If you do get a chance to visit the Freedom Center, don’t miss these standout exhibits, according to Nimmo.

Ever since popping the first corks in the back of a tiny hut on lower Anacapa Street more than 15 years ago, Municipal ...

The pipeline system runs from the Las Flores Canyon processing facilities on the Gaviota Coast inland to California ...

Santa Barbara County school districts view the state’s updated guidelines as reinforcements for their existing practices and ...

Matt Kettmann started at The Independent in 1999, working as a proofreader, news reporter, and pop culture editor before becoming senior editor in 2006.

On the court, Santa Barbara used its size and length to stifle the Bishop Diego offense and pulled away for a 65-43 victory ...

After a year-long hiatus, Santa Barbara’s polar dip has returned. On January 1 at 11:30 a.m. sharp, folks will greet the ...

Depending on who you ask — and what you’re willing to believe — aliens are real. And they’ve visited Vandenberg Space Force ...

The Environmental Defense Center and other groups say that the federal decision skirts environmental safeguards put in place ...

Some are raising funds for weirder items, such as Roosevelt teacher Sarah Davis’s campaign for a class set of specialized ...

Firefighters responded to the 4600 block of Puente Plaza in the Noleta area where flames and smoke had engulfed the home’s ...

The iconic (if unofficial) installation along Paterna Road has been significantly cleaned up. Gone are the weather-worn plush ...