The 2024-25 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury Thursday released results of a comprehensive investigation of how well the County Public Health Department is ...

Is the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department Prepared for the Next Epidemic?” Another epidemic in Santa Barbara ...

On Wednesday, the 2024-2025 Santa Barbara County Grand Jury issued a report of its findings and recommendations regarding ...

To address safety and wellness concerns at jails in Santa Barbara County, the County hired two County Healthcare overseers to ...

The Santa Barbara County Grand Jury reports that local agencies agreed with 64.8% of their findings during the 2023-24 ...

Kim Kardashian’s bid to buy her late father Robert Kardashian Sr.’s Bible—which he gifted to O.J. Simpson after his arrest ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA (March 10, 2025)- The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse is doubling the number of scholarships ...

Earlier this week, we emailed a Noozhawk readership survey to our newsletter subscribers. The survey is more comprehensive than we’ve conducted in the ...

I admire the Santa Maria Sun Canary. Truly! The Canary is one straight-from-the-hip-shooting commentator, heavy on the ...

Nelson County Sheriff Ramon Pineiora and Chief Deputy Brandon Bryan were indicted by a grand jury on various charges, including abuse of public trust and theft by deception, after a whistleblower ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Benevolent Posse is doubling the number of scholarships given each year to Sheriff’s ...