This route includes some iconic points of interest in California including the Santa Monica Pier and the ... something you get to see every day. Hearst Castle is the place for you if you are ...

By Mike Barnes Senior Editor Phyllis de Picciotto, a co-founder of the Santa Barbara International Film Festival, has died. She was 84. De Picciotto died April 14 of heart failure at a hospice ...

Hundreds of people gather at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse in Santa Barbara on Thursday for a May Day rally in support of workers' rights and in opposition to the policies of President ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – A 40-year-old man was arrested for felony domestic violence after barricading himself at his home in a private neighborhood along Stevens Road Monday. According to ...

Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies arrested a man on suspicion of domestic violence and outstanding warrants on Monday after a standoff with law enforcement in Santa Barbara. Credit ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA–On May 1, 2025, people from all over Santa Barbara will rally at the County Courthouse steps to ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara County Animal Services launched a new emergency livestock registry. In order to strengthen current wildfire protection efforts, the county launched the Animal ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness invites all community members to Turn Awareness into Action. Throughout ...

Mahaney also had 44 assists and seven steals for the Huskies. UC Santa Barbara is a member of the Big West Conference. The Gauchos finished in fifth place.

The California Coastal Commission on Thursday fined an oil company a record $18 million for repeatedly defying orders to stop work on a corroded pipeline in Santa Barbara County that caused a ...

A Flash Flood Warning has been issued for the interior mountains of Santa Barbara County through 4:15 p.m. due to a persistent thunderstorm that is bringing heavy rain, strong winds, and pea-sized ...