Dr. Jaclyn Kucharski, a primary care physician with the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and the Carpinteria ...

Whether you enjoy cracking open a bottle of Zinfandel, surfing the Pacific Ocean, sitting under gigantic redwood trees or ...

Do you live in a high fire hazard zone? CalFire has released updated fire hazard maps for Santa Barbara County and the rest ...

Since Santa Barbara Foothills Community Wildfire Protection Plan is a mouthful it is being referred to as the CWPP. The ...

Santa Barbara County Search and Rescue (SBCSAR) welcomed 16 other Southern California Search and Rescue (SAR) teams to Santa ...

Spring break in Los Angeles offers a myriad of activities for families and travelers alike. From exploring iconic landmarks ...

The Lions Club of Carpinteria recently donated to three local organizations: the Carpinteria Children’s Project (CCP), the ...

at Vandenberg Space Force Base in Santa Barbara County. Though Cummings was among the minority of commissioners that voted to approve the launches, he joined his colleagues in expressing concerns ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA (March 10, 2025)- The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse is doubling the number of scholarships ...

An updated wind advisory was issued by the National Weather Service on Friday at 2:40 a.m. in effect until Saturday, Mar. 15 at 3 a.m. for Catalina/Santa Barbara Islands. The NWS Los Angeles ...

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump 's threat Tuesday to double his planned tariffs on steel and aluminum from 25% to 50% for Canada led the provincial government of Ontario to suspend its ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. — The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office has filed new charges in a case involving a father and son from Santa Maria who were arrested Tuesday for lewd acts ...