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.

third-ranked Hawaii men’s volleyball team defeated No. 18 UC Santa Barbara 25-22, 19-25, 25-22, 25-20 today at The Thunderdome in Santa Barbara, Calif. Middle blocker Kurt Nusterer added nine ...

One person was killed and at least one other injured after a head-on accident involving three vehicles in unincorporated Santa Barbara County earlier Thursday. California Highway Patrol officials ...

Two people sustained serious injuries in a traffic collision on Modoc Road in Santa Barbara on April 17, 2025 (Photo: SBC Fire) The California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to a three-vehicle ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Thursday, a severe public censure and an irrevocable resignation was issued to Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Michael Carrozzo regarding ten acts of ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. – Transportation providers across two California coastal counties are working together to offer free ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS) has created a new online tool designed to reunite lost pets with their owners. The interactive mapping system is hosted by ...

The City of Santa Barbara stated its proactive approach through its Community Wildfire Protection Plan (CWPP) has already laid down a foundation for identifying fire hazard severity zones. The CWPP, ...

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

University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) has a plan to increase student housing across its campus by 2029. The lofty goal is already underway: last March, SOM and Mithun shared ...

Juliet is your community news reporter covering the South Coast of Santa Barbara County. "It feels like my whole life that I've had to justify why the arts are as important as every other subject ...

Richards Ranch in Orcutt continues to move forward with two separate project applications for the same site, thanks to a recent Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors decision. On April 8, the ...