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The 2nd Annual Santa Maria Valley Senior Expo offered a vital hub of resources, entertainment and community support today

The first of seven Friday nights of outside movies begins this evening at the Santa Barbara County Courthouse Sunken Gardens

Earlier this year, gas prices reached all-time highs nationwide. Some say they've lowered, while others says they've only continued to rise. Your News Channel wants to know, have you noticed a change in prices at the pump? Let us know in the poll below!

The Sheriff's Office is warning residents about a phone scam that has recently resurfaced in our area

Even as the Santa Barbara County Fair continues on through the weekend, the Santa Maria Fairpark is already strategizing for the future

Construction crews will begin a pavement preservation project along Highway 101 through Santa Maria beginning overnight Sunday, July 12

The pop rock duo from Sydney, Australia sold-out the Santa Barbara Bowl with their band, Royel Otis, and performed a roughly hour-long set that had the crowd both jumping and swaying

A $2,500 donation will jump start a career in fashion in the future for many young people in Santa Barbara that previously never considered it as a option

Residents of Santa Maria who live on Cesar E. Chavez Drive are pushing back against the City Council’s decision to rename the street https://keyt.com/news/local-politics/2026/07/08/santa-maria-residents-push-back-against-renaming-cesar-chavez-drive/ 

Children from low-income families in Carpinteria now have access to free swim lessons through a new pilot program designed to improve water safety

Travelers will encounter full overnight closures of several on and off-ramps in San Luis Obispo County beginning Monday, July 13

A fifth-grade student at Harrington Elementary School is earning statewide recognition after turning his family’s immigration story into an award-winning original composition

The Santa Barbara County Fair is reopening to the public Wednesday to begin the final five days its unprecedented split schedule this year

Residents of Santa Maria who live on Cesar E. Chavez Drive are pushing back against the City Council’s decision to rename the street

The City of Santa Maria is alerting the public to a potential scam targeting local water customers

This summer, the city of Carpinteria has joined forces with 14-year-old Elias Sprague to start a new beach cleanup up project https://keyt.com/news/environment/2026/07/07/young-carpinterian-leads-a-year-round-beach-clean-up-effort-with-yellow-basket-racks/ 

Two endangered red panda cubs have been born to first-time parents Ruby and Raj at the Santa Barbara Zoo

Getting around Santa Barbara is becoming easier for more residents after the City of Santa Barbara and BCycle completed a major expansion of the city's electric bike-share program

One of Carpinteria’s longest-running youth surf camps is reporting its busiest start in 27 years

The Santa Maria City Council will be in session this evening to finalize language for a new sales tax measure due for voter approval this November

Carpinteria has come together with an idea from a 14-year-old Carpinteria resident to keep our beaches clean year-around

Two men were arrested in connection with multiple stolen vehicles in both Los Angeles and Ventura Counties, resulting in over $1.3 million in stolen vehicles https://keyt.com/news/crime/2026/07/06/over-1-3-million-in-stolen-vehicles-recovered-in-ventura-county-theft-investigation/ 

Civil rights icon Dolores Huerta paid a visit to Santa Barbara to record a special interview in front of an audience of local youth, community members, and educators https://keyt.com/news/top-stories/2026/07/06/civil-rights-icon-dolores-huerta-inspires-next-generation-during-santa-barbara-visit/ 

Meet the world-renowned editorial cartoonist, who happens to live right here. 6pm Wednesday

Hundreds of local agriculture students filled the Santa Maria Fairpark all day Monday to begin the annual Santa Barbara County Fair Junior Livestock Show and Auction

Cottage Health is expanding its focus on women’s health through a new Center for Women’s Health in Santa Barbara

Two men were arrested in connection with multiple stolen vehicles in both Los Angeles & Ventura Counties. The Ventura County Sheriff's Office says this was part of a mass organized vehicle theft operation, resulting in over $1.3 million in stolen property

After some off and on years, the carnival for Old Spanish Days will take place at The Boys and Girls Club in Santa Barbara on Canon Perdido Street

According to the Santa Maria Fire Department, up to 60 citations were handed out for igniting illegal fireworks over the holiday weekend

Santa Barbara City firefighters extinguished the vegetation fire along the train tracks just off Rancheria Street while a rapid response by multiple police officers assisted evacuated residents

Fireworks booths are open in Santa Maria so families can prepare for the nation’s 250th 4th of July in two days

The Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District is reminding residents about the air pollution risks from personal fireworks as the Fourth of July holiday approaches

The reimagined Santa Barbara County Fair is all set to open its gates on Friday and begin its all new eight-day split schedule.

20-year-old Nathan Martinez Santa Maria died Tuesday evening after a lake day with friends at Lopez Lake https://keyt.com/news/san-luis-obispo-county/2026/07/01/nathan-martinez-of-santa-maria-dies-after-being-rescued-from-lopez-lake-tuesday-afternoon/ 

Santa Maria is updating its regulations for vendors to operate food trucks within city limits

Meet the woman who overcame her own challenges, and has gone on to creating the largest shelter and support program up & down the coast. 6pm Thursday.

Around 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, Santa Barbara City Council voted 5-to-2 to reauthorize Title 31, that like a bridge, allows the city to maintain the State Street promenade for now https://keyt.com/news/santa-barbara-s-county/2026/06/30/santa-barbara-city-council-passes-budget/ 

The Montecito Fire Protection District has added a firefighter-paramedic position to Medic Engine 92, to provide advanced emergency medical care even faster

A draft Environmental Impact Report will be presented on the trail that would connect the northwest side of Santa Maria at Blosser Road and Atlantic Place, with the northeast side of Guadalupe

Santa Maria is considering adopting a new ordinance that would provide protections for mobile home parks that are designed as age-restricted communities

The Ojai Art Center is calling all film lovers to see their 'Film Noir' series featuring rare restored classics

The Central Coast has faced a major housing crisis for years, and because of this, more and more housing developments have been approved. Your News Channel wants to know, should construction continue in the tri-counties? Let us know in the poll below!

Gas prices have declined modestly across the Central Coast in recent days, but California continues to have some of the highest fuel prices in the nation. https://keyt.com/news/top-stories/2026/06/29/central-coast-drivers-see-slight-relief-at-the-pump-ahead-of-fourth-of-july-travel/ 

Santa Maria city officials and first responders are preparing for the nation’s 250th Independence Day celebration

The sale of "safe-and-sane" fireworks are now underway in a handful of Central Coast locations, including Santa Maria

The City of Santa Maria is increasing public access to one of its most popular recreation destinations

Love was in the air in Santa Barbara, as many couples tied the knot on Palindrome Day

UC Santa Barbara students, staff, and residents of Isla Vista are asked to be on alert following a sexual incident report received Wednesday

A free Sunday show will take place at the Plaza Del Mar Band Shell in Santa Barbara as part of the new schedule of events in the iconic and refurbished location