A DUI checkpoint on Los Carneros Road issued three arrests for driving under the influence. Two other DUI arrests were made by a saturation patrol. All five persons arrested were ages 18-20, under the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, Calif. – April 8, 2025 – Beginning today and closing July 8, Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is accepting new ...

Carrie Towbes and George Burtness have been selected as the 82nd Persons of the Year for the Santa Barbara, Santa Barbara Foundation, the organizing sponsor, has announced. The annual Person of ...

As markets around the world recoil in reaction to the global tariffs President Trump announced last week, fears are mounting over what the taxes on imports might mean for global economic growth.

Barbara Hagele, of the Village of Woodbury, holding the club’s first Beaders Showcase news article, seated bottom left, with current club director Jan Sharp, of the Village of Bonnybrook, right, ...

My daughter “Peyton” just turned two, and my idiot brother thought it would be funny to get her a plush poop emoji toy that makes fart noises when squeezed as a gift. This toy has become ...

Sheba, part of the Mars conglomerate, launches a content series and new product as it searches for American descendants of ancient Egyptian cats. - Sheba ...

There is a California law requiring most health insurers to cover fertility preservation before medical treatments that can cause infertility. Unfortunately learning about coverage is not a ...

While scouting Amazon’s Big Spring Sale, the Strategist team has found lots of good deals on everything from beauty products to spring-cleaning stuff to tech (with many of our favorite products ...

The Palestine Red Crescent Society (PRCS) says 15 bodies have been found in Rafah, southern Gaza, a week after its first responders came under heavy fire from Israeli forces. The PRCS said on ...

DAYTON, Ohio (WDTN) – The massive Great Ohio Toy Show will be in Xenia on Saturday. The toy show will feature over 700 dealers’ tables, selling everything from vintage, hobby, collection ...

First glance, it looks like any specialty toy store, but this one is not for kids. It is geared especially for adults. Its owner thought of calling it an adult toy store, but that quickly changed.