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- Santa Maria, CA (93455)
  
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  Mostly cloudy early, then sunshine for the afternoon. High 68F. Winds WNW at 10 to 20 mph..
  
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  Partly cloudy this evening, then becoming cloudy after midnight. Low 54F. W winds at 10 to 15 mph, decreasing to less than 5 mph.
  
  Updated: June 16, 2019 @ 4:25 am
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'Mommy, we need to go': Off-duty officer opens fire inside Costco, kills man who attacked him

Santa Maria scraps plans for in-house animal control

Government and Politics

Santa Maria scraps plans for in-house animal control

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The city of Santa Maria has shelved a proposal to bring animal control services in-house and will instead continue to contract out sheltering and animal control to the county.

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SMVHS Pets of the Week: Pandora and Maggie

SMVHS Pets of the Week: Pandora and Maggie

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Santa Barbara County supervisors may allocate Coastal Resources grants to North County projects

Santa Barbara County supervisors may allocate Coastal Resources grants to North County projects

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John Lindsey: CO2, seawater temperatures, ocean levels all rising

John Lindsey: CO2, seawater temperatures, ocean levels all rising

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Community invited to Veterans United meeting in Lompoc

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County Lines: Veterans United invites community to meeting; Friends of SM Library plan book sale

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Cyclists tour Santa Ynez Valley in annual Bike Trek to benefit People Helping People

Cyclists tour Santa Ynez Valley in annual Bike Trek to benefit People Helping People

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St. Joseph goes 4-0 in 7-on-7 football Saturday at Santa Maria High

St. Joseph goes 4-0 in 7-on-7 football Saturday at Santa Maria High

Updated 8 hrs ago

Sportswire: Cabrillo basketball practice, AG to host Babe Ruth Regional

Sportswire: Cabrillo basketball practice, AG to host Babe Ruth Regional

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AP Source: Lakers, Pelicans, agree on Anthony Davis trade

AP Source: Lakers, Pelicans, agree on Anthony Davis trade

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Steak Pizzaiola perfect Father’s Day dish

Steak Pizzaiola perfect Father’s Day dish

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What's it like to score the run that clinches your team a national title? Righetti grad Jacqui Prober walks us through it

College Sports

What's it like to score the run that clinches your team a national title? Righetti grad Jacqui Prober walks us through it

Youth Arts Alive offering free classes to area children for third summer in Santa Maria

Local News

Youth Arts Alive offering free classes to area children for third summer in Santa Maria

Santa Maria to host 'Free Day of Family Play' at Grogan Park

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Santa Maria to host 'Free Day of Family Play' at Grogan Park

Crews battling 150-acre fire on northern Vandenberg Air Force Base

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Crews battling 150-acre fire on northern Vandenberg Air Force Base

Local News

Santa Barbara County supervisors may allocate Coastal Resources grants to North County projects

Government and Politics

Santa Barbara County supervisors may allocate Coastal Resources grants to North County projects

John Lindsey: CO2, seawater temperatures, ocean levels all rising

John Lindsey

John Lindsey: CO2, seawater temperatures, ocean levels all rising

Cyclists tour Santa Ynez Valley in annual Bike Trek to benefit People Helping People

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Cyclists tour Santa Ynez Valley in annual Bike Trek to benefit People Helping People

Succulent lovers trade old for new outside Santa Maria Public Library

Home and Garden

Succulent lovers trade old for new outside Santa Maria Public Library

Local sports

St. Joseph goes 4-0 in 7-on-7 football Saturday at Santa Maria High

Football

St. Joseph goes 4-0 in 7-on-7 football Saturday at Santa Maria High

Sportswire: Cabrillo basketball practice, AG to host Babe Ruth Regional

Golf

Sportswire: Cabrillo basketball practice, AG to host Babe Ruth Regional

North-South All-Star softball game to benefit Stevie Wisz

Softball

North-South All-Star softball game to benefit Stevie Wisz

Baseball: Cast your vote for Player of the Year

Baseball

Baseball: Cast your vote for Player of the Year

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Central Coast AirFest steps up preparations for second annual show

Local News

Central Coast AirFest steps up preparations for second annual show

Now hiring in Santa Maria. Recently posted employment opportunities for job seekers

Jobs in the Central Coast Area

Now hiring in Santa Maria. Recently posted employment opportunities for job seekers

Lifestyles and Entertainment

SMVHS Pets of the Week: Pandora and Maggie

Pets

SMVHS Pets of the Week: Pandora and Maggie

Obituaries

Anthony "Tony" Adams

Obituaries

Val King

Obituaries

Maxine "Rusty" Kenne

Obituaries

Gordon J. Erickson

Donna Hagen

Obituaries

Donna Hagen

Steak Pizzaiola perfect Father’s Day dish

Food and Cooking

Steak Pizzaiola perfect Father’s Day dish

Opinion

Sunday Doonesbury: June 16

Editorial

Sunday Doonesbury: June 16

Editorial cartoon: Made in America?

Editorial

Editorial cartoon: Made in America?

Dan Walters: Most ‘job killer’ bills already dead

Columnists

Dan Walters: Most ‘job killer’ bills already dead

Adam N. Michel and Travis Nix: Tax cut repeal a bad deal for the middle class

Columnists

Adam N. Michel and Travis Nix: Tax cut repeal a bad deal for the middle class

Roses & Raspberries: Flaming out and going up

Editorial

Roses & Raspberries: Flaming out and going up

Editorial cartoon: Participation trophies

Editorial

Editorial cartoon: Participation trophies

Rona Barrett: Staying connected so we don’t feel alone

Columnists

Rona Barrett: Staying connected so we don’t feel alone

Victoria Juarez: Doing more for nontraditional students

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Victoria Juarez: Doing more for nontraditional students

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Cowboy poet duo to perform 'Romancing the West' at Dana Adobe June 21

Music

Cowboy poet duo to perform 'Romancing the West' at Dana Adobe June 21

Guadalupe's James Carlson graduating from Cal Poly earth science school

Local News

Guadalupe's James Carlson graduating from Cal Poly earth science school

Mark James Miller: A new tradition paving a path for HOPE

San Luis Obispo County News

Mark James Miller: A new tradition paving a path for HOPE

Photos: Central Coast New Tech High School celebrates graduating class

Education

Photos: Central Coast New Tech High School celebrates graduating class

En Espanol

Nuevo campo de tiro para el Departamento de Policía de Santa María en desarrollo en Los Flores Ranch

Noticias Locales

Nuevo campo de tiro para el Departamento de Policía de Santa María en desarrollo en Los Flores Ranch

Reportan segundo caso de sarampión en el Condado de Santa Bárbara

Noticias Locales

Reportan segundo caso de sarampión en el Condado de Santa Bárbara

Minetti Mini Rodeo: luciendo sombreros vaqueros y bandanas, miles de estudiantes de la zona dieron inicio al rodeo

Noticias Locales

Minetti Mini Rodeo: luciendo sombreros vaqueros y bandanas, miles de estudiantes de la zona dieron inicio al rodeo

Santa Maria Elks Lodge honra a militares caídos durante ceremonia conmemorativa

Noticias Locales

Santa Maria Elks Lodge honra a militares caídos durante ceremonia conmemorativa

Photos

Week in review: Top photos of the week from AP

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Week in review: Top photos of the week from AP

Here are some of the top photos of the week, as selected by the Associated Press.

Today's Birthdays, June 15: Helen Hunt

Archives

Today's Birthdays, June 15: Helen Hunt

Birthday Highlight: Neil Patrick Harris

Archives

Birthday Highlight: Neil Patrick Harris

Today In History, June 15: Paul Manafort

Archives

Today In History, June 15: Paul Manafort

Photos: Passers win at 7-on-7 tourney at Santa Maria High

Football

Photos: Passers win at 7-on-7 tourney at Santa Maria High

73 photos of Donald Trump to celebrate his 73rd birthday

National

73 photos of Donald Trump to celebrate his 73rd birthday

Today’s top pics: Tensions rise after tanker attacks and more

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Today’s top pics: Tensions rise after tanker attacks and more

Local columnists

Dan Walters: Most ‘job killer’ bills already dead

Columnists

Dan Walters: Most ‘job killer’ bills already dead

Adam N. Michel and Travis Nix: Tax cut repeal a bad deal for the middle class

Columnists

Adam N. Michel and Travis Nix: Tax cut repeal a bad deal for the middle class

Commentary: Elizabeth Warren just became the ultimate Democratic debate overdog

Columnists

Commentary: Elizabeth Warren just became the ultimate Democratic debate overdog

Rona Barrett: Staying connected so we don’t feel alone

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Rona Barrett: Staying connected so we don’t feel alone

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What is lake-effect snow?

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What is lake-effect snow?

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Video: SpaceX Falcon 9 returns to Vandenberg AFB with two sonic booms

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Video: SpaceX Falcon 9 returns to Vandenberg AFB with two sonic booms

WATCH: SpaceX Livestream of the Falcon 9 launch, landing from Vandenberg AFB

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WATCH: SpaceX Livestream of the Falcon 9 launch, landing from Vandenberg AFB

Video: SMT TV Broadcast of St. Joseph in the Southern Section Championship game - Brad Memberto on the call

Video

Video: SMT TV Broadcast of St. Joseph in the Southern Section Championship game - Brad Memberto on the call

Video: Students, families and friends all celebrate Graduation Day 2019, across the Santa Maria Valley

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Video: Students, families and friends all celebrate Graduation Day 2019, across the Santa Maria Valley

Nation & World

Former student who reported rape says college betrayed her

Former student who reported rape says college betrayed her

OJ Simpson on Twitter: 'I got a little gettin' even to do'

OJ Simpson on Twitter: 'I got a little gettin' even to do'

Washington state waterfront owners asked to take dead whales

Washington state waterfront owners asked to take dead whales

Police: Store shooting took place after man hit officer

Police: Store shooting took place after man hit officer

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Badly made fake license plate leads to arrest, and more of this week's weirdest news

Badly made fake license plate leads to arrest, and more of this week's weirdest news

Meet cuddly baby dugong Marium, a manatee-like mammal and internet hit

Meet cuddly baby dugong Marium, a manatee-like mammal and internet hit

This week in not real news: 'Natural birth control' and another doctored campaign video go viral

This week in not real news: 'Natural birth control' and another doctored campaign video go viral

A brief history of firings and resignations from Trump's White House

A brief history of firings and resignations from Trump's White House

10 genuinely surprising ways to save money on your weight-loss journey

Health, Medicine and Fitness

10 genuinely surprising ways to save money on your weight-loss journey

Balancing Act: Help! It’s June and my kids have to be at a band concert/track meet/baseball game/school carnival/graduation party!

Parenting

Balancing Act: Help! It’s June and my kids have to be at a band concert/track meet/baseball game/school carnival/graduation party!

The Conversation: Divorced dads often dissed by schools

Parenting

The Conversation: Divorced dads often dissed by schools

Minnesota man trekking to Arctic Ocean — on a stand-up paddleboard

Recreation

Minnesota man trekking to Arctic Ocean — on a stand-up paddleboard

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