1+ hour, 57+ min ago  (368+ words) Cal Poly students are putting the finishing touches on their "Welcome to the Jungle" float ahead of the 137th annual Rose Parade in Pasadena, but with rain in the forecast, they are making some last-minute changes. The float, created through a…...

3+ day, 8+ hour ago  (664+ words) Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. El Camino Junior High School in Santa Maria was under scrutiny last year after students, parents and teachers publicly…...

1+ week, 6+ day ago  (128+ words) Two teams from Georgia Brown Dual Immersion School's robotics program recently competed in the Santa Maria Winter Wonderland Robotics Open, bringing home four top awards. Two teams from Georgia Brown Dual Immersion School's robotics program recently competed in the Santa…...

3+ week, 1+ day ago  (498+ words) Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. Come January 1, all California charter and public schools will be required to limit or prohibit student phone use on…...

4+ week, 19+ hour ago  (403+ words) San Luis Coastal Unified School District has been working to address its multi-million-dollar budget deficit for the past year. Now, as it approaches the end of 2025, the district is proposing its budget for 2026. The district cites several reasons for its…...

1+ mon, 5+ day ago  (124+ words) Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. Students at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria lined up Wednesday for a "Taste of Home," an annual Thanksgiving…...

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (350+ words) Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. Just two days before Thanksgiving, Allan Hancock College handed out free turkeys, pumpkin pies, and full dinner fixings to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (87+ words) The Allan Hancock College campus in Santa Maria was being evacuated Monday afternoon after school officials said someone called in a bomb threat. Officials say they received the call at approximately 2:21 p.m. The college was asking all students and staff to…...

1+ mon, 1+ week ago  (141+ words) Allan Hancock College closed its Santa Maria campus on Thursday, November 20 due to a prolonged power outage. As a result, all campus facilities and services have been shut down, and classes have been canceled for the remainder of the day....

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (175+ words) Police say Paso Robles High School Principal Megan Fletcher was arrested Monday on suspicion of driving under the influence. According to the Paso Robles Police Department, school district staff notified the department's school resource officer that Fletcher was possibly under…...