He has been identified as Julio Sanchez Lopez, 24, of Santa Maria. The stabbing victim reportedly survived. Police say a third man located at the scene was arrested for the stabbing and shooting.

Santa Maria High School Band Co-Drum Major Angie Jimenez-Ramirez has fun leading the musicians along Broadway for the Elks Rodeo Parade on Saturday. Credit: Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo.

The first Santa Maria Elks Rodeo took place in 1944, and the parade has been around for nearly as long. Participation in the parade is a tradition for many Santa Maria-area families.

Santa Maria police respond Friday afternoon where a vehicle landed on its roof in the 200 block of East Betteravia Road after the driver reportedly lost control in a nearby parking lot and hit a ...

The Nao Santa María, a replica of Christopher Columbus’s 15th-century flagship, docked at Gravesend Town Pier ahead of its summer open days. Photo: Jason Arthur 3 ...

The British model rode in California’s 2025 WeHo Pride Parade and was recognized as a “guardian icon” at the celebrations Araya Doheny/Getty Cara Delevingne kicked off Pride Month by being ...

These 2025 high school graduates can look back with pride and forward with confidence, as we salute them in our annual ...

"A Subtle Kind of Murder," written by Santa Fe-area playwright Dale Dunn, runs through June at New Mexico Actors Lab.

He may have been a world-famous author, but Lord of the Rings writer JRR Tolkien also used his talents to entertain those closer to home. In a BBC series looking at the "wonders" of Oxford's ...

The Santa Maria Elks held its 82nd Rodeo Parade Saturday morning with over 100 participants including local marching bands, dance groups, community organizations and car clubs.

Author Sameer Pandya crafts a gripping literary thriller set against the complexities of Indian American identity, privilege, and belonging. The novel opens with a haunting scene: four teenagers ...

Maria Shriver opened up about her love life four years after finalizing her divorce and a decade after separating from husband of 25 years Arnold Schwarzenegger. In a recent episode of the 'Jamie ...