SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The last big weekend of the summer season makes report card time for the travel industry. Hotel bookings, the number of people on airport flights, destination popularity or a ...

A powerful storm system continues to affect the Central Coast bringing heavy rain, localized flooding and travel disruptions ...

The Santa Barbara Airport resumed operations Friday morning after a closure caused by heavy rains flooding the airfield's ...

It’ll be 90 degrees in Santa Barbara on Sunday and Monday, according to the National Weather Service. The weekend “warm-up” will bring temperatures in the 80s and 90s to the South Coast before they ...

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 ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - A historical Filipino exhibit in Santa Barbara is wrapping up on Sunday. The exhibit, Manongs on the Central Coast: Forming Communities Across Generations, marks the first ...

Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS) will keep its shelters open for regular business hours from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., through Sunday, July 6, to assist families and pets during the busy Fourth ...

As "Deltopia" weekend draws near, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department is warning partygoers about a rising scam targeting those planning to join the festivities. A ticketing app is promoting ...

This weekend’s fashion roster feels electric. It’s a blend of classic elegance, modern-city energy, and effortless, wear-now styling that proves celebrity fashion doesn’t have to live solely on the ...

Police are looking for a Santa Barbara man who disappeared from the Big Bear Lake area just after midnight Friday. Tanner Prentiss, 22, was visiting Big Bear Lake over the weekend with some friends ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — As fireworks light up the skies this Independence Day, Santa Barbara County Animal Services (SBCAS) ...