Plastic Bags Going Away Statewide on New Year’s Day
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - Shopping bags are going 100% paper for 10 cents apiece statewide in California on New Years’ Day.
Some consumers say… Continue Reading
Ashlee Buzzard Pleads Not Guilty, Sheriffs Issued Gag Order
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - Ashlee Buzzard was arraigned at Department 9 of Santa Barbara County Superior Court in Santa Maria today.
Buzzard was… Continue Reading
Travelers Keep Central Coast Christmas Tradition Despite The Weather
OCEANO, Calif. (KEYT) - Travelers from all over the country are keeping their traditional Central Coast destination, in spite of one of the largest… Continue Reading
The Day Before Christmas Brings Unusual Rain To The Central Coast
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - Christmas Eve was celebrated up and down the Central Coast today, despite the rain.
A lot of people stayed indoors… Continue Reading
Warming Centers And Homeless Shelters Activate Storm Protocol For Christmas Week
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - Good Samaritan is activating holiday storm protocol in Santa Maria for 2025’s Christmas week.
Warming centers will be… Continue Reading
Human Trafficking Awareness Forum Returns To Santa Maria in January
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - The Santa Maria Rotary Club is spreading the word about the next forum raising awareness of human trafficking happening… Continue Reading
Toy Theft & Property Vandalism in Santa Maria Causes a Christmas Pinch
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - Someone in Santa Maria is due for a lump of coal in their stocking this Christmas.
Toys were stolen and a building… Continue Reading
Santa Barbara County Forecasts Budget Challenges For Next Five Years
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - The Santa Barbara County Board Of Supervisors received a budget forecast for the next five fiscal years at this… Continue Reading
New State Laws Bolster Santa Maria’s Student Protection Policies
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – New state laws will bolster student protection policies at schools and higher education institutions.
Educators say… Continue Reading
Potential Changes in Education Could Impact Santa Maria Students & Teachers
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - Unexpected restructuring is on the horizon for support and intervention teachers at Santa Maria Bonita School… Continue Reading
“Battalica 156” Graduates Allan Hancock College’s Fire Academy
LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) - Officials at Allan Hancock College say ’tis the season for public safety graduations.
Battalion 156 graduated from the… Continue Reading
Orcutt Academy’s Weather Balloons Take Flight Once Again
ORCUTT, Calif. (KEYT) - Large white balloons in the sky over Orcutt Wednesday and Thursday morning were part of a long-running science experiment at… Continue Reading
Nipomo Will Increase Water Rates Despite Community Protest
NIPOMO, Calif. (KEYT) - Nipomo residents attended a public hearing today, to voice their opposition to significant water rate increases over the next… Continue Reading
Grover Beach Residents Concerned About Overdevelopment
GROVER BEACH, Calif. (KEYT) - The Grover Beach Planning Commission is reviewing pre-application for a new development, proposed for the city’s west… Continue Reading
Taylor Community Park’s New Mural Part Of Santa Maria Public Art Master Plan
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - The City Of Santa Maria installed its latest exhibition in its Public Art Master Plan over the weekend.
On Sunday the… Continue Reading
Santa Maria Kicks Off 2025’s Christmas Community Celebration Weekend
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - This weekend’s Central Coast holiday celebrations start tonight.
At Santa Maria’s downtown Civic Center Plaza,… Continue Reading
Santa Maria Physicians’ Reminder For Heart Healthy Holidays
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - Physicians at Dignity Health in Santa Maria are issuing a reminder that cardiac mortality rates trend higher during the… Continue Reading
Magical Christmas Forest Gives Back to Santa Maria Students & Community This Holiday Season
SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - Students are on a gingerbread manhunt in a magical Christmas tree forest at Kia of Santa Maria.
A school field trip… Continue Reading
Stephen Bridge Makes His First Lompoc City Council Appearance After Felony Charges
LOMPOC, Calif. (KEYT) - Lompoc’s city council met tonight, just two weeks after councilman Steve Bridge was charged with multiple felonies.
“I… Continue Reading
Groundbreaking For Guadalupe Theater’s “Royal Makeover”
GUADALUPE, Calif. (KEYT) – The long anticipated restoration project at Guadalupe’s Royal Theater broke ground Monday.
The theater has been unused… Continue Reading