SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The City of Santa Maria's new police chief was sworn-in on Tuesday night, marking the official beginning a new era for city's police department. "It's a bit overwhelming ...

Nathaniel McGuire, the 20-year-old arrested for the explosion at Santa Maria Courthouse UPDATE (5 p.m.) - At a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Santa Barbara County Undersheriff Craig Bonner ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Two of Santa Maria's biggest annual events are all set to take place over the next several days. This coming weekend, the West Coast Kustoms Cruisin' Nationals car show will ...

Santa Maria police arrested a father Casey Pacheco Hernandez, 41, of Santa Maria, and his son, Casey Hernandez Jr., 19, of Oceano in connection with a double shooting that wounded two teenagers.

It’s called Santa Maria, and it’s California through and through: no-nonsense, seemingly effortless and impossible to replicate. The secret behind the eponymous barbecue, charred on the ...

Allan Hancock acquiring the Santa Maria Valley Railroad. Local non-profit Friends of the Santa Maria Valley Railroad held a centennial ceremony at the railroad's former offices to commemorate the ...