Julian Fire initially started 3:41 p.m. June 12 in Santa Barbara County. It has been burning on private land for 18 hours. At ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:51 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. Marcos Fire has been burning on federal land managed ...

Hundreds of people attended the annual Juneteenth celebration Saturday at Plaza Del Mar Park in Santa Barbara. Juneteenth ...

On the morning of June 29, 1925, the friars at the Old Mission Santa Barbara were getting ready to celebrate the Feast of Saints Peter and Paul.

The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury released a report of its findings about local water resources Friday. The investigative ...

Indivisible Santa Barbara takes its NO KING protest to the beach on June 14, 2025 with a “hands along Cabrillo Boulevard†...

Thousands of people gathered Saturday for the 'No Kings' protest in Santa Barbara. "I knew there was going to be a great turn ...

Or maybe you’re visiting from out of town, staying along the waterfront, when a large wave hits the beach right before the ...

Generally, we see that wet years have fewer large fires” said Craig Clements, director of the Fire Weather Research ...

Each year the Santa Barbara Independent hosts our annual Best of Santa Barbara® Readers’ Poll where readers nominate and vote ...

North Salinas High’s Clara Adams heads for the finish line, winning the Girls 400 Meter during the Central Coast Section ...

Forming Communities Across Generations,” marks the first major historical display in Santa Barbara County centered on ...