For the first time in years, the sounds of revving engines, cheering crowds and cars zipping around a dirt track at near-100-mph speeds can once again be heard at the Santa Maria Speedway.

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Santa Maria Independent School District contains 5 schools and 567 students. The district’s minority enrollment is 100%. Also, 69.1% of students are economically disadvantaged. The student body ...

A Santa Maria man has been charged in Santa Barbara County Superior Court with murder and four other felony charges in connection with a fatal stabbing last week. The criminal charges against ...

The incident at Santa Maria College unfolded about 8am when the two men, both aged in their 20s, fell from a height while working on the school’s $25 million performing arts centre. It’s ...

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – Fire crews responded to a five-acre vegetation fire in the Santa Maria Riverbed east of Highway 101 Tuesday. Forward progress of the fire was stopped just after ...

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. The event takes place ...

From left, Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office investigator Wayne Flick, Santa Maria Police Detective Erik Hesch, Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Deputy Christopher Nelson and ...

Skyway Nights returned Thursday at its new location at Waller Park. The new market-style event in Santa Maria featured local favorite food trucks, vendors, live music, attractions and much more.

It wasn’t hard for him to put alternative dreams of flying jets and rocket ships to rest at the time, Santa Maria’s new chief of police explained. “I went through phases, probably like most kids, ...

A long vacant space in the heart of Santa Maria is finally getting a second chance. The former Sears building, empty since closing in 2020, is being revitalized into a new multi-use facility.

Santa Maria firefighters received a 14 percent raise in pay Tuesday with a 4-1 vote by the City Council. Councilmember Carlos Escobedo lodged the no vote, citing city budget and deficit issues.