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Fire in Ventura Home Injures Two Firefighters, Authorities Say When I first read about the Ventura fire on Sailor Avenue, […] This article originally appeared on BuildLikeNew.com — visit us for more home security guides.

Two DUI checkpoints have been scheduled in the Goleta and Isla Vista areas for Friday, September 19. The Goleta Police Department will hold a DUI checkpoint from 6:00 p.m. to 2:00 a.m. at an undisclosed location within the City of Goleta. Checkpoint locations are chosen based on a history of DUI crashes and arrests.

Last July I reported that the Japanese restaurant Sando Truck was leaving the Funk Zone and moving to the Target parking lot in Goleta, which they did. Reader Jonathan D. has now forwarded me an update from the eatery:. Due to circumstances beyond our control, we have made the difficult...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, Calif., September 17, 2025 – With one in two families struggling with diaper need, many parents are forced to skip meals or delay changing diapers to extend their supply. Fortunately, Santa Barbara County and partner nonprofits...

We made it to Friday! Here is a look at our top stories from Daybreak this morning: Inmates earn job certifications...

A vehicle has rolled over on Highway 154 causing traffic delays Friday morning. The California Highway Patrol reports at 6:54 a.m., a white van flipped over on the curve heading westbound on Highway 154, just west of Maria Ygnacia Lane near San Antonio Creek Road. The westbound lane is currently...

SpaceX successfully launched its Falcon 9 rocket from Vandenberg Space Force Base on Friday morning after two reschedules due to weather. Rain, thunderstorms, and the potential for lightning over the Central Coast due to Tropical Storm Mario led the originally scheduled Wednesday launch to be delayed by two days. On...

Homeowners have already started raking in big money and big savings with the program. Officials offer residents cash rebates for crucial yard upgrades: 'Customers can save money' first appeared on The Cool Down .

Noteworthy new listings…. “Enclave” is like “eatery,” one of those stuffy words that people never actually say, but it aptly describes fabulous El Caserio, east of Garden Street and north of Canon Perdido. There are just nine homes, all unique, and if you’ve never strolled through, you should. Unit #F, which came on...

SANTA MARIA, CA — September 11, 2025 — A tense standoff outside Santa Maria stretched on for hours on the morning of September 9th before deputies finally took a machete-wielding man into custody. According to Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department Public Information Officer Raquel Zick, the trouble began...