On September 8, 1967, audiences were thrilled to hear that Hondo was returning. But instead of John Wayne in the saddle, former Klondike star Ralph Taeger took over as the leading man. A former ...

Seventy years ago, John Wayne put San Dimas on the map via a line of movie dialogue. I’m talking about 1953’s “Hondo.” Did Wayne laud downtown’s wooden sidewalks or put in a plug for Raging Waters?

The Western is one of America’s unique cultural gifts and no one personified that genre better than John Wayne — not Gary Cooper, not Clint Eastwood. In a career that spanned four decades, Wayne, with ...

Caltrans will reduce southbound US 101 to one lane near Arroyo Hondo Vista Point from 9 a.m.-9 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 7 through Friday, Aug. 9 for a paving operation and partial removal of temporary ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA COUNTY – The closure of the US 101 southbound #2 (right) lane at Arroyo Hondo Vista Point will begin on Tuesday, ...

Howdy, pardner. My Nov. 29 column on the 70th anniversary of “Hondo” found an appreciative audience, which I, uh, appreciate. I wrote about the John Wayne movie and its Louis L’Amour novelization, ...