Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA—When the Harris family’s real ...

I’ve had the privilege of opening my home and serving as a host parent to international students studying English at EF ...

In 1953, Bárbara Flores entered kindergarten at Washington Elementary School in Madera, California, a small city in the Central Valley surrounded by farm fields. Her mother and grandmother had talked ...

But we knew what was going to happen if we continued on our current course. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change ...

The California Coastal Commission’s California King Tides Project is soliciting photographs from members of the public for ...

Renowned Santa Barbara County winemaker Kris Curran, who was a trailblazer for females in the historically male-dominated ...

There’s a lot of festive flavors floating around this holiday season, and Santa Barbara’s homegrown ice cream king ...

Santa Barbara Gay Men’s Chorus Holiday Production Combines a Festive Spirit with an Important Message ...

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department (SBCPHD) has appointed two experienced professionals to strengthen ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA – On Wednesday evening, Downtown Santa Barbara’s Holiday Décor Committee had the delightful but challenging ...

Following a controversial decision to pull the plug on PTA-run programs, the school district will now offer free after-school ...

Mark A. Ward, a local landmark and my best friend for more than 50 years, passed away peacefully on November 15 at Cottage ...