Efren’s Mexican restaurant opened its new location under the Gateway Apartments on the corner of Broadway and Main in ...

A massive wildfire was threatening hundreds of homes in central California as it tore through Los Padres National Forest.

The Gifford Fire east of Santa Maria exploded overnight Friday into Saturday, nearly doubling in size and torching rugged ...

When the first atomic bomb detonated 80 years ago on Aug. 6, thousands of the dead and dying were brought to the small, rural ...

The Santa Maria Recreation and Parks Department invites the community to celebrate the spirit of the Old West at Day of the Cowboy, a family-friendly ...

The Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center is an engaging dip into Chumash stories, traditions and even plants, but ...

Victoria Plascencia, a 10-year-old Buellton native, has been attending Fiestas for much of her life and dancing since she was ...

Marine biologist Art Haseltine tenderly cradles the largest Pismo clam grown in captivity. The strapping 2 1/2-year-old ...

These include, among other materials, pocket Bibles or Qurans, primarily in French and Arabic, rosaries and prayer beads, seder plates, kufis, prayer rugs, and “pictures of Santa Maria,” the ...

These include, among other materials, pocket Bibles or Qurans, primarily in French and Arabic, rosaries and prayer beads, seder plates, kufis, prayer rugs, and “pictures of Santa Maria,” the ...