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Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is one step closer to bringing its Southern cuisine to Santa Maria after the city's Planning Commission unanimously approved a planned development permit Wednesday night. → Read More
City officials are laying the groundwork for a new fiber-optic project that could bring free Wi-Fi to downtown Santa Maria and attract new economic growth to the area. → Read More
After an arduous and sometimes contentious all-day special meeting, the Santa Barbara County Planning Commission voted Wednesday to recommend that the Board of Supervisors adopt a Cannabis Land Use Ordinance → Read More
Santa Maria Police detectives are investigating an early morning shooting that sent two people to the hospital. → Read More
The city of Santa Maria soon will begin plotting every tree within its limits, using global positioning technology, in an effort to manage its urban forest and reduce the risk → Read More
Santa Maria is pursuing state grant funds to jump-start a plan to create a soccer complex and make the city safer for youth. → Read More
A new platoon of local heroes has been named and soon will be honored with personalized banners on display as part of the Santa Maria Hometown Heroes program. → Read More
A tractor-trailer rolled over onto its side in the westbound lane of Highway 166, east of Santa Maria near New Cuyama, leading to a lane closure just after noon. → Read More
As search and rescue efforts continued Wednesday, the death toll from devastating mudslides that struck the Montecito area after torrential rains early Tuesday morning climbed to 17, with 17 people → Read More
Every day in Santa Barbara County, there's a good chance that a child or young man or woman is being trafficked for sex. → Read More
The city of Santa Maria now has two places for skaters to show off their skills with the addition of the city’s newest skatepark at Atkinson Park. → Read More
Every holiday season with the help of hundreds of volunteers, the Central Coast Rescue Mission spreads hope and cheer to those in need. But when the new year begins, the → Read More
As county officials grapple with whether or not to allow the cannabis industry to grow on the Central Coast, one key issue is the cost of enforcement. → Read More
The Santa Maria Police Department is seeking the public’s assistance in identifying a suspect who allegedly took a cellphone that did not belong to him Tuesday from a gas station → Read More
Remote and mountainous with sweeping views and mild temperatures year-round, one Santa Barbara County canyon has become a cannabis battleground, where residents are clashing with growers in a fight to → Read More
The Santa Maria Police Department is investigating a shooting that occurred early Christmas morning and sent one man to the hospital with a gunshot wound to the leg. → Read More
The giving spirit of the holiday season could be felt throughout the Central Coast Rescue Mission’s annual Christmas celebration Thursday as volunteers served a special holiday meal, families got a → Read More
The Santa Maria City Council bid farewell Tuesday to two retiring employees -- one a protector of its people and the other a behind-the-scenes worker who ensured the city functions. → Read More
The winners of this year’s Lights, Sights and Holiday Night’s city-sponsored holiday decorating contest saw entries that rivaled a cult-classic Christmas movie, impressed traditional holiday scene lovers and secured the → Read More
Santa Maria Utilities Department crews are working to repair a broken water main near the intersection of Broadway and East Battles Road that has closed one lane of traffic. → Read More