including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. 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 ...

He will be the 1st pontiff in more than a century not to be buried in St Peter's Basilica Nuns walk past Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, where the Pope will be buried after his funeral. AFP The ...

This photograph shows a view of the Column of Peace and the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, the Pope's last resting place, ahead of late Pope Francis' funeral, in Rome on April 26, 2025.

But Francis will be the first pontiff in more than a century to be buried outside the Vatican, as he requested a “simple” tomb a couple of miles away in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore ...

ROME, Italy - The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the center of Rome that already holds the tombs of seven ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – A former Santa Maria resident was charged with murder Monday after stabbing Raymond Earl Smith to death on March 9, 2021, according to the Santa Barbara County District ...

Jo Ann Santa Maria, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at her home in Rossville, Georgia. She was a longtime resident of the North Georgia area before moving to ...

The VOTING phase of our 2025 Best of Santa Maria Valley contest contest is now open! Click here - https://santamariatimes.com/bestof2025 - to scroll through all of ...

(Pablo Fossas/Wikimedia Commons) Santa Maria la Ribera’s international culinary scene is hotter than you might have realized. Jametero, a cozy Japanese eatery, attracts ramen lovers who ...

Police respond to an explosion at the Santa Maria Superior Court Wednesday morning. Credit: Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo Law enforcement and other emergency personnel converged on the Santa ...

Brett and Brad Vernon of The Vernon Group speak during the Santa Maria City Council meeting about plans for projects in downtown Santa Maria. Credit: City of Santa Maria photo A Santa Barbara ...