Santa Barbara High boys golf edged out Santa Ynez in a non-league match on Wednesday at Alisal River Course, a par 72. The Dons finished the day at 383 as a team while the Pirates carded a ...

Santa Ynez High baseball earned an 8-3 victory over Carpinteria High on Friday in Santa Ynez. The Pirates’ win on Friday resulted in a split series for ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA YNEZ, CA – April 15, 2025 – The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians’ Environmental Department will host its annual free ...

ISLA VISTA, Calif. – On Tuesday, UC Santa Barbara's Chancellor sent an email to staff and students warning that students with F-1 visas have had their visas terminated without warning recently ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – On July 28th, 1980, Anthony Rodriguez’ life changed forever. It was the day he became the victim of abuse at the hands of his uncle in Santa Barbara. “It started when ...

According to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department's Public Information officer, Scott Safechuck, fire crews responded to a man who fell off a trail at Arlington Peak Trail at 1:43 p.m. on Sunday.

Sephora now occupies a larger location in Santa Barbara. The beauty chain moved from its previous location near the former Nordstrom building in the Paseo Nuevo Mall to 733 State Street.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (April 2025) Santa Barbara, CA — The Santa Barbara Fair & Expo returns to Earl Warren Showgrounds for two thrilling weekends ...

Residents of Santa Maria, Lompoc, Vandenberg Space Force Base and the Santa Ynez Valley are asked to leave non-perishable food donations in a bag by their mailbox on Saturday, May 10, for letter ...

UC Santa Barbara’s Cole Anderson is among the recent names to enter, looking for his final home at the college level. A 6-foot-4 shooting guard, Anderson played in 127 games over four seasons ...

The California Coastal Commission fined an oil company a record $18 million on Thursday for repeatedly defying orders to stop work on a corroded pipeline in Santa Barbara County that caused a ...