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Wilderness Youth Project (WYP) and Sea League are partnering this spring break to offer the Big Blue Bridge Spring Break Camp ...

A spill of approximately 4,500 gallons of untreated sewage due to equipment failure in Santa Barbara has led to a closure on East Beach. On Wednesday afternoon, the Santa Barbara County Health ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — Due to overnight rainfall, and the forecasted storm currently anticipated to arrive Sunday, Santa ...