High surf, rip currents, and minor tidal overflows are expected through Saturday, informed the National Weather Service.

Floating swim platforms are back in place for the summer, giving Santa Barbara County beachgoers a fun spot to swim and gather along the South Coast. Anchored offshore near Carpinteria State Beach and ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — Due to the overnight rainfall that is forecasted to continue into next week, Santa Barbara County ...

On Wednesday at 3:33 p.m. the National Weather Service released a beach hazards statement in effect until Saturday Dec. 6, at ...

Julia Louis-Dreyfus and Jane Fonda oppose drilling at the site of a big spill a decade ago. But golf legend Mickelson says drilling would help clean up Santa Barbara beaches by reducing natural oil ...