The Santa Barbara Unified School District plans to build 30 units at the site of the former Parma school on the Eastside. Credit: Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo The Santa Barbara Unified School ...

Late April snow on Ranger Peak in the San Rafael Mountains of Santa Barbara County on Saturday. Credit: Peter Hartmann / Noozhawk photo A late April rainstorm dumped one-half inch of rain over ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – May is Mental Health Awareness Month, and the Santa Barbara County Department of Behavioral Wellness invites all community members to Turn Awareness into Action. Throughout ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The Santa Barbara South Coast Chamber of Commerce has unveiled its latest initiative in the Roadmap to Recovery series: Power ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Malachi Johnston outmuscled his competitors at the Santa Barbara County Championships in track and field. The Santa Barbara High School junior won in the shot put with a 48 ...

UC SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — On April 8th, UC Santa Barbara reported multiple students had their visas terminated by the Trump administration with no advanced notice. “Just the very idea that ...

If you decide to rent a car or drive to Santa Barbara, there is no shortage of public parking in the downtown area and by the waterfront. Even better, the first 75 minutes are free of charge (and ...

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 ...

Inside our fall/winter issue you'll find a trio of inspiring conservation stories from California's eastern Sierra region, where UC Santa Barbara has a natural reserve — and a huge research presence.

One of my first jobs as a registered dietitian was with the School Food Service Program in Santa Fe ... of a variety of dairy foods each day. Barbara Intermill is a registered dietitian ...

David said that he hooked the couple up with the sprawling property, which was located on the waterfront in North ... offered up his $18million home in Santa Barbara for the couple to live in ...

Just before 9 a.m., the familiar springtime guest pulled up to the West Street promenade aboard the J.W. Cooper tugboat, marking the return of the city’s unique Easter waterfront tradition.