After years of preparation, Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District (APCD) recently opened its long-planned new North County headquarters in Santa Maria.

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – On Tuesday, the City of Santa Maria announced that about 180 personalized tiles were salvaged from the downtown Heritage Walk and are available for pickup. Community ...

In late April 2025, I had the opportunity to visit a new area along the coast: the Santa Maria Valley. In the past, I drive through it on my way north to Big Sur or the Bay Area. Oh, how wrong I ...

A vacant warehouse displays fire damage Wednesday in Santa Maria where investigators worked to pinpoint the cause of the blaze. Credit: Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo The cause of a large fire ...

A Santa Maria man has been arrested on charges of illicit marijuana sales and a weapons violation, according to the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office (SBCSO). Authorities say detectives from ...

A San Luis Obispo man has been arrested in connection with a hit-and-run collision in Santa Maria that left a pedestrian with major injuries. It happened at about 9:10 a.m. on Thursday ...

The old Sears building will become home to an El Super market plus other small businesses in a project to revive the dormant section at the north end of the Santa Maria Town Center. Credit ...

The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the centre of Rome that already holds the tombs of seven popes.

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Pope Francis has been laid to rest at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica. The late pontiff’s entombment was a private event which allowed those close to him to pay their last respects.

He will be the 1st pontiff in more than a century not to be buried in St Peter's Basilica Nuns walk past Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, where the Pope will be buried after his funeral. AFP The ...

Francis, who died on Monday aged 88, was laid to rest during a 30-minute ceremony which started at 1:00 pm (1100 GMT) at the Santa Maria Maggiore basilica in the Italian capital. Pallbearers carry ...