The spread of COVID-19 in Santa Barbara County is continuing to slow, with the county's adjusted case rate dropping this week from 7.7 to 5.8 …
A group of about 60 residents and business owners gathered outside Santa Maria City Hall on Tuesday night to protest one year of COVID-19 rest…
Elementary students in the Orcutt Union and Lompoc Unified school districts will be permitted to return to partial in-person instruction begin…
After nearly a year of being limited to virtual and outdoor services, church and parish congregations in Santa Maria now can return to limited…
After eight months of online and sidewalk services, the Los Alamos Branch Library has reopened to the community with modifications.
The Santa Maria Elks Lodge 1538 has reopened to members and resumed dining and food distribution after closing for two weeks due to a confirme…
The Guadalupe and Cuyama branches of the Santa Maria Public Library are reopening with modifications to community members this week, after sev…
Although K-12 schools in Santa Barbara County were officially permitted to reopen Oct. 13, Orcutt and several other public school districts decided against bringing back students just yet due to local COVID-19 case rates that outpace the rest of the county.
Hancock College will continue offering the majority of classes in a distance learning format in the upcoming spring semester, college official…
Two months after the official start of the school year in August, freshmen at St. Joseph High School in Orcutt saw their campus for the first …
The city of Santa Maria is planning to reopen fitness facilities at Abel Maldonado Community Youth Center to the public on Nov. 2, with modifi…
While reopening plans were approved for the Orcutt branch, the Santa Maria main library and its branches in Guadalupe, Los Alamos and Cuyama will remain closed except for curbside pickup service for the time being.
A Tuesday health order from the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department permits the reopening of K-12 schools in the county and continue…
All K-12 schools in San Luis Obispo County were given the green light to begin the process of reopening with modifications on Tuesday, after t…
Santa Maria business owners in several sectors will be able to expand and resume services following Santa Barbara County's move Tuesday into t…
Santa Maria movie lovers may once again be able to see new releases on the big screen as soon as next week, with Regal Edwards theaters in San…
Santa Barbara County officials reported encouraging COVID-19 case rates from the past week, giving them hope that the county can advance into …
Santa Barbara County has passed 9,000 total confirmed COVID-19 cases after 30 new cases were reported Thursday by the County Public Health Dep…
The reopening date for the Santa Maria Public Library may be delayed longer than staff originally expected as the city waits for equipment nee…
As the COVID-19 pandemic continues into the fall, officials with the Santa Barbara County Public Health Department are urging residents to get…
The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department confirmed an additional 44 COVID-19 cases on Wednesday, along with two deaths as a result of…
Private schools in the Santa Maria Valley are starting to get the green light for modified in-person learning, with Pacific Christian School p…
The Santa Maria Town Center reopened to shoppers on Thursday morning, with safety precautions in place to prevent the spread of COVID-19, after being restricted to mostly curbside service and outdoor operations since June.
Shoppers and retailers alike will be able to return to the Santa Maria Town Center on Thursday morning, as the mall reopens for indoor business with modifications for the second time this summer.
After closing to the public in March, the Santa Maria Public Library may finally be able to reopen for limited grab-and-go services, under a n…