SANTA MARIA, Calif., February 27, 2026 — Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced today a jury returned a verdict of guilty against defendant Aloysius James of first-degree ...

The 2026 Santa Maria Times Best of the Santa Maria Valley contest, a year-long celebration of Santa Maria Valley businesses, is now open! The first phase of the contest, NOMINATIONS, opens on Tuesday, ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. Santa Maria faces a $25 million budget deficit, ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif., December 12, 2025 – Santa Barbara County District Attorney John Savrnoch announced today that Alfredo Junior Alaniz, a 25-year-old resident of Santa Maria, was convicted by a jury ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - This weekend’s Central Coast holiday celebrations start tonight. At Santa Maria’s downtown Civic Center Plaza, everyone got a front row spot, especially on such a clear ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - Police arrested two people in the Santa Maria riverbed Saturday after receiving a tip that drugs were being sold in the area. The tip came in at 8:30 a.m. Saturday morning ...

The energy was palpable at Santa Maria High School’s 132nd Commencement Ceremony Thursday as 715 graduates in red caps and gowns proudly walked onto the football field, ready to celebrate a milestone ...

One man is dead and another is in custody following a stabbing and shooting in Santa Maria on Tuesday. According to the Santa Maria Police Department, officers responded to a reported stabbing in the ...

Santa Barbara County Fifth District Supervisor Steve Lavagnino, standing, cracks a joke about his father, Larry, whose public service was recognized during a dedication ceremony Monday morning at the ...

Violinists Maria Milstein and Mathieu van Bellen pair Béla Bartók’s 44 Duos for Two Violins with Luciano Berio’s 34 Duetti per Due Violini. Bartók’s miniature masterpieces have inspired and delighted ...

The quartet seeking the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Queen crown this year are, from left, Samantha McDonald, sponsored by the Children’s Resource and Referral of Santa Barbara County; Brianna Hill, Santa ...