National Guard and ICE agents seen taking farmworkers into custody in Carpinteria and Oxnard Thursday morning.

Michael Hiltzik was such a newcomer, arriving in California from New York in 1981. He describes himself as “single, in my ...

Santa Barbara and Ventura County artists still have the chance to submit artwork for the ‘Symbiosis or Schism: The AI Human ...

A three-run homer by Xavier Esquer in the bottom of the fifth inning lifted the Santa Barbara Foresters to a 5-2 victory over the SLO Blues on Wednesday at Eddie Mathews Field. Esquer’s go-ahead home ...

Elderly residents at the Battistone Foundation's Edgerly and Palm Tree properties tell their stories as their homes go on the ...

That’s the draw of Indy Hops, the summertime showcase of Santa Barbara’s breweries and brewpubs that the Independent started ...

The potential use of part of Mission Historical Park for redesigned roadway or redesigned driveway purposes, as well as possible widening of East Los Olivos Street in this area, would require a vote ...

Among the highlights of this awesome show were live accompaniment to two silent short films (Charlie Chaplin’s The Kid and ...

Donald Trump celebrated the Fourth of July by signing his Big Bad Bunker Buster of a budget bill — blowing up the health ...

Chaucer’s Books is hosting authors Jane Asher Reaney and Barbara Urbonas — who both have longtime Santa Barbara connections — ...

More and more Americans see that Israel is a destabilizing force in the Middle East. It is time for us to reach out to our ...

We are pleased to inform our library patrons that Goleta Valley Library (GVL) Express will be open for visits beginning ...