Twice in February 2024, the airport had to cease all operations because of a "significant amount of flooding." ...

The U.S. Department of Transportation is awarding 25 California projects a combined $258 million for transportation ...

An appeals court upheld the conviction for the man sentenced to life in prison for murdering the Han family at their Goleta-area home in 2016. Dr. Weidong ...

An expanded clubhouse, redesigned course, and renovation of Barnsdall-Rio Grande Gas Station are among the proposals, as the ...

The City of Goleta is helping out with one of the region's most pressing needs: child care. The city agreed at a December ...

President Joe Biden has banned future oil and gas drilling in more than 625 million acres of the U.S. ocean, including ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The City of Goleta is reminding you to join us THIS Saturday morning, January 11, for our first Coffee & Community / Café y ...

The California science teacher fell 164 feet into a gorge while hiking on a Grecian island of Crete last December.

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office reports the 76-year-old was with another person and crossing the street at the ...

A pregnant Santa Barbara woman plummeted to her death while hiking in Greece over the holidays. Clara Thomann, 33, fell about ...

Clara Thomann, 33 slipped and fell hiking near the Preveli Monastery in Crete while on holiday with her partner ...