A beach hazards statement was released by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Tuesday at 12:12 p.m. valid from Thursday 4 a.m.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, California) – The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department has lifted the water contact closure for West ...

R unning for 33 miles along the west of Santa Barbara, the 2,700-acre Gaviota State Park is a collage of coastal bluffs, ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors today voted 4-1 to prepare written findings to support denying transferring permits from ExxonMobil to Sable Offshore Corp. for an embattled onshore ...

U.S. News Insider Tip: Find your Zen by the ocean at Leadbetter Beach. Some yoga studios set up outdoor seasonal classes here thanks to the flat and even terrain. – Emily Hochberg This large swath of ...

SpaceX will launch its first rocket of November from California. These locations near the Vandenberg Space Force Base may be ...

Cora Loomer, shown playing for San Marcos, is the No. 2 seed for the Santa Barbara Women's Open. Her partner is Kara Namimatsu of Redondo Beach. (Noozhawk file photo) Started in the Baby Boomer ...

The Mission LLC says recently passed housing law singles out its project and alleges that the City of Santa Barbara does not ...

A beach hazards statement was released by the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA on Wednesday at 1:15 p.m. valid from Thursday 4 a.m.