By Andrew Madsen, Forest Public Affairs Officer The Lake Fire broke out the afternoon of July 5 near Zaca Lake on the Santa ...

Farren. A new wildfire was reported today at 4:50 p.m. in Santa Barbara County. Farren Fire has been burning on private land.

There’s a chance of rain and thunderstorms across Santa Barbara County on Thursday and Friday, leading to some flooding ...

A system bringing the chance of rain and thunderstorms across Southern California has cooled down the region. Snow is ...

Rosa Fire initially started today at 8:08 p.m. in Santa Barbara County. It has burned 20 acres after being active for less ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA – Santa Barbara County Fire Department Fire Captain Jason Martinez was awarded the Military Order of the ...

Boy, did I jinx the Los Angeles Dodgers with last week’s Best of Bill column. Just a few hours after I highlighted a hale of ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – The Santa Barbara City Fire Department and Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol assisted in the rescue of a man who got caught in the extreme high tide below Shoreline Park around ...

The 38,417-acre Line Fire in San Bernardino County is 25% contained Saturday as it was less active overnight because of air ...

Officials say they had enough firefighters, engines and aircraft, but homes burned as far-flung assistance was on its way.

is getting support from the Santa Barbara Police Activities League (SB PAL) after losing most of her possessions in a house fire. The fire occurred on Aug. 5 at 805 Orange Ave. on the Lower ...

Officials say they had enough firefighters, engines and aircraft, but homes burned as far-flung assistance was on its way.