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In tonight's penultimate installment of NBC's The Americas, narrated by Tom Hanks, viewers visit “The West Coast,” a sprawling coastline 2,000 miles long, bordered by the Pacific Ocean. There's plenty ...

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Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. VENTURA, Calif., – Channel Islands National Park is pleased to announce the reopening of Santa Barbara Island to public ...

As the world becomes more digitally connected, it's becoming almost impossible to escape the hustle and bustle of modern civilization. This is especially true in California, where the cities are ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. VENTURA, Calif.- All trails and facilities on San Miguel Island, except the sandy beaches of Cuyler Harbor, are closed to the ...

A small earthquake was reported near San Miguel Island Friday morning. According to USGS, the 2.5 quake hit around 3 a.m. San Miguel Island is part of the Channel Islands located off the Santa Barbara ...

Back in 2007, I watched an endemic island fox lope along an old sheep trail on Santa Cruz Island, the largest of the five isles in Channel Islands National Park, and it was an easy decision to follow ...

The U.S. Coast Guard sent a helicopter to pick up an elderly man who went unconscious on a boat near San Miguel Island Thursday morning. A helicopter was dispatched from the Los Angeles air station ...