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-standing ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. -- As teams of federal, state and local officials looked into exactly what made a deadly fire break out on a diving boat off the coast of Santa Barbara, many were stopping to ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. — Cachuma Lake is busy, even on a Monday. Visitors aren’t just camping, fishing, and boating, they’re also checking out the water level. Mary Lee Knecht, regional chief ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. (SANTA BARBARA, Calif.) Cachuma Lake is currently at 89% capacity, and the Rainbows are here. The Rainbow Trout that is! In ...