First responders make their presence felt as Management Services Director Christie Donnelly defends city’s budgeting system.

Beginning this Friday, May 23, a new traffic alignment will go into effect on Hollister Avenue between S. Kellogg Avenue and ...

A quest to solve that quandary is now in full swing on Santa Barbara’s sandiest stretch of shoreline, as The Barbara Beach ...

The Land Trust for Santa Barbara County expands Arroyo Hondo Preserve with its recent purchase of 80 acres of sensitive creek ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service.

This leisurely group ride with City of Goleta Mayor Paula Perotte and other elected officials is a part of the region-wide ...

The American Scandinavian Foundation Of Santa Barbara hosted a successful Mid Summer picnic on Saturday, May 17 at Manning ...

Daniel Protheroe was a beloved local recording engineer in Santa Barbara for decades, and he was the love of my ...

Family says Carly Grace Howard, 24, suffered irreparable brain damage and has “no expectation of regaining consciousness.” ...

In a resolution proclaiming May 2025 as “Search and Rescue Month”, the Board of Supervisors commended the Santa Barbara ...

LOMPOC, CA, MAY 21, 2025 – The Lompoc Public Library System invites the community to participate in Level Up at Your Library, an all-ages summer reading program based around puzzles and games. The ...

MONTEREY, Calif., May 21, 2025 — In a party-line vote on May 18, the U.S. Congressional House Budget Committee approved a Republican tax package that proposes ending household and commercial ...