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Santa Maria police officers on Thursday found the deceased body of a man who went missing after possibly entering a water catchment basin last week. At about 11:30 a.m., investigators found the body of 32-year-old David Navarro in the general area of the reservoir where he went missing, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. An investigation into Navarro’s death is ongoing.

Construction work at Preisker Park in Santa Maria is set to begin in April, city officials announced Thursday.

Twitchell Reservoir is at its highest water storage level since the turn of the century, according to Santa Barbara County officials.

A 2,774-square-foot house built in 2013 has changed hands. The new owners acquired the property in the 1500 block of Black Oak Drive on March 9, 2023. A 2,774-square-foot house built in 2013 has changed hands. The spacious property located in the 1500 block of Black Oak Drive in Santa Maria was sold on March 9, 2023, for $1,075,000, or $388 per square foot. The property features four bedrooms and three bathrooms. It sits on a 0.3-acre lot.

Santa Maria Joint Union High School District students will present “Chicago” inside the Clark Center for the performing arts in Arroyo Grande beginning Thursday at 7 p.m.

Police are encouraging parents to remind their children about the dangers of drugs after multiple drug-related incidents have been reported this year at Santa Maria high schools.

Developers, attorneys, and other industry experts gathered at the 2023 Santa Maria Valley Housing Summit.

A house in Santa Maria that sold for $790,000 tops the list of the most expensive real estate sales in Santa Maria in the past two weeks. In total, 18 real estate sales were recorded in the area during the past two weeks, with an average price of $563,889, $343 per square foot.

The City of Santa Maria Utilities Department is offering indoor residential kitchen pails for local customers Saturday.

The median price per square foot for a home in Santa Maria in the past two weeks was $360. That’s $37 less than the Santa Barbara County median. In the past two weeks, a 1,525-square-foot home on Dena Way in Santa Maria sold for $550,000. The figures in this...

The Santa Maria Police Department announced Thursday that investigators found the body of David Navarro, a 32-year-old who police first reported missing on Mar. 14. The post Santa Maria Police find David Navarro’s body, investigating cause of death appeared first on News Channel 3-12.

Nathan Blaise Johnson was an 18-year-old senior at Righetti High School when he was killed while riding his motorcycle near Sisquoc on March 5. Two of his riding buddies were with him and they performed life-saving measures, but Johnson died in their arms that Sunday morning. Jimmy Johnson, Nathan's dad,...

Santa Maria, Calif.-based vegetable seed breeder Tozer is developing new and improved seed varieties following market trends. Anoriginator of wild arugula seeds, Tozer’s has 20 years of arugula seed breeding experience, with many of varieties of the spicy mixed green recognized for their high quality, flavor and vigor, according to a news release. The company says its innovative breeding program has resulted in a wide range of highly sought-after varieties, such as various wild and salad arugula types, available for the upcoming spring season plantings.

Recent wet weather is helping fill up the often-dry Twitchell Reservoir to a dramatically high level not seen in a quarter century. The post Often-dry Twitchell Reservoir east of Santa Maria filling up to dramatically high level appeared first on News Channel 3-12.

The Santa Maria Philharmonic Society will present Fly Me to The Moon, a family concert of live music and multimedia fusion in a program that celebrates science, technology, imagination, and the arts. The free concert will be 4 p.m. Sunday, March 26 at First Baptist Church.2970 Santa Maria Way. Maestro...

On Monday, March 20, staff at Pioneer Valley High School contacted local emergency personnel with reports of an unresponsive student on campus. Emergency medical workers were dispatched and a school nurse administered Narcan, the common brand name of the drug naloxone, a medication used to reverse the effects of opioids.

An annual conference held Friday for middle and high school students helped inspire and motivate the future leaders of the Lompoc Valley. The post Teen conference provides inspiration and motivation for future Lompoc Valley leaders appeared first on News Channel 3-12.

On March 12, about 100 of C.A.R.E.4Paws supporters gathered at La Lieff Winery in the Funk Zone to raise funds for a new mobile clinic that will enable the nonprofit to serve more pets in need. Guests enjoyed the first rays of sunshine in several days, along with wine and nibbles.

Drivers on Highway 101 between Santa Maria and Nipomo may experience a bit of a delay on their commute the next two days.

Santa Barbara County District Attorney has charged two men in the Santa Ynez Valley for stealing and burning LGBTQ pride flags and sharing it on social media last summer. Avi Stone Williams, 18, and Joshua Jerome Eligino, 19, have each been charged with two misdemeanor counts of petty theft and one misdemeanor count of a violation of Civil Rights.