Santa Maria high school freshmen make long-awaited campus arrival
Students that choose to remain at home with remote learning can continue to do…
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SLO County steps back from full mail voting, returns to traditional voting for future elections
The Board will bring the sensitive issue back for further discussion at a future meeting with regard to voter ID requirements, postmark requirements…
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San Luis Obispo County public libraries reopen for ‘Grab & Go’ services
The library expects to open more branches and to fine-tune business hours when more staff returns from County…
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Semi-truck crash causes traffic backup in Santa Maria
Santa Barbara County Fire Department is responding to a semi-truck versus a car on Friday morning.…
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Lompoc cashing in on pot shop proliferation
The move is returning big dividends to the city at a time when it needs the…
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Santa Maria public schools re-open with hybrid model
In the Santa Maria-Bonita Unified school district, about half of pre-school and first graders from each elementary school are expected to return to…
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SLO Sheriff announces arrest in 2019 Oceano homicide investigation
Parkinson said investigators do not believe there are any other suspects in this crime.…
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Junior high, high school students in Lompoc return for in-person learning
Lompoc middle and high school students return to campus for the first day of in-person learning…
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Texas storms spark conversation about reliability of Central Coast alternative energy sources
Local, renewable energy generation and storage is seen as key to protecting the power grid during events like wildfire, earthquakes and extreme…
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Lompoc elementary schools begin to reopen for in-person learning
Some 200 students are signed up for the morning session at Hapgood…
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Local farmers, growers show support for healthcare workers and first responders
Hundreds of boxes of locally grown, fresh produce were delivered to Arroyo Grande Community…
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High school football could return before end of school year
Friday night lights, sights and sounds of high school football on the Central Coast went dark and quiet in 2020 due to Covid-19 and public health…
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Pismo, Shell Beach residents prepare for rain near Avila Fire burn scar
Pismo and Shell Beach residents who live near the Avila Fire burn scar spent Tuesday preparing for this week’s…
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Paul Nelson Aquatic Center pool reopens to public after COVID-19 outbreak
The City of Santa Maria reopened its main public pool after some lifeguard staff members tested positive for COVID-19 in December of…
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Santa Maria man holds classic car show, toy giveaway to help those in need
A Santa Maria man stepped up on Saturday to help those in need within his…
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Winter break grocery baskets handed out to Lompoc Unified School District families
The Lompoc Unified School District is stepping up efforts to help families in need.…
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Santa Maria’s Russell Park to reopen with improvements
Hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal and state grant money was used to complete the…
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Prominent Santa Maria resident Ed Murray dies
The popular community supporter was 76 years…
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Hancock College hosts annual Thanksgiving meal giveaway for single-parent students
This year’s event was made possible by generous donations from Hancock faculty and staff, local community members and Spencer’s Fresh…
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Tradition, lack of trust lead voters to in-person polling stations in Santa Maria
Santa Barbara County election organizers are projecting more than 200,000 people voting in this…
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