Santa Barbara sits on one of the most unusually beautiful stretches of the California coast, and its climate is genuinely extraordinary. Santa Barbara’s Mediterranean climate results from a mixture of ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA — What happens when ocean mist meets mountain light? When brush meets canvas and local talent meets natural ...

The main impact from the weak cold front will reinforce a northerly flow that will push winds into the advisory category throughout Santa Barbara County's mountains. -A gradual warming trend will ...

UPDATE (7 p.m.) — The Santa Barbara County (SBC) Fire Department has released new details regarding the Sunday evening rescue operation in the Santa Ynez Mountains. According to officials, the patient ...

The BANFF Mountain Film Festival World Tour rolled back into Santa Barbara March 5-6 for the 33rd time as more than 4,000 adventure film enthusiasts filled the Arlington Theatre across two nights, ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) - Back-to-back videos of one, possibly two, recent mountain lion visits to neighborhoods in Samarkand are making the rounds in Santa Barbara. Darren Moody shared his video ...