KCSB-FM has been the voice of UC Santa Barbara since 1962, its signal stretching across Santa Barbara from somewhere high above campus. Reaching that source means making the climb to Broadcast Peak, ...

World Spay Day is a global initiative dedicated to raising awareness about the importance of spaying and neutering as a ...

East Beach, a scenic stretch of coastline in Santa Barbara proper, draws in beachcombing travelers and local volleyball players alike. After a full day of splashing around, a nearby taco stand is a ...

The Nexus has compiled a list of statements and actions by local entities regarding I.C.E. to promote transparency for the local community.

During Benny Blanco's appearance on 'Jimmy Kimmel Live!,' he revealed that Selena Gomez lost her handwritten wedding vows a ...

The early 1920s saw a new status symbol appear over the rooftops of barns and homes on the Central Coast, from Montecito to ...

Tanya Spears Guiliacci was the first Black Santa Barbara native I ever met, five years into living in this city. We met through my job at the Independent, the only two Black people working in our ...

Growing up in Panama in the 1970s, Roger Durling was obsessed with the Academy Awards. “I had charts. I would track down who was up that year, who deserved the Oscar, etc.,” recalls the Santa Barbara ...

UPDATE: As of this morning, Milpas Street is back open to drivers, according to the Santa Barbara Police Department. There are no additional details involving the incident, including the cause. UPDATE ...

A federal immigration agent pepper-sprayed a woman during an enforcement operation in Santa Barbara on Wednesday, according to video posted on social media. Witnesses told KEYT that around 7:15 a.m., ...

At least one person was injured following an altercation between Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents and community members in Santa Barbara, police said Wednesday. Officers with the Santa ...

Santa Barbara protesters gather near the entrance to Stearns Wharf on Monday evening to mourn the death of Minneapolis nurse Alex Pretti, who was shot and killed by a federal agent on Saturday, and to ...