A Santa Maria man died after an Amtrak train crashed into his tanker truck on Wednesday afternoon. The man’s 2020 Peterbilt truck carried 3,500 gallons of diesel fuel northbound on Highway 1 just ...

California’s special election is on November 4th, and some Santa Maria voters are wondering why the local election office is ...

Veterans shuffled into the Santa Maria Fairpark on Saturday morning, greeted by the smell of fresh coffee and a handshake ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors, on October 14, 2025, approved $1.5 million for the Santa Maria Sports Complex. Construction of the sports complex is expected to be completed next year.

Santa Maria based business, Rosemary Farm, is donating more than 140,000 eggs to military bases across California to support ...

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors on Tuesday approved the transfer to the City of Santa Maria $1.5 million for ...

A symposium on conflict resolution was held in Santa Maria at Boyd Concert Hall on the campus of Allan Hancock College, ...

The newly renovated Santa Maria Air Tanker Base includes a second-floor operations room and upgraded ground facilities to support faster aircraft turnaround and expanded aerial firefighting efforts.

Winemaker Dieter Cronje taste tests his Nebbiolo at the Presqu’ile Winery. In wine, there is truth. The stories told by visitors gathered around a big, fireside, stone tasting table at Cambria Estate ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. California is betting big on the future of space and ...