Lulu Roman, a longtime cast member on the country music and comedy show “Hee Haw,” has died. She was 78.

Inextricably linked with the gospel tradition, the best country songs for Easter are almost always sublime songs of praise.

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 ...

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 ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, CA—Habitat for Humanity of Southern Santa Barbara County (Habitat Santa Barbara) is pleased to announce that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The Seminoles have had promising returns from younger players such as Amaree Williams, Darryll Desir, and Mandrell Desir but it feels like Florida State needs more to ensure the trenches are in a ...

The best time to visit Santa Barbara is from March to May or from September to November. Temperatures are fairly mild year-round, hovering in the 60s and 70s, but traveling in early spring or fall ...