A night of rain created a small pond near the construction zone by the Santa Barbara Cemetery. No major flooding was reported ...

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

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. GOLETA, CA, March 7, 2025 – A new Senior Lounge will be opening soon (by April 1, 2025) at the Goleta Community Center (5679 ...

Enter: Elwood’s Heavyweights Collection, the loungewear drop that understands the assignment — warm, structured, effortlessly cool, and comfortable enough to live in. This is your seasonal ...

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 ...

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 ...

ELWOOD — Local authorities have identified a missing man whose body was found Wednesday on an abandoned Elwood property, ending a search that lasted nearly a month. Elwood Police and the Madison ...

DALLAS — Representatives from Notre Dame and college football's 10 Bowl Subdivision conferences did not reach an agreement on the 2025 College Football Playoff format after gathering for over ...

The women, ages 23 through 26, were found dead at the Royal Kahal Beach Resort. Police in Belize are investigating after three young American women were found dead in their hotel room at a luxury ...