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

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

CAL FIRE San Luis Obispo units are at the scene of a vegetation fire in the Santa Maria riverbed Sunday evening. Authorities reported at 6:49 p.m. that the blaze had spread to one acre of brush and ...

With so many different styles of regional BBQ in the U.S. alone, barbecue can easily mean different things to different people. California is, admittedly, not necessarily synonymous with the concept ...

Cal Poly President Jeffrey Armstrong, left, and Allan Hancock College Superintendent/President Kevin Walthers shake hands Monday after announcing a partnership to provide bachelor's degree programs in ...

The 2025 Santa Barbara County Fair is officially underway at the Santa Maria Fairpark, running from Wednesday, July 9 through Sunday, July 13. Fairgoers can enjoy carnival rides, games, food, live ...

Marvin John Snyder, aged 96, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 6, 2024, at Merrill Gardens in Santa Maria, California. Before his passing, friends and family members gathered at his side ...

About 260 passengers were on an Amtrak train that collided with a truck crossing the tracks west of Santa Maria on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 1, 2025. The injured truck driver was transported to Marian ...

In the fall of 2026, Allan Hancock College and California Polytechnic State University (Cal Poly) San Luis Obispo will launch a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration at Hancock's Santa Maria ...

Cal Fire battled a massive vegetation fire on Thursday night in the Santa Maria Riverbed. Air tankers and helicopters dropped fire suppressant on the blaze, and multiple fire departments collaborated ...