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New businesses booming in Santa Maria, several high-profile retail projects now under construction

July 31, 2025 12:50 pm Dave Alley

Santa Maria is currently experiencing a commercial building boom with several high-profile construction projects now taking place all across the… Continue Reading

Guadalupe School District Hosts Their First Summer Robotics Camp

July 31, 2025 11:09 am Jarrod Zinn

GUADALUPE, Calif. - Kids ages 8-13 have been working on robotics at a summer camp hosted by Guadalupe Union School District this week, preparing for… Continue Reading

Tsunami advisory lifted across the Central Coast and all Southern California shorelines

July 30, 2025 8:20 pm Dave Alley

A Tsunami Advisory that had been placed across the California coastline for several hours was lifted early Wednesday afternoon for San Luis Obispo… Continue Reading

Falcon 9 launch of Starlink satellites from Vandenberg SFB rescheduled to Thursday

July 29, 2025 4:34 pm Andrew Gillies

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. – A Falcon 9 launch carrying 19 Starlink satellites destined for low-Earth orbit from Vandenberg Space Force Base… Continue Reading

Update: Madre Fire fully contained along Highway 166 and east into the Carrizo Plain

July 2, 2025 2:10 pm Andrew Gillies, Alissa Orozco, Nate Loop

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters are responding to a wildfire named the Madre Fire, which has burned 80,779 acres in rural San Luis… Continue Reading

Buellton pushes for Avenue of the Flags properties to revert to tourist rentals

July 28, 2025 12:03 pm Jarrod Zinn

BUELLTON, Calif. - The city of Buellton is urging motel property owners along Avenue of the Flags to revert back to short-term stays. They hope… Continue Reading

Se planean patrullas anti-DUI en todo el condado para el domingo del Super Bowl

DUI Checkpoint in Santa Maria leads to arrest of six allegedly intoxicated drivers

July 27, 2025 1:05 pm Christer Schmidt

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The Santa Maria Police Department (SMPD) conducted a DUI checkpoint Saturday night from 6:00 pm to 2:00 am and arrested six… Continue Reading

Two injured in rollover crash in Orcutt

July 26, 2025 6:04 pm Caleb Nguyen

ORCUTT, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Fire Department took two people to Marian Regional Medical Center after a rollover crash in Orcutt, just… Continue Reading

Vandenberg Falcon 9 Launch Planned

July 26, 2025 12:26 pm Christer Schmidt

VANDENBERG SPACE FORCE BASE, Calif. - SpaceX is set to launch its Falcon 9 rocket carrying 24 Starlink satellites to low-Earth orbit from Space… Continue Reading

Two Santa Maria juveniles arrested for weapons violation

July 26, 2025 12:09 pm Christer Schmidt

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Santa Maria Police Department arrested two juveniles in Santa Maria after responding to a possible firearm incident in the area… Continue Reading

Emergency communications back online following repairs to severed line at construction site

July 23, 2025 11:15 am Andrew Gillies

SANTA BARBARA AND SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTIES, Calif. – Emergency communications systems, including 911 and air traffic control towers, across Santa… Continue Reading

Amtrak Pacific Surfliner to Temporarily Suspend Train Service North of Goleta Station to San Luis Obispo

July 25, 2025 12:30 pm Christer Schmidt

CENTRAL COAST, Calif. - Amtrak's Pacific Surfliner will be temporarily suspending service north of the Goleta station due to the La Cañada Honda… Continue Reading

Man taken by federal law enforcement after leaving Santa Maria Courthouse Thursday

July 24, 2025 4:59 pm Andrew Gillies

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – An unidentified man was taken into a vehicle on Miller Street after leaving the Santa Barbara County courthouse in Santa Maria… Continue Reading

Santa Maria issuing record number of illegal fireworks citations in 2025

July 24, 2025 11:41 am Jarrod Zinn

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The city of Santa Maria will be issuing a record number of citations this year for the use of illegal fireworks on the 4th of… Continue Reading

County Ordinance Maintains Senior Living at Orcutt Mobile Home Park

July 23, 2025 11:53 am Jarrod Zinn

ORCUTT, Calif. - The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors voted unanimously on ordinances last week maintaining that certain mobile home… Continue Reading

Medicaid reimbursements for all Planned Parenthood clinics in California now banned for one year after restraining order expires Monday

July 23, 2025 5:37 pm Andrew Gillies

CENTRAL COAST REGION, Calif. – A temporary restraining order blocking the removal of Planned Parenthood from Medicaid programs for one year has… Continue Reading

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