Tom Cruise can look forward to the Honorary Oscar. The Hollywood star hasn't won a regular Academy Award yet. He's in good ...

The Trump administration’s large cuts to the federal work force turned an annual celebration of federal workers into a reminder of loss.

Tom Cruise is finally getting an honorary Oscar, the academy has decided. Statuettes will also go to three other beloved ...

The board of governors of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences has voted to present actor/producer Tom Cruise, ...

Santa Barbara, CA — The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara honored hundreds of area students at consecutive awards ceremonies this week. More than 650 people attended the Foundation’s South ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA — The Scholarship Foundation of Santa Barbara has awarded college scholarships totaling more than $7.7 ...

Barbara Bel Geddes came from an artistic background as her father, Norman Bel Geddes, was an acclaimed theatrical designer who worked with Broadway shows, the Metropolitan Opera and the World’s ...

Thomas Van Eyck proudly show off their awards for Superior Performance with Chief Kelly Gordon, right. (Courtesy photo) Three Santa Barbara Police Department officers received the H. Thomas Guerry ...

The Santa Barbara Education Foundation (SBEF) raised a record-breaking $278,000-plus at its recent Hope Awards event that celebrates creativity and recognizes individuals and programs that impact ...

This year's lineup includes Academy Award winning director Guillermo ... "Cry Wolf," starring celebrated actors Errol Flynn and Barbara Stanwyck in their only on-screen pairing.

EACH YEAR SINCE 2015, THE SCHAEFER CENTER PRESENTS AN AWARD TO AN OFFICIAL WHO EMBODIES WILLIAM DONALD SCHAEFER SPIRIT AND COMMITMENT. WE ARE HONORED TODAY TO PRESENT SENATOR BARBARA MIKULSKI ...