Changes in Medi-Cal eligibility went into effect at the start of 2026. A panel of healthcare experts worked with local advocates to help explain new enrollment requirements.

A California police department’s post on social media about handling an ex for Valentine’s Day with handcuffs is getting a lot of attention — and they say that was the whole plan. ​The Santa Maria ...

A man who threw a backpack with an improvised explosive device that went off at a screening area Wednesday inside a Santa Maria courthouse was scheduled to appear for arraignment on a firearms ...

Five people were hurt and a man has been detained after an explosion was intentionally set off at a Santa Maria courthouse, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office said Wednesday morning.

One person was detained in connection with an explosion caused by what authorities described as an improvised explosive device that injured at least two people Wednesday morning at a courthouse in ...

The Santa Maria Air Tanker Base has reopened to help host the air tankers and other aircraft being sent to aid in the Southern California wildfires. "We have 4 water scooping aircraft that can carry ...