Travelers on Highway 192 in Carpinteria will encounter a full daytime closure Monday, August 17 through Friday August 21.

Music Academy of the West closes out festival, orchestrally on a casual note, plus a mini-festival wrap.

At about 5:20 a.m. Sunday, Santa Barbara City Fire and Montecito Fire responded to a multi-family home in flames at 314 North Alisos Street, in front of the Buddhist Church of Santa Barbara and just ...

St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church warmly invites the Santa Barbara community to the grand opening and consecration of its ...

The Goleta Police Department, along with the California Highway Patrol, will hold a DUI checkpoint on Friday August 21, 2026 from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m.

Jonesy’s Fried Chicken is shutting down at the end of August. The restaurant, which was opened in 2024 by multi-generational Goleta resident Kyle Jones, was hurt by a major loss of business due to ...

The Epstein files awakened many people to the realities of abuse across the country, but it happens in Santa Barbara County, ...

Santa Barbara County Supervisor Bob Nelson and Solvang Mayor David Brown are among 50 California elected officials pushing to keep the Central Coast plant running until 2045.

Lompoc, CA, August 7, 2026 — Ten tiny graduates in blue caps and gowns crossed the stage for the first time at LEAP’s Lompoc ...

Multiple sources have confirmed that the pedestrian was Pedro Rivera, 67, a beloved coworker, dear friend, and proud ...

Head Start is a federal childcare program that serves the country’s lowest-income families — those earning less than $33,000 ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (August 11, 2026) — The Santa Barbara Polo & Racquet Club, in partnership with U.S. Polo Assn., the ...