As a candidate in the first contested race in 16 years for the Fifth District seat on the Santa Barbara County Board of ...

The City of Santa Maria has rolled out a new and improved version of their non-emergency reporting system, Neighborhood ...

Santa Maria Valley Chamber will unveil plans Thursday afternoon that are currently being developed to help in boost tourism ...

The city of Santa Maria is streamlining their online community reporting platform called Neighborhood Connect. The interface ...

Fans (myself included) can’t get enough of James Taylor, and, after two sold out evenings in 2025 (see review here ), he’ll ...

After 47 years of shaping parks, programs and public service in Santa Maria, Recreation and Parks Director Alex Posada is retiring, closing out a career that began in 1978 and ultimately helped define ...

Ready for a sunny getaway? Santa Maria Airport just added direct flights to a popular desert destination. American Airlines recently launched nonstop flights from the Central Coast airport to Phoenix ...

The Department of Motor Vehicles opened its highly anticipated new office Friday morning in Santa Maria, replacing the cramped, outdated facility in the downtown core that has served residents since ...

City leaders in Santa Maria are in early discussions about strengthening local smoking ordinances and potentially designating Santa Maria as a smoke-free city. April Chavez is the Santa Maria City ...

One man is dead and another is in custody following a stabbing and shooting in Santa Maria on Tuesday. According to the Santa Maria Police Department, officers responded to a reported stabbing in the ...

Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced today that Santa Maria resident Gustavo Hernandez has been charged with First-Degree Murder in connection with the stabbing death of ...

Capt. Matthew Chircop of the Santa Maria Fire Department and union Local 2020 leader urged the City Council to approve the new agreement that ends the labor dispute. The council approved it Tuesday ...