Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Barbara, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Flood Control District has been approved for a grant up to $1.2 million to ...

The impacts of Monday’s powerful storm are being felt around the Southland as rainwaters flooded a portion of the 405 Freeway in Long Beach and a large tree was toppled in Woodland Hills. Sky 5 ...

But a new initiative seeks natural flood control solutions as climate change brings increasin The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers is known for damming rivers and building levees to keep waterways at bay.

As Tropical Storm Hilary made its way through Southern California, memes began to mix their way into social feeds, blending on-the-scene reporting with jokes about the aftermath of the hurriquake.