Nearly six years after a child was kidnapped in California, police confirmed that the missing child has been found safe in North Carolina. The Washington County Sheriff’s Office said that Karen Rojas, ...

Welcome to Hope House, a model of fostering children and teens developed by the Chicago-based nonprofit One Hope United. The premise: A stable household with a built-in support team to help those in ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. GOLETA, CA, March 12, 2026 – The City of Goleta’s Mayor, Paula Perotte, wants to formally invite YOU to Goleta’s biggest night ...

The South Bay Regional Housing Trust will officially begin meeting in April to pursue its mission of creating affordable housing in the South Bay.

Projects that are supposed to offer mental health and substance use care to foster youth, new mothers, unhoused people and other vulnerable Californians have been delayed or cancelled.