From oceanfront resorts and vineyard estates ... be sure to make things easy for them. Santa Barbara has a variety of hotels, boutique inns, and vacation rentals, but availability can be limited ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – A 36-year-old Santa Barbara woman was arrested for driving under the influence after a fatal collision with a bicyclist on State Street Sunday evening. On May 18 ...

A UC Santa Barbara student who was reported missing during a trip to Big Bear Lake over the weekend was found dead on Monday, according to the San Bernardino County Sheriff’s Department.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — After months of concerns, the city of Santa Barbara has strengthened its ordinance to improve bike safety throughout the city. Officials say the changes come in response ...

William S. “Bill” Burtness was born in Santa Barbara on Dec. 14, 1932 to Dr. Hildahl and Luella Burtness, and was raised here. During his youth, activities included the YMCA Indian Guides (a ...

Police are looking for a Santa Barbara man who disappeared from the Big Bear Lake area just after midnight Friday. Tanner Prentiss, 22, was visiting Big Bear Lake over the weekend with some ...

North of downtown, the 78-acre Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is the first botanic garden dedicated exclusively to native plants. Visitors walk on unpaved paths through what, at times, looks like ...

Law enforcement divers recovered the body of a 22-year-old Santa Barbara County man from Big Bear Lake on Monday, two days after he was reported missing nearby amid a trip to the mountain resort ...

The body of a 22-year-old UC Santa Barbara student who went missing from Big Bear Lake over the weekend was found in water near a marina on Monday, May 19. The search for Tanner Prentiss ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA – After an incredibly competitive review process with 42 submissions from community artists, the Santa ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, CA – Extraordinary educators from schools and districts across Santa Barbara County were honored at the 2025 Education Celebration event held on the evening of Thursday, May 22, ...

A Santa Barbara County financial advisor who promised to take care of her elderly clients "like a daughter," and instead sent them to the grave penniless at the end of their lives was sentenced to ...