Island Packers boats recently spotted a large group of humpback whales feeding off the Ventura coast. Here's what happened.

The California coast is rich with both modern and historic value, a landmark close to home known as The Mission Santa Barbara ...

While the USS Kidd remains at a Houma shipyard for much-needed repairs, the annual ceremony that honors those who died on the ship in a kamikaze attack on April 11, 1945, will carry on Friday in ...

Santa Barbara has a new statue that honors the city’s contribution to the profession of deepwater diving. On Saturday, the ...

Santa Barbara County officials are considering two downtown county-owned properties as potential sites for workforce housing. According to a report by Ryan P. Cruz in the Santa Barbara Independent, ...

Black Mirror season 7 releases on Netflix this week. It includes a sequel to the beloved episode USS Callister. But which actors are returning for the follow up? More than seven years ago ...

ISLA VISTA, Calif. – On Tuesday, UC Santa Barbara's Chancellor sent an email to staff and students warning that students with F-1 visas have had their visas terminated without warning recently ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. On April 4, 2025, at 9:45 am, detectives from the Santa Barbara Police Department were alerted by an Orange County Law ...

Coronation Street's Barbara Knox has signed a new one-year contract that will keep her on the soap beyond her 92nd birthday. This means that the beloved Weatherfield resident will continue to ...

MID MORNING CONDITIONS. THIS AFTERNOON'S NEW INFORMATION ON THE TWO MEN... FOUND DEAD IN A PICKUP TRUCK.... IN THE SANTA CRUZ MOUNTAINS.. FAMILY MEMBERS NOW IDENTIFYING THE SECOND MAN FOUND ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Rent an e-bike at one of the shops on the Santa Monica Pier and spend the afternoon riding 3 miles (one way) along the Marvin Braude Bike Trail to Venice Beach. Stop for ...

Top-ranked American 3-year-old Journalism and 2024 2-year-old champion Citizen Bull head nominations for the Saturday, April 5 Santa Anita Derby. Four trainers have all of the eight horses ...