The bells of Old Mission Santa Barbara rang out Sunday morning to mark the 100th anniversary of the 1925 earthquake that ...

Experience Santa Barbara’s past through architecture in a unique and personal way. Join us on a small group walking tour of the downtown area, led by knowledgeable docents of the Architectural ...

A powerful earthquake struck just after 6:40 a.m. on June 29, 1925, its epicenter just off the Santa Barbara coast. Downtown Santa Barbara was devastated. As for its neighbor to ...

But on the morning of June 29th 1925, a massive earthquake struck Santa Barbara. “The Santa Barbara mission was having a mass when the earthquake struck … there was 20 parishioners inside ...

A century after the 1925 earthquake, Santa Barbara County gathers emergency responders for disaster management drill to mark the occasion.

A retired custodian and his volunteer group are helping breathe new life into a greenway they call the crown jewel of downtown Santa Rosa.

Nearly a year after a woman was found stabbed to death at a Santa Rosa park, investigators have arrested a suspect following DNA analysis, police said Wednesday.

Actor Joe Marinelli from “General Hospital” and “Santa Barbara” died at the age of 68. Marinelli died on Sunday in Burbank, California after battling with stomach cancer, according to IMDb.

The 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake caused major damage to buildings along State Street. Credit: Gledhill Library / Santa Barbara Historical Museum photo After the 1925 earthquake devastated Santa ...

The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society invites the public to its free monthly meeting on Saturday, June 21, featuring local historian and author Betsy J. Green, who will present “The Great ...

San Jose mayor hopes Earthquakes will move downtown if soccer team is sold Entertainment and sports district could sprout in downtown San Jose ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. The Santa Barbara County Genealogical Society invites the public to its free monthly meeting on Saturday, June 21, featuring ...