A ranch-style Santa Barbara home, built in 1957 and set on a rare multi-acre parcel, has hit the market for $3.295 million.

Thomas Barrack, a longtime ally of President Donald Trump and the founder and owner of Happy Canyon Vineyard in Santa Ynez Valley, maintained a close, personal relationship with Jeffrey Epstein even ...

Millions of acres of farmland across the country are privately owned, but a small share of it is foreign-owned land sitting idle in many areas. That’s according to new U.S. Department of Agriculture ...

Set on an extraordinary and fully usable 1.52± acre parcel, 700 Via Hierba is a single-level residence featuring four bedrooms and two-and-a-half baths or 4 bedrooms, 6 baths plus cabana with ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA (February 19, 2026) — California Wine Festival, the nationally recognized celebration of California wine, ...

CHICAGO, Feb 18 (Reuters) - U.S. farmers, though punished by slumping prices after last year's monster corn harvest, are ⁠expected ⁠to cut back only slightly on their plantings of the grain ⁠in 2026 ...

Bi-partisan committee to investigate Epstein's activities at Zorro Ranch Epstein chartered flight for New Mexico gubernatorial candidate Gary King in 2014 Investment consultant says he met with MIT, ...

A tornado warning startled residents across the Santa Ynez Valley before dawn Tuesday as a powerful storm moved through northern Santa Barbara County, triggering emergency alerts on cellphones and ...

Santa Ynez’s Helina Pecile looks for an opening in the first half during the opening round of the CIF playoffs on Saturday. Pecile and the Pirates cruised to an easy 58-27 win over Taft, and will ...

The loan funds horizontal and vertical construction for phase one, a 302-unit multifamily community situated on 12 acres, and recapitalizes the remaining land. This was a complex, highly structured ...

The 41st annual Santa Barbara International Film Festival (SBIFF) announced this year’s award winning films and announced the filmmaker fund winners. This is the second year of SBIFF’s Filmmaker Fund, ...

Believe Ranch and Rescue horse sanctuary invites the community to participate in its Celebrate Life Run 5K fundraiser, 9 a.m., Saturday Feb. 21 in the Santa Ynez countryside. The run begins at Believe ...