Although parts of Santa Barbara County were drenched during the past few days and saw some flooding, county officials say ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara City Fire Department and Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol assisted in the rescue of a man who got caught in the extreme high tide below Shoreline Park around 7:21 ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Over the last few weeks, we’ve received many questions from community members about the availability of local water sources to ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Some people headed to Alice Keck Park Memorial Garden to check out the improvements on Labor Day. Kim Holmquist has watched the progress while taking her daily walks. "It is ...

A low-end atmospheric river is on the way to the Central Coast; heavy rain, winds, waves, and flooding are all possible. Here ...