Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. The City of Santa Maria is cracking down on illegal ...

A collaborative partnership between the city of Santa Maria and the Santa Maria Philharmonic Society has produced a video of a free public concert of Delightful Duets at the Public Library’s Shepard ...

An adorable throwback video from last year’s Christmas Eve, recently reshared, captured the magic of the holiday as two sisters had a huge reaction to hearing a recording of Santa’s sleigh bells, ...

Dayana Tobar uses an umbrella to shield herself from the wind at Zuma Beach in Malibu last month. More Santa Ana winds are on tap for the Southland this week. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) ...