A former UC Santa Cruz student has been arrested for allegedly recording people in campus housing and stealing their belongings, leading to relief among students but ongoing concerns about safety.

Laughter, competition and community generosity marked the 16th Annual Santa Maria Police Council Golf Tournament and Comedy Night Friday at the Santa Maria Country Club.

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Strawberry producers in Santa Maria, including Sunlife Farms, are closely tracking climate changes and weather impacts during the peak harvest season.

The Santa Maria-Bonita School District will host a two-day job expo this month, offering attendees the rare opportunity to apply, test, and even interview for a variety of open positions — all ...

He has been identified as Julio Sanchez Lopez, 24, of Santa Maria. The stabbing victim reportedly survived. Police say a third man located at the scene was arrested for the stabbing and shooting.

As seen from Miller Street, the new Santa Maria DMV Field Office should open this summer at the corner of Santa Maria Way and Sunrise Drive. Credit: Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo The long wait is ...

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 Festival, returns for its seventh year at Pioneer Park.

Francis has broken with recent papal tradition by choosing to be buried in the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore instead of St Peter’s Basilica. His decision is steeped in personal piety, history ...

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 popes.

Rail management company OmniTRAX has expanded its operations by entering into a joint venture (JV) with Coast Belle Rail for the Santa Maria Valley Railroad in California, US. The partnership aims to ...

A Santa Barbara-based developer’s plan to add multiple six-story, mixed-used buildings in Santa Maria received the City Council's approval after debate ...