Following last week’s holiday rains, Santa Barbara County braces for more wet weather and potential flash flooding.

A high surf advisory has been issued for Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo county beaches, which will be in effect through ...

Floating swim platforms are back in place for the summer, giving Santa Barbara County beachgoers a fun spot to swim and gather along the South Coast. Anchored offshore near Carpinteria State Beach and ...

Due to the rainfall that is forecasted to continue into next week, Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services wants ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) — Due to the recent rainfall, Santa Barbara County Environmental Health Services wants to remind ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Santa Barbara’s Polar Dip is set to go on as planned, despite rain in the forecast. According to organizer, Hugh Margerum, said ...

MONTECITO, Calif. - The usually clean Montecito beaches were tainted by mysterious tar blobs over the weekend and into Monday morning. At least one environmental source believes it is from a natural ...

Los Angeles County beaches is the focus of an updated beach hazards statement issued at 7:46 p.m. on Wednesday by the National Weather Service. The statement is valid from Thursday midnight until ...

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The National Weather Service has issued a flood watch for the South Coast and Santa Ynez Mountains, effective from 10 p.m. on December 31 to 10 p.m. on January 1. With a wind advisory in place from 4 ...