The California Department of Motor Vehicles has announced a revised timeline for the highly anticipated opening of its new ...

The Santa Maria Fire Department is transitioning to the Santa Barbara County Regional Fire Communications Center, a collaborative move alongside other ...

The engines are running again at the Santa Maria Speedway, thanks to a local family determined to bring new life to a track ...

The Santa Maria Fire Department has transitioned to the Santa Barbara County Regional Fire Communications Center, a ...

Father Fermín Lasuén built La Purísima Mission on December 8, 1787, making it the 11th of 21 Spanish missions in California.

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California's Central Coast is throwing down the gauntlet this May, positioning Santa Maria Valley as the undisputed home of ...

Santa Maria officials celebrated the start of construction of the long-planned new sports complex with an official groundbreaking held Wednesday morning.

TAIPEI, May 28, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Taiwan-based Formosa Pharmaceuticals ("Formosa", 6838.TW) announced that the company has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with Adalvo Limited ("Adalvo ...

In a display of the modesty that seems to be marking the beginning of his pontificate, Pope Francis has decided not to move to lavish papal apartments in the Apostolic Palace—at least not for now.

Three independent lots were collected, frozen at -18 °C, and transported to the Federal University of Santa Maria. Fruits were thawed and the flesh (edible portions) was manually separated from seeds ...

The body of a 22-year-old UC Santa Barbara student who went missing from Big Bear Lake over the weekend was found in water near a marina on Monday, May 19. The search for Tanner Prentiss ...