About 260 passengers were on an Amtrak train that collided with a truck crossing the tracks west of Santa Maria on Wednesday afternoon, Oct. 1, 2025. The injured truck driver was transported to Marian ...

With their immense volcanic craters, dramatic cliff faces and “Lost World” waterfalls, it’s no surprise that the Azores is dubbed the “Hawaii of the Atlantic”. This string of nine Portuguese islands ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - A house fire broke out around 8:30 p.m. Thursday in Santa Maria’s Preisker Ranch neighborhood. Thick smoke poured from what appeared to be a garage at a home near Juleston ...

MIAMI (AP) — The former Hurricane Gabrielle was expected to bring hurricane conditions including heavy rain, a storm surge and large, destructive waves to the Azores islands starting Thursday, despite ...

A Righetti High School student was arrested Monday afternoon after a loaded revolver was found in his backpack, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office. At around 1:30 p.m., a staff ...

The newly renovated Santa Maria Air Tanker Base includes a second-floor operations room and upgraded ground facilities to support faster aircraft turnaround and expanded aerial firefighting efforts.

Amancia C. Sousa, 97, passed away peacefully of natural causes on August 27, 2025, in Newington, CT. Born on March 16, 1928, in Santa Maria, Azores, Portugal, to the late Manuel Soares Anselmo and ...

CABAGAN, Isabela – The old overflow bridge connecting the towns of Cabagan and Santa Maria was submerged by rising floodwaters and officially closed to motorists at 12:55 p.m. on Wednesday as the ...

Portugal's space ambitions grow as Atlantic Spaceport Consortium secures approval to operate the nation's first launch center in the mid-Atlantic When you purchase through links on our site, we may ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. What was once an empty department store in the heart ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - After many years of waiting, the City of Santa Maria finally has a brand new Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) office. At 8 a.m. Friday morning, the spacious 13,500 square foot ...

Derrick DeMelo of the Portuguese Kids comedy troupe was injured while on tour in the Azores. DeMelo, who has diabetes, passed out due to dehydration and was badly injured. He's on the mend and able to ...