On Tuesday, detectives served a search warrant at a home in the 800 block of Blanche Court, where police say they discovered ...

A months-long investigation led to the arrest Tuesday of a Santa Maria man suspected of possessing and distributing child ...

A small operation just miles from downtown Santa Maria became one of the firefight’s most important assets: the Santa Maria ...

James Fuller, 61, and his brother Eric Fuller, 60, were found dead after disappearing on June 6 while driving to Santa Maria ...

A massive California wildfire has prompted evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday ...

The Madre Fire has continued to blaze through Central California, mapping at 35,530 acres with 5% containment as of Thursday ...

[Update: Thu., July 3, 5:36pm] The Madre Fire has expanded to 52,593 acres as of 5:17 p.m. on Thursday, still with only 5 ...

Hundreds of firefighters are working to contain a fast-moving wildfire that erupted near California’s Central Coast on ...

The fire sparked in the Los Padres National Forest in San Luis Obispo County and was growing exponentially, officials warned.