With smoke from the growing fire off State Route 166 blowing into Santa Barbara County, an air quality watch was issued by the county's Air Pollution Control District on Wednesday afternoon.

Paradegoers can spot Veggie Rescue’s brand-new refrigerated van making its parade debut, thanks to a generous gift from The Balay Ko Foundation. Volunteers will also be handing out complimentary bags ...

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

Pink is back, and in a beautifully soft and muted way. Pink has often been associated with nurseries and feminine spaces ...

Cottage Health’s Nursing Residency Program at Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital, Goleta Valley Cottage Hospital and Cottage ...

The City of Santa Barbara collected $3.2 Million in Transient Occupancy Taxes (TOT) for May 2025, the eleventh month in the ...

The proposed 43 percent cut in the federal budget to rental assistance programs will put children, seniors, and working ...

The Goleta resident and beloved Chili’s bartender was struck and killed by a driver while walking on the 7300 block of Calle ...

The Bureau of Land Management announces public comment is open for proposed oil and gas leasing and development on more than ...

You may have seen him at Fiesta. You may have seen him at Fields of Funk. Or on a sunset-lit evening at Canary Hotel or a ...

Unmarked vehicles consistent with U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations were spotted near Turnpike Road ...

In 1986, in Boston Massachusetts, your favorite alternative rock band’s favorite alternative rock band formed. With Black ...