SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- As teams of federal, state and local officials looked into exactly what made a deadly fire break out on a diving boat off the coast of Santa Barbara, many were stopping to ...

Personnel from the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol responded to a sinking motor vessel offshore Friday morning. The Harbor Patrol staff, some seen here later on Friday afternoon, provides emergency ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — Cachuma Lake is busy, even on a Monday. Visitors aren’t just camping, fishing, and boating, they’re also checking out the water level. Mary Lee Knecht, regional chief ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- The owner of the diving boat that was engulfed in flames and sank off the coast of Santa Barbara says the crew tried desperately to save the passengers trapped by flames, but ...

A motor boat that left the Santa Barbara Harbor early on July 11 sank less than two hours later. All four of its occupants were rescued, but two later died. Credit: Giana Magnoli / Noozhawk photo ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) Due to an abundance of rain during the 2023 and 2024 seasons, Cachuma Lake is currently at 91% ...

Starting April 29, boats would no longer need inspection, cleaning, or special seals. People can remove the blue seals ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) Cachuma Lake is currently at 89% capacity, and the Rainbows are here. The Rainbow Trout that is! In ...