Downtown Fridays in Santa Maria hosted a drone show to ring in the nation’s 250th 4th of July. The “best seat in the house” ...

Fireworks booths are open in Santa Maria so families can prepare for the nation’s 250th 4th of July in two days. Sales ...

Bystanders pulled him from the water and administered CPR, but he was later pronounced dead.

The City of Santa Maria held a 4th of July celebration on Saturday. 250 Fun in the Sun took place at the Elks Baseball Field ...

The Santa Maria Valley Chamber of Commerce and SoCalGas have recognized the Santa Maria Joint Union High School District (SMJUHSD) as an Energy Efficiency ...

A Santa Maria teen died in an accident at Sequoia National Park last week, according to a GoFundMe set up to help her family ...

On June 10, 2026, detectives arrested Zarate and booked him at the Northern Branch Jail. He was booked on multiple felony ...

California has its own home-grown barbecue style, but outside of the Central Coast, few know of it. It’s called Santa Maria, and it’s California through and through: no-nonsense, seemingly effortless ...