Santa Maria - Lompoc - North County Archives

Santa Maria Physicians’ Reminder For Heart Healthy Holidays

December 4, 2025 11:45 am Jarrod Zinn

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - Physicians in Santa Maria are issuing a reminder that cardiac mortality rates trend higher during the holidays. This… Continue Reading

Alex Posada, Santa Maria’s Longest Serving Employee, Retiring After Nearly 47 Years

December 4, 2025 12:08 pm Dave Alley

After nearly 47 years working for the City of Santa Maria, longtime Recreation and Parks Director Alex Posada is… Continue Reading

Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites scheduled from Vandenberg SFB Thursday

December 3, 2025 12:33 pm Andrew Gillies

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – A Falcon 9 launch carrying 28 Starlink satellites destined for low-Earth orbit has been scheduled for… Continue Reading

Magical Christmas Forest Gives Back to Santa Maria Students & Community This Holiday Season

December 3, 2025 12:05 pm Jarrod Zinn

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

Congressional members allege Acting U.S. Attorney Essayli violated professional standards

December 2, 2025 11:42 am Andrew Gillies

LOS ANGELES (KEYT) – On Tuesday, 13 members of Congress signed a letter requesting that the Department of Justice look into allegations that Acting… Continue Reading

Stephen Bridge Makes His First Lompoc City Council Appearance After Felony Charges

December 2, 2025 3:10 pm Jarrod Zinn

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”

December 1, 2025 11:41 am Jarrod Zinn

GUADALUPE, Calif. (KEYT) – The long anticipated restoration project at Guadalupe’s Royal Theater broke ground Monday. The theater has been unused… Continue Reading

Santa Maria seeking public opinion on improving its bus system

December 1, 2025 5:23 pm Dave Alley

The City of Santa Maria is reaching out to the community in an effort to help improve its public transportation… Continue Reading

New furniture store opens in old Santa Maria Costco building

December 1, 2025 5:18 pm Dave Alley

A new furniture store has at long last filled the long-vacant building that was the former home of Costco in Santa… Continue Reading

Man dies after single-vehicle rollover off northbound Highway 101 near Jonata Park Road

December 1, 2025 11:15 am Andrew Gillies

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – A man died after the pickup truck he was driving was involved in a single-vehicle rollover off of northbound… Continue Reading

Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites scheduled from Vandenberg SFB Monday evening

December 1, 2025 3:49 pm Andrew Gillies

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – A Falcon 9 launch carrying 27 Starlink satellites destined for low-Earth orbit has been scheduled for… Continue Reading

Land Trust for Santa Barbara County adds over 500 acres to permanently protected local lands

December 1, 2025 1:23 pm Andrew Gillies

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – On Monday, the Land Trust for Santa Barbara County announced that it has added 587 acres of permanently… Continue Reading

Santa Maria woman dies after single-vehicle collision on southbound Highway 101

December 1, 2025 10:57 am Andrew Gillies

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – A Santa Maria woman died after the 2009 Audi she was driving Friday afternoon collided with the median's concrete… Continue Reading

Central Coast Hot Spots Transition To 2025’s Holiday Season

November 28, 2025 12:10 pm Jarrod Zinn

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - The holiday spirit is sweeping across the Central Coast, ushering in 2025’s Christmas season. Some of the most… Continue Reading

Falcon 9 launch scheduled from Vandenberg Space Force Base Friday morning

November 25, 2025 1:19 pm Andrew Gillies

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. (KEYT) – A Falcon 9 launch of the Transporter-15 mission, with 140 payloads destined for sun-synchronous orbit,… Continue Reading

New tracking tool being deployed to preserve and protect Western Monarch butterflies locally

November 26, 2025 6:16 pm Andrew Gillies

GOLETA, Calif. (KEYT) – Ultra-light tracking tags are being deployed for the first time locally on Western Monarch butterflies to monitor how and… Continue Reading

Local Businesses are Thankful for In Person Shoppers

November 26, 2025 7:23 pm Tracy Lehr

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. (KEYT) Chicken Little decked its windows for the 48th year thanks to regular customers. Courtney Drake shopped with her baby… Continue Reading

Vehicle fire on Industrial Parkway sends up large smoke plume over Santa Maria Wednesday

November 26, 2025 11:20 am Andrew Gillies

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – A vehicle fire in the 2800 block of Industrial Parkway sent up a large plume of smoke over Santa Maria… Continue Reading

Consumers asked to properly dispose of popular e-bike’s lithium-ion batteries due to safety risk

November 25, 2025 5:12 pm Andrew Gillies

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission issued an advisory to stop using lithium-ion batteries in Rad… Continue Reading

Woman dies after crashing at intersection of Bradley and Stowell while driving away from police

November 25, 2025 10:43 am Andrew Gillies

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) – A woman driving away from police Monday night was involved in a fatal collision at the intersection of Bradley Road and… Continue Reading

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