Parts of Orcutt Garey Road are closed off this morning in Santa Maria as officers investigate a suspicious spill.

American Airlines will end daily service from Santa Maria Airport (SMX) Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport (PHX) on May, 7. 2026.

The California Department of Health Care Services (DHCS) has announced its intent to award $20 million to Santa Barbara County’s Department of Behavioral ...

SMX was part of American's strategy to test unserved or little-served airports around the U.S. Since 2023, the airline has added at least four such destinations, including McClellan-Palomar Airport ...

In wine, there is truth. The stories told by visitors gathered around a big, fireside, stone tasting table at Cambria Estate Winery, in Santa Maria, on California’s Central Coast, were stranger than ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Maria, CA – July 7, 2025 – On July 17, our community will gather once again — not in protest alone, but in reflection, ...

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 ...