The legislation is meant to act as a permanent solution to years-long declines in federal funding for survivors of sexual ...

Miye Ota — a beautician, hairdresser, dance instructor, diva, Big Wow spirit, onetime Japanese-American internment camp ...

[Update: Sun., Sept. 29, 2024, 4:05 p.m.] Santa Barbara County Fire Department investigators arrested a man “suspected of ...

The non-profit Teacher’s Fund surpassed its fundraising goal during its annual Back to School Supplies Drive this year, ...

UCSB researchers have taken the first steps toward their goal of developing forecasting tools that can help predict what ...

Police are asking the public to avoid the 500 block of North Salsipuedes Street, where a suspect in a domestic disturbance ...

The judging was based on relevance to the theme, overall appearance, and originality. Here are the 2024 Creek Week Art ...

ON the Walls Susan Tibbles and Jane Gottlieb, two artists whose work I have long admired, will have an exhibition ...

On September 21, the Community Environmental Council (CEC) hosted its Green Gala in the Funk Zone’s Bakery Block. Enthusiastic supporters of all ages turned out to support this treasured nonprofit, ...

Goleta City Councilmember Stuart Kasding (left) argued that Goleta's future services map was already city policy and a good ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – The Santa Barbara County Elections Office announced today that official Vote-by-Mail ballots and ...

Local leaders and residents celebrated the completion of a significant infrastructure upgrade near Santa Maria today, ...