After months of growing and grooming, the winning whiskers were chosen Saturday night at the Santa Maria Elks Beard-A-Reno.

Hundreds ran and walked to benefit Special Olympics on Saturday morning at the 15th annual Bull Canyon Run in Santa Maria.

Santa Maria runner Erich Gross symbolically finished the Boston Marathon on Saturday morning in his hometown as he was cheered on by hundreds of bystanders and escorted by a police car...

Even as young livestock exhibitors enjoyed the chance to show off their hard work and take in some valuable advice Saturday from judges, their hearts were heavy with possibility of the...

Kids attended a special event Saturday in Lompoc to learn bicycle safety and see professional BMX riders perform.

Lompoc High School was the big winner Friday morning at a drawing to see which nonprofit groups will be able to sell fireworks this summer for the first time in the city’s history.

WALNUT — Favored St. Joseph junior Joseph Castellanos vaulted himself to a Division 4 championship. Underdog Arroyo Grande senior Jade Fuller ran herself to a Division 2 800 title...

California Highway Patrol Sgt. John Ploetz, who was the agency’s sergeant with the most seniority at the time of his retirement last week, has enjoyed all 30 years of his career, but...

New regulations being proposed for a commonly used pesticide that could protect the public could also wind up costing everybody more at the berry stand, too.

Hundreds of students vied for top titles Friday in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District’s 25th annual elementary school track meet held at the Santa Maria High School sports...