Emphasizing that they are committed to nonviolent protest and community safety, protest organizers with Indivisible Santa ...

The Ventura Live show schedule is complete, adding shows from September 6 through September 20 to the Summer Festival ...

My visit to La Tequila in Buellton reveals why some places get more coverage than others; plus, stories you may have missed.

MTD will change the bus fare for the first time in 16 years, citing higher operating costs and a loss in federal funding.

Dance performances make up the bulk of Fiesta entertainment. Studying flamenco with Rosal Ortega also brought another Fiesta ...

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

A thrilling non-league matchup slipped away from the Santa Barbara High flag football team in overtime as the Dons suffered a ...

Our City Council next meets on Tuesday, August 19, from 2:00-7:00 p.m. to consider $500,000 in funding for our local ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif., August 15, 2025 – District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced today that 39-year- old Kalen Bradford from Merced County was sentenced to three years in state prison by the ...

A 36-year-old Santa Ynez man was killed Sunday evening in a solo motorcycle crash on Canada Este Road in the Santa Ynez ...

Santa Barbara DA and police address concerns over the State Street stabbing that left a father of three dead and injured two ...

The artists and activist communities of Santa Barbara were out in force last weekend to participate in and support the ...