At 7:40 p.m. on Wednesday, the NWS Los Angeles/Oxnard CA issued a flood advisory in effect until Thursday at 2 a.m. for Santa ...

A new wildfire was reported today at 11:20 a.m. in Santa Barbara County. Range Fire has been burning on federal land managed ...

March 10, 2025, at 8:00 a.m., the City of Santa Barbara Waterfront Department proudly welcomed Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol’s ...

A new state-of-the-art Harbor Patrol vessel has been launched in Santa Barbara. It will replaces a boat that was about 25 ...

A traditional mariner’s christening ceremony was held Monday at the Travel Hoist Pier for the M2 Catamara, a patrol, fire, ...

Santa Barbara City Fire crews responded to a structure fire that displaced a family and damaged buildings on the 400 block of Bath Street early Thursday ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. To further prepare the County for future wildfire impacts the Santa Barbara County Fire Safe Council (SBCFSC) is proud to ...

The last of the wood damaged in a shocking fire on the pier last year has been removed, although there still is a long way to go. The demolition job took longer and cost more than expected ...

The Oceanside Pier has a very different look now as construction crews have completed demolition work on the structure in preparation of an anticipated rebuild. Story: fox5sandiego.com Federal ...

Wind advisories may be needed across the western portion of the Santa Barbara south coast each evening and overnight, officials said. So far, no weather alerts have been issued. Why you should ...

Contractors have removed the last of the buildings and decking destroyed by the April 2024 fire at the end of the Oceanside Pier, city officials said last week. The job took longer and cost more ...