A system-wide evaluation of California’s marine reserve network finds conservation benefits across multiple ecosystems.

Santa Barbara City Councilman Eric Friedman tapped into his biblical knowledge to anoint the moment at City Hall on Tuesday.

A police officer is being praised for his courage after he pulled a pilot away from a burning plane following a crash in Goleta, California, on January 29, moments before the aircraft ...

By Tom Modugno The tragedy of the Los Angeles fires has been eye opening for a lot of people, especially those that are new ...

Our GoodLandGoodShopping social media spotlights are back! Every week we will be highlighting a different Goleta ...

Lompoc, founded as a temperance colony and now home to multiple tasting rooms, would be axed from future maps and advertising ...

The release said plainclothes ICE agents had also carried out operations in Santa Barbara and Goleta. Primitiva Hernandez, the nonprofit's executive director, described an incident where ICE agents ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The first Beautify Goleta Bulky Item Drop-Off event of the year this past Saturday, January 25, 2025, saw record-breaking ...

In southern Santa Barbara County near Goleta, rain rates late Sunday hit more than an inch in an hour. Flooding briefly shut down the 101 Freeway in downtown early Monday, while KABC-TV News ...

A Central Coast city won’t be joining a new California wine country district after a vote held by the city council last week. Although the Lompoc City Council voted 2-1 in favor of the idea, three ...