A group of Central Coast and state leaders began the new year in front of a federal facility in Santa Maria, denouncing the ...

During the last week of 2025, Santa Barbara County and the City of Santa Maria became the epicenter of federal immigration ...

Nedry Aguilar struggled to hold back tears as she described life in Venezuela, a country she fled more than two decades ago ...

Nearly 150 members of Santa Barbara county’s communities – including about 85 residents of Santa Maria – were reported ...

Immigrant rights organizations sent out urgent messages warning of “devastating escalation” in federal immigration ...

Since President Trump's immigration raids began sweeping through California's cities and farm fields, state Senate President ...

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

His daughter celebrated her first birthday, learned to walk and to talk during the five months 29-year-old Juan Lamas Aguilar ...

On Wednesday, a felony charge of first-degree murder was filed against Ashlee Buzzard in connection with the death ...

Melodee Buzzard, left, and her mother, Ashlee Buzzard, appearing to wear wigs inside a car rental shop in Lompoc on Oct. 7 before embarking on a roadtrip to Nebraska. The Santa Barbara Sheriff’s ...

Melodee Buzzard's remains were found and her mother, Ashlee, was arrested; details about the arrest are pending.

While members of the Venezuelan diaspora in Europe and the United States celebrated Mr. Maduro’s capture, in Caracas, ...