As an elected official, Jeffrey Ferguson could not be suspended — and was required to still receive his pay — until he was ...

The state of Lompoc is safe, Police Chief Kevin Martin said Thursday. Martin provided an update during a State of the City ...

Pope Francis is hospitalized with bronchitis and a slight fever immediately following a morning of audiences. Doctors ...

Call it blind luck. Or fate. Or divine intervention. Whatever was at work, it’s amazing that no one was seriously injured the ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Fifty-six years ago, a disaster off the coast of Santa Barbara sparked the creation of Earth Day, a movement that continues to focus on educating the next generation ...

A Tampa, Florida, man was arrested last week on suspicion of tackling an 11-year-old girl he believed had been ...

The Santa Barbara Police Department (SBPD) announced the arrest of two suspected fentanyl dealers in separate incidents.

This week, I sat down with one of Santa Barbara’s most prolific wine voices — Matt Kettmann, senior writer at The Santa Barbara Independent and a writer-at-large for Wine Enthusiast. With more than ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA—Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County (Habitat Santa Barbara) is pleased to announce that ...

Alhambra’s Cameron Millar, a University of Arizona commit, has a 0.00 ERA through nine starts. Los Gatos names its next girls ...

Getty Images for Santa Barbara International Film Festival ... I may be one of those returning to America who is barred or put in jail to sleep on a cement floor with an aluminum blanket ...

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