A rendering of El Presidio de Santa Bárbara, circa 1790s, as painted by retired Navy aerial photographer Russell Antonio Ruiz, a descendant of Comandante ...

Transit providers across Santa Barbara and Ventura counties are working together to offer free rides for Santa Barbara’s Earth Day Festival weekend, April 2-27. The Santa Barbara County ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Two of the top athletes at Santa Barbara High School Luke Zuffelato and Kai Mault were part of nine student-athletes that were celebrated at signing ceremony at Peabody ...

She is the Anton Vonk Associate Professor of Environmental Politics at the University of California, Santa Barbara, a 2023-24 fellow of the Harvard Radcliffe Institute, a senior policy consultant at ...

A Santa Barbara stabbing suspect is now facing attempted murder charges. Santa Barbara police say an arrest warrant was served on the 1300 block of Dahlia Court in Carpinteria Saturday afternoon.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. – Transportation providers across two California coastal counties are working together to offer free ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS) has created a new online tool designed to reunite lost pets with their owners. The interactive mapping system is hosted by ...

This story has been updated. For the latest update, click here. The death of a Santa Barbara County Jail inmate this week is under investigation. The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office ...

A Santa Barbara County judge has accepted a severe public censure and will step down from the bench later this year after reaching an agreement with the state's judicial discipline agency.

A Santa Barbara man is facing felony charges after he allegedly attacked a California Highway Patrol officer who was arresting him for driving under the influence of alcohol. The Ventura County ...

Anton Corbijn is a Dutch photographer, filmmaker, and video artist. He is best known for his black-and-white portraits of artists shot with slow shutter speeds to allow for the subtle movements and ...

A person was killed in a crash at the intersection of Santa Barbara Boulevard and Southeast 24th Street. According to the Cape Coral Police Department, northbound traffic was closed early Monday ...