While the Santa Barbara Independent continues to cover how these actions are impacting local agencies and institutions that rely on federal support, we’re also asking our readers to share how they are ...

This album cover image released by Columbia Records shows "The Secret of Life: Partners, Volume Two" by Barbra Streisand. (Columbia Records via AP) This album cover image released by Columbia ...

Barbra's back in the studio. Barbra Streisand is keeping her fans fed, announcing a brand new studio album less than a year after the release of "My Name Is Barbra," a tell-all memoir chronicling ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Barbra Streisand is still a woman in love, and she'll do anything to get you into her world. That includes a new collection of duets with some of the biggest names in music.

Boats float around Lake Cachuma. Santa Barbara County is exploring how to change the rule that prevents visitors from swimming in the reservoir. Credit: Daniel Green / Noozhawk photo The long ...

A passenger in a passing vehicle expresses his support for protesters in Santa Barbara on Wednesday opposing cuts to Social Security. Nearly 100 people gathered at the Social Security ...

After months of deliberations, the trustees of Barbara Gladstone’s estate have tapped Sotheby’s to begin the sales of the legendary art dealer’s collection. Let’s call it an amuse bouche.

The Santa Barbara Fair & Expo has returned to the Earl Warren Showgrounds for two back-to-back weekends. Organizers say this year's 1980s flashback theme will transport fairgoers back in time with ...

Though she admits that the real estate market is still vulnerable to turbulence, "Shark Tank" star and real estate investor Barbara Corcoran claims the "uncertainty" could offer a silver lining ...

Actor Jill Ireland in 1936 -- Writer Sue Grafton in 1940 -- Musician/actor/filmmaker Barbra Streisand in 1942 (age 83) Dante Basco, Janet Varney return for 'Avatar' podcast's fourth season May 13 ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - Crews are putting on the final touches to the kick off of the annual Santa Barbara Fair and Expo. There will be a variety of farm animals in the livestock section.