Several Santa Barbara environmental groups sued the State Fire Marshal last week over a waiver issued to Sable in December ...

Wildlife officials feared critically endangered steelhead trout rescued from the Palisades fire burn scar might not be up for spawning after all they'd been through over the last few months.

In UCSB’s Multicultural Center (MCC), pins are spread across a fold-out table. Each one is outlined in red, displaying an oil ...

A possible shake-up could be coming to fire services in Santa Cruz County. Local agencies are exploring ways to consolidate resources and now, a new agreement could move that plan forward.

Sable Offshore Corp. faces a record penalty for ignoring Coastal Commission orders related to a pipeline linked to a 2015 ...

Below is a press release from multiple fire departments regarding Fire Hazard Severity Zone Maps. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – On March 10, California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...

In anticipation of the large number of attendees, joint planning among Santa Barbara County Fire, American Medical Response, Alcoholic Beverage Control, University of California Police, California ...

Credit: Ray Ford / Noozhawk file photo A month after CalFire released new fire hazard maps, local agencies have reviewed them and, in some cases, proposed amendments. Santa Barbara County fire ...

Three rescue swimmers were from the Santa Cruz Fire Department, while two others were lifeguards from State Parks Santa Cruz. No injuries were reported. “Large swells are currently observed ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — The Santa Barbara County Fire Department plans to conduct prescribed pile burns along Paradise ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said, for context, that there were 256 citations and 32 arrests in 2024, and 151 citations and 23 arrests in 2023. This year’s Deltopia event kicked ...