In what appears to be the largest protest ever in Santa Barbara, more than 10,000 people gathered near the waterfront ...

Numerous people gathered Saturday for the 'No Kings' protest in Santa Barbara. "I knew there was going to be a great turn out ...

Indivisible Santa Barbara takes its NO KING protest to the beach on June 14, 2025 with a “hands along Cabrillo Boulevard†...

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 ...

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

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

Barbara C. LaPiana Barbara C. LaPiana “Barb,” a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and respected member of the Santa Barbara community, ...

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

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

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

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

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