The Santa Barbara Independent brings you an update on the local deals and steals for Mother's Day* — from special treats and ...

Santa Barbara and San Marcos will complete their two-game series on Friday a Eddie Mathews Field beginning at 3:30 p.m.

The City Council supports the latest proposed plan, while removing the proposed hours for late-night vehicle access.

WHAT: The U.S. Forest Service for the Los Padres National Forest has scheduled prescribed burning in the Camino Cielo Ridge ...

If I’m feeling some kind of way, writing helps me process and make it something productive instead of destructive for my own ...

Two weeks after UCSB pitched a shutout in a 4-0 upset of No. 1-ranked UCLA, the Bruins came to Santa Barbara with redemption ...

A jury last Friday convicted 49-year-old Santa Maria drifter Gabriel Jose Zepeda of first-degree murder in the 2022 killing ...

For one weekend each year, the historic plaza at Old Mission Santa Barbara transforms asphalt into a living canvas of ...

Yesterday, Katy Perry hosted the 2026 Light Up the Court charity pickleball event alongside her sister, Angela Lerche, Executive Director of the Firework ...

A bill that would have effectively weakened protections for animals and plants under the Endangered Species Act (ESA) was ...

When the total cost of searching for, extracting, refining, and cleaning up after petroleum is greater than its value as energy, we will find it is too valuable to waste and too costly to burn.

Beverly Hills has never lacked for accommodation options — it’s practically synonymous with luxury hospitality. For this Gen ...