SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Fifty-six years ago, a disaster off the coast of Santa Barbara sparked the creation of Earth Day, a movement that continues to focus on educating the next generation ...

This week, I sat down with one of Santa Barbara’s most prolific wine voices — Matt Kettmann, senior writer at The Santa Barbara Independent and a writer-at-large for Wine Enthusiast. With more than ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA – Lynch syndrome, a genetic predisposition to colorectal, uterine, and other cancers, is the most common ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – It was a bright day to celebrate Easter at the Courthouse Sunken Gardens. “Remember when the angels showed up to who? The shepherds," said Senior Pastor at Calvary ...

But here’s my best attempt at a portrait of Lebanon's capital, a place that has eluded both real stability and real change. I moved to Beirut in 2013, fresh out of university and curious to ...

BEIRUT, Lebanon, April 18 (UPI) --Leadership changes in Syria and Lebanon, driven by the ouster of Syrian President Bashar al-Assad and the weakening of Hezbollah's influence, have created a rare ...

As part of the ceasefire, Hezbollah was to pull out from parts of southern Lebanon and give up its military positions and weapons south of the Litani River while Israeli forces were to pull back into ...

BEIRUT (AP) — The leader of Lebanon’s militant Hezbollah group said on Friday that its fighters will not disarm as long as Israeli troops remain in southern Lebanon and the Israeli air force ...

BEIRUT - Lebanon’s president said disarming Hezbollah was a “delicate” matter, as authorities reported Israeli strikes that killed two people in the country’s south on April 20.

Beirut (Lebanon) (AFP) – Lebanon's military said a munitions blast in the country's war-torn south killed an officer and two soldiers on Sunday, days after an explosion killed another soldier.

Lebanese authorities have detained several people who were allegedly planning to launch rockets into Israel and seized the ...