An intoxicated driver and his passenger were arrested after their car crashed through the wall of an occupied Goleta home ...

Julian Fire initially started 3:41 p.m. June 12 in Santa Barbara County. It has been burning on private land for 18 hours. At ...

Each year the Santa Barbara Independent hosts our annual Best of Santa Barbara® Readers’ Poll where readers nominate and vote ...

Though Santa Barbara had not been aware if the earthquake was isolated or part of a bigger California wallop, the rest of the ...

Three 15-year-old violinists from Santa Barbara County — Allison Feinberg, Jane Smylie and Claire Woodruff — will be taking part in an intercultural string orchestra program in Shandong, China, for ...

On Tuesday, The FUND for Santa Barbara is joining several partners for a press conference in response to immigration raids and ...

Santa Barbara High School’s class of 2025 celebrated their personal milestones at graduation Thursday and their part in ...

Forming Communities Across Generations,” marks the first major historical display in Santa Barbara County centered on ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:51 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. Marcos Fire has been burning on federal land managed ...

A court decision has forced Sable Offshore Corp. to delay controversial plans to restart offshore oil operations along Santa ...

Santa Barbara Street, several blocks of it, anyway, is the sunny setting, and all sorts of high-spirited revelers will be out ...

Purchased by Power Music CEO Dan Hubbert in 2020, the Santa Ynez Valley property spans over 6 acres and includes a revamped ...