San Luis Obispo is celebrating a step toward sustainability: with a ribbon-cutting ceremony for new electric vehicle chargers ...

Here are some activities and entertainments to enjoy in the San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area.

Spring is the perfect time to celebrate our Mother Earth in all her glory. In spite of her violent demonstration of ...

How SBCC’s support programs and faculty helped Edith De La Rosa achieve her dream of becoming an electrical engineer.

Santa Barbara High celebrated nine of its student-athletes who signed to compete at the collegiate level on Wednesday at ...

One of the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience’s most prolific and versatile contributors is the ‘Independent’s’ Matt Kettmann.

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – On Tuesday, a 25-year-old Santa Maria man was arrested in connection with a report of shots fired on Gutierrez Street in the early morning hours of Oct. 27, 2024.

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

The countdown is on! From May 10–18, the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience (SBCE) returns for a week-long celebration of ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The Santa Maria Valley Chamber, along with the Santa Barbara County Workforce Development Board, held its annual Business Expo and Job Fair at the Santa Maria Fairpark on ...

a graduate of Santa Maria Union High School and Allan Hancock College, and a Navy veteran. He served six years on the Santa Maria City Council beginning in 1996, and as Mayor from 2002 to 2012.

Alfredo Perez Dulay Alfredo Perez Dulay “Pop” “Big Al,” 81, born Jan. 17, 1944 in Porterville, California, passed away ...