Vendors finished their booth setup and final adjustments were made to rides Thursday as the 36th annual Santa Maria Valley ...

The Santa Maria Valley Strawberry Festival kicks off Friday, April 25, with a three-day weekend community event at the Santa ...

In its long life as the Santa Maria Handicap, the main track event for older fillies and mares was a stand-alone showcase for ...

A Santa Maria post office is officially being renamed to honor former mayor Larry Lavagnino. As KSBY reported back in December, a bill put forward by Congressman Salud Carbajal to rename the U.S ...

“I really think that she (Richi) is getting acclimated now to the United States,” said Bob Baffert, who trains Richi, ...

A few weeks ago, feeling burdened by the world that never seems to slow down, I desperately needed a break. I didn’t exactly ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A color run was held at the Elks Event Center in Santa Maria on Saturday. The event combined fitness, community, and vibrant colors for participating runners. Bright colored ...

What began as colored pencil drawings depicting local artists’ interpretations and perspectives of the Santa Maria Valley ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - A ceremony was held Monday morning to celebrate the official renaming of the Santa Maria Post Office in honor of former mayor Larry Lavagnino. With family, friends ...

Santa Maria’s Natural History Museum will come alive with the buzz of community, creativity, and conservation as it hosts its annual Earth Day celebration next Saturday, with the theme ...

"He wanted to have his wishes available in case God called him home." Pope Francis selected the Basilica of Santa Maria Maggiore as his final resting place. "It has some significance for his ...

One of the Santa Barbara Culinary Experience’s most prolific and versatile contributors is the ‘Independent’s’ Matt Kettmann.