City leaders painted a picture of a growing, modernizing Santa Maria during the 2025 State of the City Address Tuesday ...

Parents of slain American hostages in 'horrible limbo' as Hamas says it can't find bodies Rams have an unusual travel plan for London game that no NFL team has ever attempted Thousands of people told ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. Nearly a year after a state-funded cleanup cleared ...

Drivers are advised that temporary delays will occur on various streets in Santa Maria during the Citywide Road Resurfacing Project, Wednesday, Sept. 24 through mid-November. It is recommended to use ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - A house fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Santa Maria’s Preisker Ranch neighborhood. Thick smoke poured from what appeared to be a garage at a home near Juleston ...

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 ...

Santa Cruz will begin a $1.5 million repair project on its wharf in November, aiming to reinforce its structure and replace damaged sections. Santa Cruz will begin a $1.5 million repair project on its ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - Several new car washes are being built in Santa Maria, a surge that will add to the many other existing car wash businesses already in the city. There are currently more ...

A California Highway Patrol officer takes pictures at the scene of a crash involving a big rig and an Amtrak train on Wednesday off Highway 1 between Brown Road and Main Street. Credit: Janene Scully ...

A Righetti High School student was arrested Monday afternoon after a loaded revolver was found in his backpack, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. At around 1:30 p.m., a staff ...

SANTA CRUZ — Forty years ago, local historian Sandy Lydon published the book “Chinese Gold” about the history of Chinese communities in the Monterey Bay in the 19th and 20th centuries. A new movie ...