The Santa Maria Fire Department is accepting applications for permits to sell Safe and Sane Fireworks at booths for the 2025 Fireworks Season.

Santa Barbara County is on track to end its budget year in the black with a $11.9 million surplus, staff told the Board of Supervisors this week.  The ...

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Fay Irene Rose Fay Irene Rose, a 66-year Santa Maria resident passed away two days short of her 90th birthday. She was preceded in death by her loving ...

James Denny Glines James "Jim" Denny Glines was born in San Antonio, Texas, on Oct. 31, 1942. He passed away peacefully at his home on Feb. 27, 2025. He ...

Terrance Charles Brennan Terrance Charles Brennan was born April 8, 1957, in Burbank, California, to an Irish, Canadian family of hockey players.

Alma Guffey, 86, of Santa Maria passed away on March 3, 2025. Arrangements are under the direction of Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory and Memory ...

Nathaniel Dean Shaw, 42, of Orcutt passed away on Feb. 25, 2025. Arrangements are under the direction of Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory and Memory ...

Lee Baylis, 79, of Santa Maria passed away on March 4, 2025. Arrangements are under the direction of Dudley-Hoffman Mortuary, Crematory and Memory ...

Roberta Reyes Cordero “Fight for what you love, not against what you hate.” If there were a philosophy that could accurately ...

Santa Barbara City Fire crews responded to a structure fire that displaced a family and damaged buildings on the 400 block of Bath Street early Thursday ...

Carpinteria High’s winter sports squads found plenty of team and individual success during the 2024-25 season, and as a result many student-athletes were ...