An unexpected power outage affected thousands of Southern California Edison customers in downtown Santa Barbara Tuesday afternoon and disrupted Superior ...

A low-flying helicopter spotted repeatedly looping over parts of Santa Barbara Thursday morning was conducting LIDAR scans on ...

Southern California Edison said Tuesday, "As we noted in our Feb. 6 filing with the California Public Utilities Commission, while certain information and third-party videos from the early stages ...

The Chargers’ comeback bid falls short in a four-set loss to the top-seeded Monarchs at home on Wednesday in the ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (MONTECITO, Calif.) – Construction is complete on the permanent replacement bridge at the Cold Springs Trailhead. The bridge ...

A heat advisory was in effect through at least 9 p.m. Saturday for the Santa Clarita Valley ... In Long Beach, Southern California Edison reported that 5,300 customers were without power in ...

An "unprecedented" toxic algae bloom has overrun the coast of Southern California ... Orange County, Santa Barbara County and beyond. Toxic algae blooms have always been a been a naturally ...

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Environmental groups see the spawning event as a critical milestone in efforts to protect and restore Southern California steelhead populations, which used to flourish in Santa Barbara County creeks.

As the investigation into the cause of the Eaton Fire continues — potentially sparked by Southern California Edison transmission ... coinciding with the peak of Santa Ana wind season, and ...