Bishop Diego Girls’ Basketball Outlasts Godinez Fundamental 48-42 in CIF-SS Division 5 Semifinals
The Cardinals will match up against Burroughs of Burbank in the CIF-SS Division 5 Championship Game.
Year: 2026
Cold Shooting Dooms Gauchos in 58-52 Loss to Hawaii
UCSB will travel to UC Riverside on Thursday.
Full Video Shows What Led to Friday’s Violent ICE Arrest in Santa Barbara
Eight minutes of unedited footage, provided exclusively to the ‘Independent’, captures the entire chaotic scene.
Protect California Public Lands
What many politicians in Washington seem to miss is how Californians actually experience our public lands.
Et Tu, Opera Santa Barbara?
Santa Barbara Opera returns to the world of Handel opera with “Caesar and Cleopatra” this weekend at the Lobero Theatre.
City of Goleta Promises Twin Roundabouts on Hollister Avenue to Open by March 2
Impatient drivers currently pass through K-rails marking sinuous lanes of roadway and abrupt lane changes.
Walking a Complicated History: Santa Barbara County Trails Council to Lead Living Heritage Hike Along the Coast
Sunday’s five-mile hike from Rincon Beach County Park to Santa Claus Lane marks the 250th anniversary of the Juan Bautista de Anza expedition’s stop in Carpinteria.
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office to Pursue ‘Zero Tolerance’ Policing for Deltopia Weekend
The announcement comes after the Board of Supervisors took steps last month to cancel the unsanctioned block party in Isla Vista and as plans are in the works for a permitted festival.
Carpinteria Family School’s Fate Is Sealed
The school board votes to close the elementary school permanently in June.
Pedestrian Struck in Collision Near Castillo and Montecito Streets in Santa Barbara
The 300 block of Castillo Street between Montecito Street and Highway 101 was closed Friday afternoon due to the collision.
