A Santa Barbara County judge has accepted a severe public censure and will step down from the bench later this year after reaching an agreement with the state's judicial discipline agency.

Two people sustained serious injuries in a traffic collision on Modoc Road in Santa Barbara on April 17, 2025 (Photo: SBC Fire) The California Highway Patrol (CHP) responded to a three-vehicle ...

In a tribute to its pioneering role in the world of deepwater diving, the Santa Barbara Maritime Museum has unveiled the Deepwater Diving Monument, a striking bronze statue at the harbor adjacent to ...

Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] The California Coastal Commission fined an oil company a record $18 million on Thursday for repeatedly defying orders to stop work ...

preferring to keep a low profile with his loved ones in California. Keep reading for all the details… When he's not working, Brandon can be found in the Santa Barbara residence that he shares ...

The California Coastal Commission on Thursday fined an oil company a record $18 million for repeatedly defying orders to stop work on a corroded pipeline in Santa Barbara County that caused a ...

The top pairings from Ventura, San Marcos and Santa Barbara High advanced to the CIF-SS Individual Pairs Playoffs on Thursday at Ventura Harbor. (SBHS Beach Volleyball / Courtesy Photo ...

ISLA VISTA, Calif. – On Tuesday, UC Santa Barbara's Chancellor sent an email to staff and students warning that students with F-1 visas have had their visas terminated without warning recently ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.)– On April 3, 2025, the County of Santa Barbara Probation Department conducted countywide wellness ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office said, for context, that there were 256 citations and 32 arrests in 2024, and 151 citations and 23 arrests in 2023. This year’s Deltopia event kicked ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Santa Barbara Police Department officers arrested five people for a burglary crime ring after finding them in Goleta at 9:45 a.m. Friday. The suspects used multiple cars ...