Welcome to the 2025 Best of Santa Maria Valley contest, a year-long celebration of Santa Maria businesses and people. The first phase of the contest, Nominations, opens on Wednesday, January 22.

The Visitor Center offered Santa Maria Valley-branded merchandise for purchase, including sweatshirts, hats, visors, wine glasses, water bottles and postcards. Santa Maria Valley resources are ...

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mom, Maria Concepcion "Conchita" Hernandez-Velazquez. Her body may have been taken by cancer, but her heart, her humor ...

Maria grew up in Berlin, Wisconsin. She started her career in journalism in Green Bay as the first CW 14 Star. She stepped away from TV while fighting breast cancer in 2020. With a great team of ...

A brush fire broke out in the Santa Ana River’s bottom in the Jurupa Valley area just before 5 p.m. Tuesday, Jan. 21, burning 39 acres before firefighters late that night stopped the blaze from ...

Firefighters were able to gain the upper hand while battling a nearly 40-acre brush fire that is burning close to homes in Jurupa Valley last week. The Clay Fire was first reported at around 5:15 ...

Mandatory evacuations were issued Wednesday in the Castaic area due to the fast-spreading Hughes Fire. CAL FIRE's map shows the evacuation zones.

Cloudy with a high of 64 °F (17.8 °C) and a 57% chance of precipitation. Winds variable at 7 to 11 mph (11.3 to 17.7 kph). Night - Scattered showers with a 60% chance of precipitation. Winds ...