Santa Barbara CA

A pair of Santa Barbara County siblings filed a lawsuit in federal court this week that challenges a 2024 California law banning new oil and gas wells within 3,200 feet of homes, schools, hospitals, and other locations. Attorneys for John and Melinda Morgan, who inherited the mineral rights to two...

A former “Alt Ed Student of the Month” who attended La Cuesta Continuation High School in downtown Santa Barbara was arrested Saturday after he allegedly fired a gun during a fight. Jose Manual Suastegui, 20, was booked in county jail on charges of assault with a deadly weapon...

Santa Barbara County District Attorney John Savrnoch announced that a felony complaint has been filed against Segun Ogunleye, 34, of Fillmore, California. Mr. Ogunleye is a custody sergeant with the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office and, according to the Sheriff’s Office, is currently on administrative leave. He...

The new McHurly theatres in Santa Barbara will open this week. They will get their first use for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival. The post Five Newly Remodeled Theatres Open for the Santa Barbara International Film Festival appeared first on News Channel 3-12 .

Santa Barbara is set to get a new kind of gathering space that blends wellness and community connection, launching in February. Third Space, the city’s first mobile community sauna, is launching from February 15 to 17 in the Funk Zone, bringing an accessible and less formal wellness space. The...

On Monday the Santa Barbara Animal Control was alerted of several sightings over the weekend of a mountain lion in the Oak Park and Mission Creek areas.

All Wells Overlaying the Carpinteria Groundwater Basin Must Comply; Owners Must Install Flowmeters on all non-exempt Wells. In preparation for metering well water usage and charging customers accordingly, the Carpinteria Groundwater Sustainability Agency is alerting all property owners with wells of mandatory...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) – Cachuma Lake is ringing in 2026 at full capacity. Following a powerful holiday atmospheric river and recent rains, the lake remains 100%, surrounded by lush green campgrounds and enjoying spring-like temperatures in...

Good morning, here are the top stories from Daybreak: Free tax help returns to Cal Poly: Cal Poly’s Volunteer Income Tax Assistance, or VITA program, is back...

One of the most striking moments from this Santa Barbara courthouse elopement was captured as the couple stood hand in hand, quietly taking in a historic painting inside the courthouse. The scene felt timeless — a newly married pair sharing a private pause together, surrounded by the art and history of the city. It...