Add independent.com on Google Add the SB Independent as your preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Opera Santa Barbara presents Caesar and Cleopatra, a new adaptation of Handel’s ...

Trevor A. Toussaint, known for his role as Walter Deveraux on the British soap opera “Hollyoaks,” has died at age 65, Parade reports. His death was confirmed on Saturday in an Instagram post by Kéllé ...

Storm flooding hinders drivers in Old Town Goleta on Saturday at Fairview and Hollister avenues. Many local roads were flooded during heavy rains, and some highways and mountain roads were closed for ...

Coronation Street actress Tanisha Gorey, who plays Asha Alahan in the soap opera, says it is a "privilege" and an "honour" to be involved in "a slice of soap history" as two long-running UK soap ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. Santa Barbara and Ventura hit hard by latest storm. Rain throughout the region is expected through Tuesday with ...

A FLASH FLOOD WARNING has been issued for South Eastern Santa Barbara county and will stay in effect through 2 p.m. This includes Santa Barbara, Isla Vista, Goleta, Montecito, Carpenteria, and ...

LOS ANGELES — California's wet winter continued Saturday as rain fell across the Southland, grounding flights coming in and out of Santa Barbara Airport and causing extensive road closures along the ...

TL;DR: A soap vet joins Beyond the Gates as a new love interest, a fan favorite finally returns to General Hospital, and Days of Our Lives welcomes back a beloved character just in time for a wedding!

Opera Santa Barbara Board Member Daniel Reicker has died. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana and grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area, Reicker worked for one of Santa Barbara’s top law firms. He became a ...

New Year’s Eve in Santa Barbara has a relaxed kind of sparkle. Whether visitors are looking for a quiet dinner, live music, comedy, dancing, or a night hopping between bars, the city offers a range of ...

President Trump said Wednesday he wants to make sure “a bad Santa” is not “infiltrating” the United States, as he fielded calls from children who were calling North American Aerospace Defense Command ...