A proposed development in Santa Barbara has divided some in the Central Coast city for years over which is more valuable: maintaining one of the few remaining enclaves of affordability for artists and ...

In this time of on again, off again tariffs, the return of measles and a climate out of control, all national issues and polices have become local. The ...

With so many conversations about tariffs in headlines recently, the local Better Business Bureau wants to alert people and ...

Taylor started 20 games for the Bears this season as a true freshman, averaging a team-high 17.4 points per game. He was named to the A-Sun All-Freshman Team ...

A 250-room hotel is coming to Santa Barbara's Funk Zone, the California Coastal Commission decided on Thursday. Santa Barbara ...

The California Coastal Commission has taken a pivotal step in determining the fate of the Rosewood Miramar Resort's expansion by voting against the appeals this week. The decision will pave the way fo ...

The California Coastal Commission rejected an appeal this week against the construction of a new 250-room hotel in the City ...

A 250-room Garden Street hotel project is facing an appeal before the California Coastal Commission. The hotel project has ...

Andy Beshear has been giving updates on what happening around the state.He said at least four people have died from flooding so far.A 9-year-old child died in Frankfort, which we reported last week.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. On April 4, 2025, at 9:45 am, detectives from the Santa Barbara Police Department were alerted by an Orange County Law ...

At least 33 people have died in the Democratic Republic of Congo in floods that have limited access to more than half of the country's capital, Kinshasa. Ten deaths were confirmed on Sunday ...

The deadly storm system that brought tornadoes and excessive rainfall across much of the central U.S. had passed by Tuesday morning, but the risk of more catastrophic flooding and overflowing ...