monday at East Beach.