What inspired you to participate in the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience this year? I wouldn’t miss it for the world! The community surrounding the Julia Child Foundation celebrates everything Julia ...

George Yatchisin is slated to be Santa Barbara’s next Poet Laureate, the Santa Barbara County of Arts and Culture, in partnership with the Santa Barbara Public Library, has announced.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Fifty-six years ago, a disaster off the coast of Santa Barbara sparked the creation of Earth Day, a movement that continues to focus on educating the next generation ...

Santa Barbara County sheriff's deputies arrested a man on suspicion of domestic violence and outstanding warrants on Monday after a standoff with law enforcement in Santa Barbara. Credit ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The death of Pope Francis, 88, on the day after Easter is on the minds of many Catholics. Many are attending events to honor him before the Conclave to choose the next ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CALIFORNIA–On May 1, 2025, people from all over Santa Barbara will rally at the County Courthouse steps to ...

More than 50 years ago, a catastrophic oil spill along Santa Barbara’s coastline served to galvanize the modern environmental movement and also helped to usher in one of the state’s strongest ...

On Friday, April 4th at 9:45 a.m., detectives from the Santa Barbara Police Department were alerted to a potential burglary ring operating in the area, following a tip from an Orange County law ...

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 ...

Thousands of college students and other young people rung in the annual Deltopia celebration in Isla Vista over the weekend - living up to The University of California, Santa Barbara's 'party ...

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If it fetches its asking price of $5 million, this three-story, 3,160-square-foot residence in downtown Santa Barbara, California, will set a record as the most expensive condominium ever sold in ...