The company’s merchandise was removed by several retailers, including all Raley’s stores in Nevada and California.

Conservationists plan to appeal the project on an undeveloped slice of the Gaviota Coast currently zoned for 71 homesites.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service.

At the Santa Barbara Film Festival writers panel, Jesse Eisenberg, Mona Fastvold, Peter Straughan, and more dig into their process.

90 minutes or so to the south of Santa Barbara, begins to recover from devastating wildfires that destroyed large areas of the county. “It gives you a sense of togetherness, a sense of community ...

The Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians Foundation has donated over $79,000 to 10 Santa Barbara County schools struggling to ...

After receiving a deferred acceptance letter, meaning she would arrive on campus in the spring instead of the fall, she ...

The Foodbank of SBC will open a new 57,000 square foot warehouse at 82 Coromar Drive on March 1. Nicknamed “Sharehouse,” the ...

American Medical Response and Santa Barbara County officials reached a conditional settlement this week over a contract to ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...

The biggest storm of the season is forecast to hit fire-ravaged Los Angeles this week, prompting concern for the Palisades ...

Santa Barbara's most famous avenue, State Street cuts through downtown for 10 blocks and leads right onto Stearns Wharf. It's nearly impossible to miss with its shops, art galleries, theaters and ...