Three men were arrested Saturday night in connection to a firearm robbery, and several other charges in Santa Maria. On ...

A Friday afternoon traffic collision left a mother with major injuries, and killed a 1-year-old infant in a stroller, according to Santa Maria Police.

A Lompoc man was booked into county jail this morning for causing damage to multiple vehicles in Santa Maria. On Sunday, ...

A Los Angeles federal judge last week rescheduled the trial date for a Santa Maria man accused of bombing the Santa Barbara ...

Alfredo Junior Alaniz, 25, of Santa Maria, has been sentenced to 50 years to life in state prison for the murder of Mario Merino Gonzalez on May 16, 2021, according ...

A California gang member was sentenced to 50 years in prison for the shooting death of a man in Santa Maria. Alfredo Junior Alaniz, 25, of Santa Maria, was sentenced for the murder of Mario Merino ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif., December 12, 2025 – Santa Barbara County District Attorney John Savrnoch announced today that Alfredo Junior Alaniz, a 25-year-old resident of Santa Maria, was convicted by a jury ...

A Georgia man, Aloysius James, has been found guilty in the 1988 cold-case murder of Ofelia Sandoval, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's Office.