Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. What was once an empty department store in the heart ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - The long-running effort to revitalize downtown Santa Maria is finally taking place. City leaders have been working to bring a restored vibrancy to the downtown area around ...

Brett and Brad Vernon of The Vernon Group speak during the Santa Maria City Council meeting about plans for projects in downtown Santa Maria. Credit: City of Santa Maria photo A Santa Barbara-based ...

Construction for the downtown Santa Maria sewer improvement project between Broadway (Highway 135) and Depot Street is slated to begin Monday, June 16. The project will start at the intersection of ...

Downtown Fridays in Santa Maria will kick off its ninth year this Friday with an array of attractions such as food trucks, more than 80 vendors, a dedicated kids zone, a beer and wine garden, a bingo ...

The City of Santa Maria announced that the popular Downtown Fridays event is returning for its ninth year with the first event on March 29. Officials said the event will feature food trucks, 75 ...

April Chavez [email protected] Aug 19, 2025 Aug 19, 2025 Updated Aug 20, 2025 Efren’s Mexican Restaurant, a longtime favorite on the Central Coast, has opened a new location at the corner of ...

Downtown Santa Maria will see road closures and traffic detours Saturday afternoon and night, Dec. 7, due to the annual Christmas Parade of Lights. The parade is scheduled to start at 5:20 p.m. at the ...

Santa Maria’s annual LifeWalk, dedicated to celebrating and protecting life from conception took place Sunday afternoon. Santa Maria’s event took place on National Celebrate Life Weekend, June 27-29; ...

After 46 years, a family thought they had closure in the disappearance of their 6-year-old. Now, they’ll face another trial Trump Gives Jaw-Dropping Answer on Attending Slain National Guard Member’s ...