Credit: Peter Hartmann / Noozhawk photo A woman was taken to the hospital Friday night after crashing her vehicle into a duplex on Santa Barbara’s Westside. Firefighters and other emergency ...

Firefighters respond Wednesday night to a residential structure fire on Santa Barbara’s Westside. Crews were dispatched at 9:45 p.m. to the fire on the 1500 block of Kowalski Avenue. Credit ...

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—Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County (Habitat Santa Barbara) is pleased to announce that ...

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 ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Thursday, a severe public censure and an irrevocable resignation was issued to Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge Michael Carrozzo regarding ten acts of ...

The Sonoma County native was one of the nation’s most extraordinary youth baseball coaches, managing the A’s of Santa Rosa’s Westside Little League for 50 straight seasons. Though John Perry ...

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The first of four meetings aimed to inform parents of Santa Maria junior high students about the dangers of gangs and drugs in the area took place at El Camino Junior High on Tuesday night.

Federal prosecutors say the fearsome reputation of the Rollin' 60s gang allowed Eugene "Big U" Henley to intimidate ...