Santa Barbara is looking to revitalize State Street, but safety and speeding e-bikes remain a major concern. “I was just ...

Mudslides and debris flows are a risk around Altadena, Pacific Palisades and other areas affected by the wildfires, which can ...

Lake Cachuma’s surface sparkles in the afternoon sunlight, the water lapping gently against the concrete walls of Bradbury ...

January 20, 2025) - Palamina Corp. (TSXV: PA) (OTCQB: PLMNF) has completed an initial systematic soil sampling program utilizing a hand held XRF (X-Ray Fluorescence) spectrometer at its 100% owned ...

Here’s a selection of 20 world class Pinot Noir wines from Oregon and California, each awarded gold medals by Decanter and ...

Since Jan. 7, devastating fires in and around Los Angeles have burned more than 40,000 acres of land, an area slightly larger than Washington, D.C. They have razed or damaged more than 12,300 homes ...

News reports have warned about the Santa Ana winds and their power to turn modest wildfires into conflagrations. Here’s why these wind patterns can be so destructive. The Santa Ana winds (named ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Sacramento – The Damage Inspections Dashboard that includes a detailed map of inspected homes is now available for properties ...

A pregnant Santa Barbara woman plummeted to her death while hiking in Greece over the holidays. Clara Thomann, 33, fell about 164 feet down a gorge on the Greek island of Crete on Dec. 23 ...

Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Democratic Rep. Barbara Lee of California was the only lawmaker to vote against authorizing the use of ...

Partly cloudy with a high of 76 °F (24.4 °C). Winds variable at 14 to 16 mph (22.5 to 25.7 kph). Night - Mostly clear. Winds from NNE to NE at 7 to 16 mph (11.3 to 25.7 kph). The overnight low ...

40 per cent of the world's soil is already degraded, but the problem could get much worse. A new global think tank is warning soil degradation is increasing and threatening food security and ...