Santa Maria is once again using aerial surveillance and $1,000 fines to deter illegal fireworks ahead of the Fourth of July, holding property owners accountable for launches from their addresses.

In a room filled with quiet urgency and note-taking, people gathered Tuesday in Santa Maria for an immigration forum that combined legal training, community support, and personal testimony.

Firefighters were battling a raging vegetation fire off Highway 166 east of Santa Maria that had charred 35,350 acres as of shortly before midnight ...

An arrest was made Thursday as part of an ongoing operation by Santa Maria police to target the sale of illegal fireworks.

Two men are in custody as suspects in a pair of store robberies that occurred in Santa Maria — one in February of this year, and the other in November 2024.

James Fuller, 61, and his brother Eric Fuller, 60, were found dead after disappearing on June 6 while driving to Santa Maria for a doctor's visit.

The quick-moving Madre Fire northeast of Santa Maria burned 52,592 acres as of Thursday afternoon and was expected to keep Highway 166 closed between ...

Thousands of Afghans, including many who worked with British forces, have been secretly resettled in the U.K. after a leak of data on their identities raised fears that the Taliban ...

The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.

GRAND CANYON NATIONAL PARK, Ariz. (AP) — The National Park Service is defending its handling of a lightning-sparked wildfire that destroyed the nearly century-old Grand Canyon Lodge and dozens of ...

A federal grand jury has indicted the man accused of fatally shooting a prominent Minnesota state representative and her husband and seriously wounding a state senator and his wife. The ...

Hundreds of firefighters are working to contain a fast-moving wildfire that erupted near California’s Central Coast on Wednesday, forcing evacuations in two counties. The Madre Fire broke out… ...