Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, Calif., May 14, 2025 — Santa Barbara City College (SBCC) is proud to announce its 76th Annual Commencement ...

Search crews found Tanner Prentiss' body in the water on Monday shortly before 10:30 a.m. near the city's Pine Knot Marina.

Ron Anderson’s first shot in organized basketball took flight like the 1938 plane trip of New York pilot Douglas “Wrong-Way” ...

The congratulatory hugs would have to wait. When the Big West announced its 2025 Freshman Pitcher of the Year, the ...

Dateline covered the chilling case of a 19-year-old college student from Reno, Nevada, who vanished without a trace during winter break in January 2008.

A 22-year-old UC Santa Barbara student has been found dead after going missing on a trip to Big Bear Lake over the weekend.

Rutgers maintained its position in the U.S. News rankings. It sits comfortably within the nation's top 50, tied with one ...

Our list of the best botanic gardens in Southern California spans Santa Barbara to San Diego and includes gardens everyone ...

Music Festival on Sunday and Tod Machover's opera 'Schoenberg in Hollywood' raise the question of whether there's ever been ...