Fire crews helped an injured rock climber off Gibraltar Road and east of Gibraltar Rock just before 5:00 p.m. Sunday ...

The Santa Barbara County Fire Department airlifted an injured 20-year-old female rock climber to safety after a fall on ...

City Council just passed a new family housing project to seek state funding in Santa Barbara. In a five to zero vote, City Council ...

Emergency crews are performing a rescue operation for a hiker in the Santa Ynez Mountains north of Santa Barbara, according ...

Santa Barbara County Parks is excited to announce that registration for the 2025 Junior Lifeguard Program is now ...

A rock climber who was injured in a fall was rescued Sunday afternoon in the mountains above Santa Barbara. Personnel from the Santa Barbara County Fire ...

Transit providers across Santa Barbara and Ventura counties are working together to offer free rides for Santa Barbara’s Earth Day Festival weekend, April 2-27. The Santa Barbara County ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. – Transportation providers across two California coastal counties are working together to offer free ...

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.

WASHINGTON — Health secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. warned that children in the U.S. are being diagnosed with autism at an “alarming rate,” promising on Wednesday to conduct exhaustive ...

North of downtown, the 78-acre Santa Barbara Botanic Garden is a refuge for bored beachgoers and nature enthusiasts alike. Visitors walk on unpaved paths through what, at times, looks like ...

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 ...