For some, Mother’s Day can be a bittersweet reminder for those who have lost their mothers and mothers who have lost a child.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CA—Northern Trust Senior Relationship Advisor Ben Pringle, CFP ®, CTFA, is offering tips for locals who will ...

After honeymooning in the French countryside in the mid-nineties, Kelly and Lizzie Ramsey dreamed about one day owning a ...

Dozens of Sonoma County cooks are attending workshops to prepare for permits to sell meals from home kitchens under a new law ...

A bill by Assemblymember Lori Wilson could help finally break the Highway 37 gridlock despite worries about harming endangered species.

Take a drive from Santa Cruz to San Francisco and see all the best beaches and state parks along the famous Highway 1.

Santa Barbara Zoo officials announced on Facebook the passing of Kisa, their elderly snow leopard. She was born at the Denver ...

Airports in San Luis Obispo, Santa Maria and Santa Barbara offer a range of flights to vacation destinations across the ...

Plans for renovations to the former Fiesta Five movie theater have gone through the first round of reviews by the Santa ...

Visit California rolled out a “California Loves Canada” campaign as its forecast shows domestic travel will be mostly flat ...