SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- As teams of federal, state and local officials looked into exactly what made a deadly fire break out on a diving boat off the coast of Santa Barbara, many were stopping to ...

Personnel from the Santa Barbara Harbor Patrol responded to a sinking motor vessel offshore Friday morning. The Harbor Patrol staff, some seen here later on Friday afternoon, provides emergency ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — Cachuma Lake is busy, even on a Monday. Visitors aren’t just camping, fishing, and boating, they’re also checking out the water level. Mary Lee Knecht, regional chief ...

The Santa Barbara Harbor is one of four in the state that don't require boat owners to have insurance. Efforts are underway to require general liability coverage by January. Credit: Joshua Molina / ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) Cachuma Lake is currently at 89% capacity, and the Rainbows are here. The Rainbow Trout that is! In ...