The Santa Barbara County District Attorney has filed charges against two brothers accused of murdering a Santa Maria woman.

A Huey helicopter in Santa Barbara for more than 30 years is leaving for a Chico area museum. It flew in the Vietnam War.

SpaceX has been attempting to launch a Falcon 9 rocket since Saturday, Aug. 9 to deploy internet-beaming Starlink satellites from Vandenberg.

Gifford Fire initially started 3:44 p.m. Aug. 1 in San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara County, California.

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle who moved to the US four years ago after stepping down from their duties as senior royals, ...

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner has suspended service north of the Goleta station since August 1, due to reconstruction work on the 127-year-old La Cañada Honda bridge. During the disruption, LOSSAN Rail ...

A pair of brothers have been charged with murder in connection with the fatal shooting of a woman in Santa Maria late Saturday night, Santa Barbara County ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service.

The seventh annual Santa Barbara County Farm Day expands farm locations allowing greater access to the public.

Susan Hersberger Susan Hersberger has been appointed the new board chair for United Way of Santa Barbara County (UWSBC), ...

SoCal Edison has issued Public Safety Power Shutoff warnings in parts of Santa Barbara County's South Coast happening now ...

Nearly back-to-back SpaceX rocket launches could take place in California now that a weekend Starlink mission has twice been postponed.