The first of four meetings aimed to inform parents of Santa Maria junior high students about the dangers of gangs and drugs in the area took place at El Camino Junior High on Tuesday night. School ...

The trial for a 25-year-old Santa Maria man accused of the alleged gang-related shooting death of a rival in 2021 is underway, as prosecutors and defense attorneys sift through potential jurors.

Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced today that charges have been filed against a 16-year-old in the Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court and 18-year-old Jesus ...

Officer Jesus Caro of the Santa Maria Police Department shows examples of illicit drugs at the end of the first of four forums planned by police and the Santa Maria-Bonita School District. Credit: ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - The Santa Maria Police Department Gang Suppression Team conducted a traffic stop that led to a felony arrest for firearm possession. On Friday around 3:10 PM, officers ...

A juvenile has been charged with first-degree murder in a fatal shooting tied to gang activity on the Fourth of July in Santa Maria. At 11:22 p.m. July 4, Santa Maria police officers were dispatched ...

Santa Maria officials are hosting the second of four gang and drug awareness forums Wednesday evening. It will be held at Tommie Kunst Junior High from 6 to 8 p.m. The event is designed to help ...

Charges have been filed against a 16-year-old in the Santa Barbara County Juvenile Court, Jesus Lopez-Ramirez, 18, and Alex Brandon Lopez-Ramirez, 21, in Santa Barbara County Superior Court in ...