Ridge Fire initially started 8:30 a.m. Sep. 29 in Santa Barbara County. After being active for three days, it has burned 16.9 ...

A Santa Maria man has been booked into the Santa Barbara County Jail on charges of arson and felony vandalism, according to ...

Martin Rodriguez A Santa Maria man has been arrested in connection with vandalism and arson after a fire damaged a vacant ...

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A new wildfire was reported today at 4 p.m. in Santa Barbara County. Willow Fire has been burning on federal land managed by ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – A 33-year-old Santa Maria man was arrested in connection with two arsons in Santa Maria. On Oct. 1, around 12:09 a.m., officers responded to a reported structure fire in the 1900 ...

Authorities released the name of the 11-year-old girl who died in a two-vehicle crash on Sunday near Lompoc.  Jaylah Gonzalez of Santa Maria was the ...

In Tennessee, they're called the Nashville Chew Crew — hundreds of sheep that spend months in the city's parks as ...

Jaylah Gonzalez Identified as Santa Maria Girl Fatally Injured in Two-Vehicle Accident on State Route 1 at Santa Lucia Canyon ...

Here is a sampling of things to do in the San Fernando Valley and the greater Los Angeles area. EVENTS Underwood Family Farms ...