The Santa Barbara Police Department has issued public notices regarding road closures due to the holiday storm this week.

A fierce storm sent an anchored boat into the shore east of Stearns Wharf. Other vessels nearby held on, and a few came into ...

Santa Barbara County Firefighters used the "Jaws of Life" to rescue an injured driver from a rollover crash on Highway 101 ...

Three people were injured early Saturday in a crash on fog-shrouded Highway 101 near Los Alamos, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department.

There are some road closures in place due to the winter storm currently hitting the Central Coast. In Santa Barbara County, the California Department of Transportation has closed State Route 1 from ...

Fire crews helped a man to the hospital after his truck rolled over and crashed near railroad tracks on Highway 101 between ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. MONTECITO, CALIFORNIA, July 7, 2025 – Construction on the Highway 101: Montecito and Santa Barbara South segments shifts to ...

Assemblyman Gregg Hart, D-Santa Barbara, celebrated the final funding for the Highway 101 project at an event Thursday at the Santa Barbara Public Library. Credit: Joshua Molina / Noozhawk photo After ...

SANTA BARBARA, CA (May 2, 2025) – Early Thursday morning, three people sustained injuries in a head-on crash on Highway 154. According to reports, the incident happened around 6:53 a.m., near San ...

The 69-year-old sustained moderate injuries after descending steep terrain; CHP is investigating the circumstances surrounding Saturday morning’s incident.

High winds, torrential rains and localized river flooding could make the Christmas holiday particularly challenging across ...