According to the Santa Maria Police Department (SMPD), officers received a report of a large fight erupting at the bar around 5:40 p.m. SMPD says at least one person was reported unconscious as a ...

A Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge sentenced a Washington man to 50 years to life in state prison for killing a Navy veteran near a Santa Maria bar nearly three years ago. “Because of ...

The smell of red oak smoke and sizzling meat will fill the air this weekend as Santa Maria’s signature event, the Santa Maria BBQ Festival, returns for its seventh year at Pioneer Park.