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

Initial location: Santa Barbara County, Calif. A new prescribed burn, called Pine Canyon, was initiated today at 3:01 p.m. in ...

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 ...

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 ...

SANTA ROSA COUNTY, Fla. -- A house fire early Saturday morning resulted in one death, according to Santa Rosa County. The incident occurred on Shimmering Pines Road and the call reporting the fire ...