When UNC head football coach Bill Belichick and his girlfriend Jordon Hudson walk into a room, heads turn. But when the 24-year-old former cheerleader posts photos of the two of them performing yoga ...

My first stint in “the Santa Barbara–Goleta area,” as my 5-year-old calls it for unknown reasons, was as a UCSB student. The ...

Insurance claims across south-east Queensland are flooding in by the day with more than 41,000 lodged so far in the wake of ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred. The majority of the claims are related to damage ...

For Ellwood City’s Gabe Lilly, he needed to win three matches to reach 100 wins in his career. He did just that winning a section title pinning both of his opponents in the semifinals and finals. It ...

Butterfly populations across the United States are declining, a trend reflected in the Western monarch butterfly population ...

Tim Neville Instead of traditional wooden planks, Virginia Beach's famous boardwalk is concrete. The 3-mile thoroughfare is lined with quaint benches, Colonial-style street lamps, and separate ...

Fire damaged a house in Beaver County Saturday night. Emergency dispatchers said crews were called to the 400 block of Stuber Road for a house fire in North Sewickley Township. Parts of the house’s ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. GOLETA, CA, February 27, 2025 – The Ellwood Mesa Sperling Preserve celebrates a significant milestone this year—its 20th ...

Many of the world's best places to visit are beach destinations – and for good reason. A top travel trend for 2025 is JOMO (the "joy of missing out"), which means having a relaxing vacation ...

Credit: Rebecca Caraway / Noozhawk photo After years of anticipation, The Ellwood, a new restaurant at Goleta Beach, has finally opened, replacing the former Beachside Bar-Cafe. The restaurant ...

She is survived by her brother Kenneth O'Brien of Virginia Beach, VA and Terri McIlvain of Loveland, CO. She is also survived by 4 nieces and nephews and 5 great nieces. Kathy started out as a ...