Supermodel-turned-business mogul, Kathy Ireland, started commercial fishing in 2025 after obtaining a license in July.

Carlos Santana is coming to Santa Barbara this September with a two-day concert as part of his Oneness Tour 2026.

A Goleta couple known for pioneering California’s modern coffee-growing movement was found dead earlier this month in Cambria, authorities said. Jay and Kristen Ruskey died Feb. 8, according to the ...

Umbra moved from a facility on East Cota Street to a larger building at 419 State St. in downtown Santa Barbara last year. The space technology firm has announced the addition of a 20,000-square-foot ...

Youth ARTS Alive celebrated a decade of free arts education for local children with a anniversary party Friday at the Veterans Memorial Building in Santa Maria. The event featured student performances ...

Santa Barbara’s landmarks reflect centuries of cultural and architectural evolution. Shaped by native cultures then by Spanish colonization, Mexican governance, and later American statehood, the ...

A well-known Santa Barbara couple died mysteriously this week, leaving behind three children and a host of unanswered questions. Coffee and exotic-fruit farmers John and Kristen Ruskey were found dead ...

Pete Taylor Park was rocking on Friday night's season opener between Southern Miss and UC Santa Barbara. / Clark Webster HATTIESBURG – If you somehow thought No. 20 Southern Miss (0-1) would be going ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, Calif — Sansum Medical Group Santa Barbara, the medical group which serves patients on Sutter Health’s Greater ...

Coming off a fifth-place finish in the Big West Conference last year and a humbling first-round exit in the conference tournament, the UC Santa Barbara baseball team is well-positioned to rebound in ...