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

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

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

Tom Scheff Years ago, Tom Scheff joined a course called A Year to Live, living the year as though it were the last. In this ...

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 ...

Hundreds gathered outside the Santa Barbara Courthouse Tuesday as The FUND for Santa Barbara hosted a press conference and rally ...

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

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

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

On Sunday at 7:45 p.m. the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA released a wind advisory in effect until Monday at 3 a.m. for Santa ...

Every big city has its popular road trip destinations, and Los Angeles is blessed to have Santa Barbara, an hour and 40 minutes driving distance from Downtown and just under three hours aboard Amtrak.