Santa Barbara CA

Emergencies can strike without warning, and the first hour is critical for protecting lives and property. This September, in recognition of National Preparedness Month, the Ventura Police Department is proud to launch “Ready Your Ventura Neighborhood,” a program that equips neighbors to act fast, save lives, and...

Restoration work is needed due to damage caused by Southern California Edison.

••• Add Little King Coffee‘s breakfast sandwich—egg and cheese on a biscuit, with bacon and/or avocado for an additional charge—to the list of worthwhile ones in town. P.S. That’s Priedite Barbecue hot sauce in the metal cup. ••• Mesa Burger‘s Goleta location has closed;...

The developers of San Marcos Ranch, a 956-unit housing project in the Eastern Goleta Valley, have received zoning approval from Santa Barbara County and plan to start construction later this year. San Marcos Ranch is a collaboration of Presidio Capital Partners, the Housing Authority of the County of Santa Barbara...

Tucked between the duplexes, apartment buildings, and houses in Isla Vista are empty lots. They are few and far between these days — largely spots that weren’t developed during I.V.’s building boom of the 1950s and ’60s. You can find one of these lots off Camino...

Boy Scout Troop 26 from Santa Barbara rescued 78-year-old Douglas Montgomery, a former Eagle Scout, lost in California's Sierra Nevada. Montgomery, who lost his gear, was found battling hypothermia. The scouts provided aid until a helicopter airlifted him to safety.

Santa Barbara Junior High School Principal Daniel Dupont remembers when the numbers began to drop. But he has also seen them begin to creep back up. “I am exceedingly proud that enrollment has continued to grow while I have been principal,” he told the Independent. “As of this morning, we are slated to have nearly...

VENTURA, Calif. - 39-year-old Rotherie Durrell Foster has been ordered by the Ventura County Superior Court to stand trial for 35 felony counts, including the murders of Jose Valasquez and Bill Levy, a violent armed robbery in Fillmore, and several financial crimes. The court also held Foster to answer on six special...

GOLETA, Calif. - Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office deputies arrested three suspects in connection with a retail theft from Ulta Beauty in the Camino Real Marketplace in Goleta. They say they recovered hundreds of dollars' worth of stolen designer fragrances. Deputies say that at approximately 2:12 p.m., they...

It didn’t take long for Santa Barbara’s offense to get on the scoreboard against crosstown rival Dos Pueblos during their matchup on Friday, September 7. On the first possession of the game, the Dons marched 65 yards down the field in six plays, with senior running back Monty Lopez capping off the drive by sneaking...