22+ hour, 34+ min ago   (89+ words) The City of Santa Maria encourages residents to participate in upcoming public review opportunities and attend the City Council meeting on Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, at 5:30 p.m. The meeting will take place at the City Council Chambers, 110 East Cook Street, Santa Maria. Several…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (337+ words) In nature, the seasons roll along seamlessly, one into the other, with definite starting and ending points that pertain to the position of the Sun in relation to the Earth’s equator. However, on my calendar, the seasons overlap. For instance,…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (337+ words) In nature, the seasons roll along seamlessly, one into the other, with definite starting and ending points that pertain to the position of the Sun in relation to the Earth’s equator. However, on my calendar, the seasons overlap. For instance,…...

3+ day, 13+ hour ago   (807+ words) A member of the Santa Maria American Legion Post 56 donates tri-tip sandwiches to the Santa Maria Fire Department Thursday afternoon. Santa Maria Fire Acting Battalion Chief Chris Rehs, center, with members of American Legion Post 56. Members of American Legion Post…...

3+ day, 14+ hour ago   (138+ words) Ella Langley leads Country Music Association Awards nods, with mentor Miranda Lambert close behind Snoop Dogg brings the VMAs back to Los Angeles as host for Sept. 27 show Little Mercury may be shrinking faster than scientists expected One Tech Tip:…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (138+ words) Kimmel says interview with James Talarico won't air on TV under pressure from the FCC Snoop Dogg brings the VMAs back to Los Angeles as host for Sept. 27 show Soprano Brenda Rae flies in to replace Lauren Snouffer for Opera…...

4+ day, 34+ min ago   (345+ words) A new analysis in the Wall Street Journal offers striking evidence that, for all his problems, President Donald Trump has delivered economic benefits to the voters whose support was the foundation of his victory in 2024. The Wall Street Journal's headline…...

4+ day, 22+ hour ago   (780+ words) Decades after the tragic events of Sept. 11, 2001, the institutional, cultural and political landscape of the United States bears enduring scars that fundamentally reshape American life. Historians, national security experts and public opinion polls converge on numerous areas where the “shadow…...

5+ day, 34+ min ago   (564+ words) I read the guest commentary by Danny Tyree on Sept. 3 entitled, "Does 9/11 mean enough to you?" This week, it will be the 25th anniversary of that horrendous event. A tragedy that we should never forget. I remember where I was on…...

6+ day, 34+ min ago   (528+ words) With the Labor Day weekend behind us our thoughts turn to fall as we say goodbye to the summer of 2026. I don’t think the hot Indian Summer days are quite done with us yet, the seemingly cooler daytime temperatures in…...