– On Thursday, Salud Carbajal (D-Santa Barbara) was sworn in as U.S. Representative from California’s 24th Congressional ...

The Santa Barbara Writers Conference (SBWC) will not take place in 2025. Conference participants and followers received a New ...

Former Lompoc Mayor Jenelle Osborne has been hired as the first CEO of the Northern Santa Barbara County EconAlliance. Osborne, who served on the nonprofit’s board from 2016-2018, starts in January.

An employee lawsuit alleging that St. Joseph High School's principal falsified student transcripts, upheaval over the conduct ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Ventura, Oxnard, Port Hueneme, and Camarillo Areas from Tripod Inc. Santa Barbara, CA – December 16, 2024 – BrightStar Care of ...

With a week to go until Christmas Eve, I looked to see how much press we’ve given Santa Claus this year. The answer, unfortunately, was not much. We hadn’t published his photo. He had been ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – The Santa Barbara Foundation will be awarding nearly $610,000 to local non-profit to support their efforts to preserve the natural region, equitable access to ...

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell discussed the central bank’s decision Wednesday to cut the benchmark federal-funds rate to a range between 4.25% and 4.5%, a two-year low, after the Fed cut ...

She added she will look to Powell's post-meeting press conference for an indication of what the Fed will do next. "I expect that Powell will signal that the pace of cuts will slow next year which ...

NOTE: This press briefing has been delayed, and is now expected to begin at 12:15 p.m. EST. House Democratic leaders will hold a news conference Tuesday morning as lawmakers continue to negotiate ...

A Hamilton County sheriff's deputy has been fired after his arrest earlier this month on charges related to soliciting a minor for sexual images. Johnathan Allen, 25, is charged in South Carolina ...

WASHINGTON – President-elect Donald Trump’s first press conference since winning re-election demonstrated once again his ability to dominate a news cycle – and on a variety of fronts.