The smell of red oak smoke and sizzling meat will fill the air this weekend as Santa Maria’s signature event, the Santa Maria BBQ Festival, returns for its seventh year. The event takes place ...

Santa Maria Maggiore, or St. Mary Major, is a fifth-century basilica where Francis, in a long-held personal tradition, would pray before his trips overseas and upon returning. It is one of the ...

ROME — The Santa Maria Maggiore basilica, which Pope Francis chose as his final resting place, is a fifth-century church located in the center of Rome that already holds the tombs of seven popes.

He will be the 1st pontiff in more than a century not to be buried in St Peter's Basilica Nuns walk past Santa Maria Maggiore Basilica, where the Pope will be buried after his funeral. AFP The ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. – On Wednesday, the City of Santa Maria announced that Rebecca Campbell has been hired as the new Finance Director. Campbell first day in the new position will be May 5 ...

The quartet seeking the Santa Maria Elks Rodeo Queen crown this year are, from left, Samantha McDonald, sponsored by the Children’s Resource and Referral of Santa Barbara County; Brianna Hill ...

Jo Ann Santa Maria, passed away peacefully in her sleep on Wednesday, April 2, 2025, at her home in Rossville, Georgia. She was a longtime resident of the North Georgia area before moving to ...

Jim Bertucci, Carina Santa Maria, Greg Zyck and Bill Manganaro were the top vote-getters Tuesday night in the crowded race for Arlington Heights village board, according to unofficial results.

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Construction of a new market and retail space is being planned for the former Sears building located at the Santa Maria Town Center mall. "We will be seeing a new project ...

Police tape was stretched around the perimeter of the scene, and authorities evacuated portions of the court buildings. Police responded to a report of a bomb at the Santa Maria Superior Court ...

Whatever was in the bag exploded, Parker said. Police tape off the area after an explosion at the Santa Maria Superior Court Wednesday morning. Credit: Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo Emergency ...

Nathaniel McGuire, the 20-year-old arrested for the explosion at Santa Maria Courthouse UPDATE (5 p.m.) - At a press conference Wednesday afternoon, Santa Barbara County Undersheriff Craig Bonner ...