More than 100 detained in holiday immigration raids across Central Coast, sparking outrage

A year-end wave of immigration raids in California's Central Coast led to the apprehension of 147 people, sparking outrage ...

New California fee seeks to increase collection, recycling of lithium batteries

Starting this year, California consumers will pay a 1.5% fee on all products with an embedded battery under a law that aims ...
Santa Cruz Sentinel on MSN

Santa Cruz stand-in Playa Maria returns as setting for Vinnie Hansen’s newest novel ‘Crime Writer’

Hansen’s 2022 novel,”One Gun,” is set in the coastal California town of Playa Maria which bears more than a few resemblances ...
KSBY

Community leaders hold press conference to bring attention to recent ICE actions

Community leaders gathered outside the Immigration and Customs Enforcement facility in Santa Maria on Friday to bring ...
L.A. Taco

DAILY MEMO: ICE Returns to Santa Maria for Fourth Day in a Row; At Least 40 Taken

ICE agents were active in Santa Maria in the early morning, plus multiple sightings in Hemet, Thermal and Mecca.
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Former Santa Maria department store being converted into housing

California man frustrated over efforts to remove bear living under his house Brian Schottenheimer: Skipped team flight one ...
Daily Meal on MSN

9 Comfort Foods You Ate If You Grew Up On The West Coast

From smoked salmon chowder of Washington State to carne asada fries in San Diego, we explore the unique culinary delicacies ...
Noozhawk

Santa Maria FFA Takes Top Honors for Second Year in a Row

In 2025, Santa Maria FFA members earned 11 American FFA degrees and 26 State FFA degrees; two State Champion titles in ...
KSBY News Santa Barbara-San Luis Obispo, CA on MSN

Balloons at noon: Discovery Museum hosts family-friendly New Year’s bash in Santa Maria

Woman suing Taylor Swift gets bad news from Aileen Cannon Supreme Court delivers major blow to Trump-era rule Hugh Jackman ...

‘Calculated, cold-blooded’: Melodee Buzzard’s mother fatally shot her in the head, authorities say

Melodee Buzzard, whose disappearance was reported by Santa Barbara County educators in October, has been found dead, a ...
News Channel 3-12

Plastic Bags Going Away Statewide on New Year’s Day

Shopping bags are going 100% paper for 10 cents apiece statewide in California on New Years’ Day. Some consumers say they ...
The Santa Barbara Independent

Ashlee Buzzard Pleads Not Guilty at Arraignment

Re: People v. Ashlee BuzzardSanta Barbara Superior Court Case No. 25CR10495 SANTA BARBARA, Calif., December 26, 2025 - Santa Barbara County District ...