Police said the driver was involved in a separate collision with a car after fleeing the scene of the first crash.

SAN JOSE — A pedestrian died after he was hit by a vehicle Sunday night, authorities said. The collision occurred near Payne ...

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

The FBI arrested on Friday a man in Long Beach, California, for allegedly sending money to the Islamic State of Iraq and ...

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

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

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

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

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

The Santa Maria Police Department is investigating a deadly shooting that occurred late in the evening on the Fourth of July.

Santa Maria Police Detectives continued the investigation and, on May 6 th, 2025, Raul Muniz, a 34-year-old resident of King City, was arrested in King City, California.

City leaders in Santa Maria are in early discussions about strengthening local smoking ordinances and potentially designating Santa Maria as a smoke-free city.