Nearly 100 members of the union representing about 640 city workers asked the city to come to a deal on a new collective ...

A traffic stop in Santa Maria Saturday led to the discovery of drugs and guns, according to Santa Maria police.

Two Santa Maria residents were arrested on drug and weapons charges after a Saturday evening traffic stop by the Santa Maria ...

Two juveniles were arrested Friday evening in Santa Maria after being found with a firearm and ammunition, the Santa Maria ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The Santa Maria Police Department (SMPD) conducted a DUI checkpoint Saturday night from 6:00 pm to 2:00 ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The Santa Maria Police Department reached out to the public for help and eventually located a missing elderly man who was considered ...

A record number of citations for the use of illegal fireworks might leave some Santa Maria residents with a Fourth of July ...

A juvenile already in custody has been identified as the suspect in a fatal shooting on the Fourth of July in Santa Maria. At 11:22 p.m., Santa Maria police officers were dispatched to the 300 ...

Hundreds of remote homes are threatened by a massive wildfire churning through Los Padres National Forest in central California.

Santa Maria Police have arrested two teenagers in possession of a handgun and ammunition on July 25 within the city.

The Santa Maria Police Department conducted a DUI Checkpoint on July 26, 2025, resulting in 6 drivers arrested on suspicion of DUI.

Multiple defendants have been forced to wait weeks – at times, even a month – for attorneys due to the shortage, raising ...