The 2026 International Baccalaureate Visual Arts Exhibition at the Davis Art Center headlines 29 visual art exhibitions on view in April at Southwest Florida art centers.

The Santa Maria-Bonita School District (SMBSD) will host the 2026 Coast Fusion – Vex IQ Mix & Match Invitational robotics event, 8 a.m.-4 p.m. today, Saturday, Jan. 24, at Tommie Kunst Junior High ...

Gillian Schoenfeld was unanimously appointed as the new elementary assistant principal at Liberty Elementary Wednesday night by the Santa Maria-Bonita School District board of education. April Chavez ...

Police have arrested a man suspected of throwing a Molotov cocktail at OpenAI CEO Sam Altman's home and threatening the company's headquarters on Friday. Video shows backdrop crashing down mid-speech, ...

The Santa Maria-Bonita School District board unanimously approved its 2025-26 budget this week, which included a number of administrative contract extensions and salary increases, despite sharp ...

Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. While classrooms may be empty this summer, the need ...

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. - Santa Maria Bonita School District voted unanimously to reaffirm protections for their students. This has an emphasis on immigration status. Back in 2017 under the leadership of ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- The 24th Annual Migrant Resource Fair, hosted by the Santa Maria Bonita School District, celebrated the hardworking migrant families of the Santa Maria Valley on Saturday ...

Santa Maria-Bonita School District teachers took to Santa Maria Fairpark to partake in a picnic-style lunch. The event featured drinks, games and free lunch provided by Testa Catering. More than ...

With the $45 million Measure T bond issue exhausted, and as many as 40,000 new residents projected for Santa Maria by 2050, Santa Maria-Bonita School District is considering asking the public to step ...

THE PLEDGE: Students from six district elementary schools graduated from the Drug Abuse Resistance Program and later celebrated with a ceremony at the Santa Maria Elks Lodge. Credit: PHOTO COURTESY OF ...