During a news conference Monday afternoon, local fire agencies and officials from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office ...

The Santa Barbara County Education Office (SBCEO) proudly recognized 18 dedicated educators on Wednesday, May 28, during ...

Nearly 80,000 Santa Barbara County residents will receive an emergency "test" notification alert from ReadySBC on Thursday at 10 a.m. The county says it's testing whether community members who ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Scammers are using increasingly sophisticated tactics, including spoofed phone numbers and impersonations of law enforcement officers, to defraud people.

Santa Barbara County’s wine community elevated sustainability long ago — Ampelos Vineyard, for instance, was the first in the country to be certified as organic, biodynamic, and sustainable — and our ...

After perfecting this empathetic approach to teaching over the past 14 years, Wilkes received some well-deserved recognition: Santa Barbara County Teacher of the Year. The Santa Barbara County ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Friday, the Santa Barbara County Superior Court welcomed its newest member to the bench, Judge Teresa Martinez. She will be formally sworn in as a Superior ...

Credit: SBCEO photo Natalie Wilkes, a first-grade teacher in the Hope Elementary School District’s Monte Vista Elementary School, was announced today as the 2026 Santa Barbara County Teacher of ...

Credit: Sarita Relis Photography Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) last week celebrated its new office in Santa Maria — at 1011 West McCoy Lane — with a ribbon-cutting ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. As wildfires continue to pose an increasing threat to Santa Barbara County, the need for effective evacuation plans and ...

Santa Barbara County Animal Services is pleased to announce the return of its extended summer hours beginning Tuesday, May 6, 2025. All three shelter locations — in Santa Barbara, Santa Maria, ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – For years, lifeguard Leighton Bell has made it her mission to save lives in Santa Barbara. “I think we live in a city sit around the beach and kids need to understand ...