Fiesta Oyster Bake returns April 17–18 with Switchfoot and Candlebox headlining two days of music, food, and Fiesta fun ...

On Christmas Day Santa Maria Police Department officers responded to a residence in the 1100 block of South Russell Street around 2 p.m. following a report of a person with a gunshot wound. Officers ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – A Santa Maria woman died after the 2009 Audi she was driving Friday afternoon collided with the median's concrete barrier on southbound Highway 101. The identity of the ...

The historic vessel sank due to a "system malfunction" on Friday, Oct. 10 The Marigalante ship sank off the Mexican coast on Friday, Oct. 10, due to a system failure The historic vessel, built in 1987 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A replica of Christopher Columbus’ Santa Maria sank off the coast of Puerto Vallarta, the company that owns the vessel said Friday ...

Santa Barbara Humane raised more than $300,000 at its 2025 Glitter Paw Disco Gala to support animals and their humans in Santa Barbara County. The sold-out celebration welcomed more than 150 guests to ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. In a room filled with quiet urgency and note-taking, ...

The energy was palpable at Santa Maria High School’s 132nd Commencement Ceremony Thursday as 715 graduates in red caps and gowns proudly walked onto the football field, ready to celebrate a milestone ...

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 ...

For the first time in years, the sounds of revving engines, cheering crowds and cars zipping around a dirt track at near-100-mph speeds can once again be heard at the Santa Maria Speedway. Last month, ...

There was once an indelible tension between rock and disco, culminating in a so-called "disco demolition" night in 1979 that devolved into a riot. As the decades have rolled past, however, much of ...