SANTA BARBARA, Calif. — Fifty-six years ago, a disaster off the coast of Santa Barbara sparked the creation of Earth Day, a movement that continues to focus on educating the next generation ...

Barbara Morey passed away on April 15, 2025, in Williamstown, MA. Born Barbara Linn Estep on December 9, 1933, to Walter Blair Estep and Hazel Rene Henderson in Youngstown, OH. Barbara was the eldest ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee (D-Calif.) was projected to win a special election to become the next mayor of Oakland, according to Decision Desk HQ, in what became a closer-than-expected race amid ...

Barbara Collins, president and CEO of Toronto's Humber River Health, has led the organization since July 2016. Over the last decade of her leadership, the hospital has introduced multiple cutting ...

This week, I sat down with one of Santa Barbara’s most prolific wine voices — Matt Kettmann, senior writer at The Santa Barbara Independent and a writer-at-large for Wine Enthusiast. With more than ...

Barbara Jean (Card) Paspas, aged 97 years young, passed away April 2, 2025, in Lansing, MI. just short of her goal to be on the label of a Smucker’s jar on the Today show and taking a trip to ...

Blabbermouth Jenny McCarthy has been banned from the host roster at The View after revealing shock details of Barbara Walters' dementia fight – and many other shows. She has been permanently ...

Former Rep. Barbara Lee, D-Calif., defeated former Oakland City Council member Loren Taylor in Oakland's special election for mayor, following months of uncertainty for the struggling city.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA – Lynch syndrome, a genetic predisposition to colorectal, uterine, and other cancers, is the most common ...

Former Congresswoman Barbara Lee will be the next mayor of Oakland, California, marking a return to local leadership after more than two decades representing the city in Washington. The veteran ...

April 20 (UPI) --Former California Rep. Barbara Lee has won the Oakland mayoral race and vowed to work with city residents to ease racial and economic tensions. "Oakland is a deeply divided city ...

Actor Ross Kemp has revealed he made a jaw-dropping discovery about late actress, Barbara Windsor, which was so overwhelming, he immediately had to call her husband. The actor, 60, starred in the ...