The Gifford Fire was first reported Friday near the Gifford trailhead in Los Padres National Forest, around 15 miles east of Santa Maria. It quickly ballooned to more than 23,000 acres within 24 hours ...

California has its own home-grown barbecue style, but outside of the Central Coast, few know of it. It’s called Santa Maria, and it’s California through and through: no-nonsense, seemingly ...

Law enforcement officials investigate the scene outside a Santa Maria courthouse, where authorities say an explosion was intentionally set off and injured two people on Sept. 25, 2024. KCAL News ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Santa Maria Regional Transit (SMRT) is continuing to move forward into the future with the unveiling of its latest brand new state-of-the-art electric bus.