Talking “Money, Lies, and God” and going inside the movement to destroy American democracy with author Katherine Stewart.

Lompoc's first Spanish mission was established by Father Lasuen in December 1787 following the founding of the Santa Barbara ...

An earthquake with a magnitude of 4.5 on the Richter scale (initially considered 4.4) was felt on Tuesday night on the islands of Terceira and São Miguel, in the Azores, according to the Portuguese ...

Three North County women were recently recognized with the 2025 Santa Barbara County Commission for Women Service Award for ...

Out-of-the-Box Theatre brings 'Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812' to Santa Barbara in a bold, immersive production at ...

There’s a lot going on in the poetry community right now. My Santa Barbara Independent colleague, George Yatchisin, will ...

So Pagano has enlisted the support of “Salviamo Firenze” or “Save Florence,” a group set up to protect the city from ...

Inside our fall/winter issue you'll find a trio of inspiring conservation stories from California's eastern Sierra region, where UC Santa Barbara has a natural reserve — and a huge research presence.

Nobody can figure out why. By Benjamin Svetkey and Julian Sancton, Editors When half-siblings Barbara Broccoli and Michael G. Wilson inherited the Bond franchise in the mid-1990s, they received a ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — A controversial oil project on California’s Central Coast remains unresolved after the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors deadlocked 2-2 on a vote regarding a ...

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck Malibu just past 1 p.m. PT. The earthquake sent tremors to Santa Barbara and Los Angeles. At least two commercial structures have burned down, Suffolk County ...

2023 Mother Hubbard's Restaurant in Buellton is one of many area restaurants now welcoming indoor diners after COVID-19 restrictions were loosened in Santa Barbara County recently. The county ...