SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- On a normal day, Refugio State Beach, which sits along the Santa Barbara Coastline, would be packed with visitors and families enjoying the Memorial Day weekend. But instead, ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KABC) -- Refugio State Beach in Santa Barbara County is set to reopen July 17 around noon after being shut down for nearly two months due to a devastating oil spill. California ...

For the first time in about 40 years, the Trump administration could offer federal waters off the Central Coast to new oil ...

Traffic on Highway 101 near Refugio Road will be redirected beginning Dec. 4. The change in traffic will allow construction crews to work on the southbound bridge, which will be demolished to build a ...

New construction on Highway 101 near Refugio State Beach will change the flow of traffic starting this month, according to Caltrans. The change allows for a project to replace the northbound and ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — A project to replace the northbound and southbound bridges at Refugio Road along US 101 near Refugio ...

One year ago, a corroded pipe operated by Plains All-American burst. It released a river of crude into a creek that empties into the ocean at Refugio State Beach, a pristine coastline and popular ...

They call themselves the Wednesday Wave Warriors. Every week, they meet up on the shores of Refugio State Beach, about 20 miles up the coast from Santa Barbara, and make their way out into the surf on ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY — A project to replace the northbound and southbound bridges at Refugio Road along US 101 near Refugio ...