A woman was killed and a man was injured in a head-on Highway 101 crash in Santa Maria on Sept. 8, 2024. The driver of the other car, who drove the wrong way while under the influence, pleaded guilty ... Read More

SAN LUIS OBISPO COUNTY, Calif. (KEYT) - Fire teams are responding to multiple spot fires along northbound Highway 101, north of the junction with State Route 166 and the county border, Monday. Read More

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A 27-year-old Santa Maria man has been named as the driver killed in a San Luis Obispo County crash last week on Highway 101. Gary Noe Arias, 27, ... Read More

The California Highway Patrol identified the man killed in a vehicle crash late Tuesday night on Highway 101 near Pismo Beach. Santa Maria resident Gary Noe Arias, a 27-year-old esthetician, died of ... Read More

A California woman pleaded guilty to murder for a wrong-way DUI crash that left one person dead and another hospitalized on the 101 Freeway. The deadly crash occurred on Sept. 8, 2024, as Kendra ... Read More

Fatal Highway 101 crash: A wrong-way driver on Highway 101 north of Los Alamos collided head-on with a Chumash Casino bus around 3:15 a.m. Friday, killing at least one person and igniting a fire that ... Read More

At least one person was killed and multiple people were injured when a wrong-way driver and a Chumash Casino bus collided head-on and sparked a fire early ... Read More

A wrong-way driver was involved in a fatal head-on collision with a Chumash Casino passenger bus early Friday morning. Read More

The left lane of southbound Highway 101 remained closed as of 10 a.m. Friday after a fatal wrong-way crash involving a Chumash Casino bus south of Palmer Road left multiple people injured and one ... Read More

Kendra Cordova, 34, has pleaded guilty to one felony count of murder in the death of Santa Maria resident Alma Alcorta Lazaro, the Santa Barbara County District Attorney's office announced Monday. Read More

A driver led law enforcement officers on a pursuit from Santa Maria toward Nipomo and back to Santa Maria on Friday afternoon before he was taken into custody at gunpoint and caused traffic delays. At ... Read More

If approved, the new location would fill a 70-mile gap between Santa Maria and Goleta on the 101 Freeway, a high-traffic corridor for coastal commuters. Read More

A multi-vehicle crash backed up northbound traffic along Highway 101 through Santa Maria Wednesday morning. According to the California Highway Patrol, the crash was first reported at around 6:30 a.m ... Read More

A person was injured after their vehicle collided with a center divider on the southbound side of Highway 101 near Stowell Road in Santa Maria on Friday. Read More

A major infrastructure projects is in the works to build a new interchange at the busy intersection of Highway 101 and Broadway (Highway 135) in Santa Maria. Read More

The City of Santa Maria invites the community to attend a public workshop to learn about and provide input on the proposed Highway 101 / State Route 135 (North Broadway) Interchange Replacement ['] ... Read More

SANTA MARIA, Calif. (KEYT) - A much-anticipated new Chick-fil-A restaurant on North Broadway in Santa Maria opened Thursday morning. Beginning at 6:30 a.m., customers were able to be among the first ... Read More

Two Santa Maria Valley interchange fixes plus the addition of passing lanes on Highway 246 between Buellton and Lompoc have moved to the top of the ... Read More

Eastbound lanes on State Route 166 are closed this morning, as crews clean up damage from a late-night accident. California Highway Patrol officials received an alert around 8:30 p.m. Tuesday night ... Read More

Riders took their first trips on a new express transit route from Santa Maria to downtown San Luis Obispo Monday, a service aimed an easing commuter congestion on Highway 101. Read More

A suspected drunken driver suffered major injuries Friday afternoon in a crash on Highway 101 just north of Santa Maria, according to the California ... Read More

The growing Santa Maria auto mall located along Highway 101 is getting another dealership. Recently, the Santa Maria Planning Commission approved plans for a new home of Hyundai of Santa Maria. The ... Read More

Firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire in the Santa Maria riverbed on Thursday afternoon, according to the California Highway Patrol (CHP). Read More

Highway 166, which links Highway 101 near Santa Maria with Highway 99 near Bakersfield, is being rebuilt along the Cuyama River at a cost that sometimes exceeds a million dollars a mile. [Adjusted for ... Read More

According to a news release from Caltrans, Highway 166 had been closed between Highway 101 in Santa Maria and Perkins Road in New Cuyama since Aug. 1, when the major wildfire began burning. Highway ... Read More

Highway 166 reopened Wednesday at noon as firefighters have contained over 37% off the Gifford Fire east of Santa Maria. Read More

Travelers will encounter possible intermittent full traffic stops in both directions of Highway 101, approximately two miles north of the Santa Maria River bridge on Sunday, August 10. Read More

That remote stretch of highway has a history of dangerous emergency response incidents, from fires to road collapse. Read More

Gifford Fire officials held a community meeting in Sisquoc at Santa Barbara County Fire Station 23 on Thursday night. They revealed that Highway 166 likely won't reopen for at least several days, ... Read More

Travelers will encounter possible intermittent full traffic stops in both directions of US 101, approximately two-miles north of ... Read More

BUELLTON, Calif. - Fifty years ago, Highway 101 did not separate from Avenue of the Flags, and Buellton was one of the few commercial stopping points ... Read More

Overnight ramp and lane closures on Highway 101 in the Santa Maria area will begin this Wednesday as part of a series of roadway closures planned through the week in ... Read More

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Evacuation orders were issued near Highway 166. The highway is closed from U.S. 101 near Santa Maria to Perkins Road in the New Cuyama area of Santa Barbara County. Read More

The quick-moving Madre Fire northeast of Santa Maria burned 52,500 acres as of Thursday afternoon and was expected to keep Highway 166 closed between ... Read More

A wildfire exploded overnight in California, with the massive blaze prompting evacuation orders and a highway closure. The Madre Fire ignited Wednesday afternoon in San Luis Obispo County, according ... Read More

One person was killed Saturday night when a vehicle veered off Highway 101 in Santa Maria and landed in a restaurant parking lot, according to the Santa ... Read More

Road closures and parking restrictions will be in effect Saturday morning for the Elks Rodeo Parade along Broadway (Highway 135) in Santa Maria. Read More

A fire burned about two acres of brush in the Santa Maria Riverbed on Wednesday afternoon. The fire broke out at around 4:30 p.m. on the west side of Highway 101. The fire is contained and the cause ... Read More

In California, popular roadside restaurants ... Santa Maria barbecue when you take the Tefft Street exit at Nipomo off Highway 101. Santa Maria itself is just 12 minutes south, and you might ... Read More

The City of Santa Maria will consider approving an agreement with Caltrans to help fund the Highway 101 / Betteravia Road Interchange Project Study Report. Read More

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - The City of Santa Maria will consider approving an agreement with Caltrans to help fund the Highway 101 / Betteravia Road Interchange Project Study Report. According to Santa ... Read More

Highway 101: Santa Barbara South The Santa Barbara South segment is located between Olive Mill and Hermosillo Rds with median work extending up to Cabrillo Blvd (for traffic lane shifts). Northbound ... Read More

and Community-Focused Living to the Central Coast Strategically located across from Marian Regional Medical Center and just minutes from Highway 101, Bellecrest offers the perfect balance of ... Read More

CHP reports the closure of Highway 1 from Black Road to Solomon Road Thursday morning amid heavy rain. Here is information on additional road closures ... Read More

The driver of a semi-truck died in a crash off Highway 101 Thursday in the Santa Maria area. It happened at around 2:30 p.m. along the northbound lanes of the highway north of Solomon Road. Read More

CA. - One person was killed in a collision involving a semi-truck on Saturday morning in Santa Maria. According to the Santa Barbara County (SBC) Fire Public Information Office, the accident happened ... Read More

A Santa Maria Superior Court judge declined to stop a $1 million settlement for the mother of a man run over by a police transport van after he drove ... Read More

Santa Maria Regional Transit (SMRT) is soliciting public feedback on a proposed additional bus route connecting Santa Maria to San Luis Obispo ... along the busy Highway 101. Read More

A hard lane closure has been issued on Hutton Road between Highway 101 and Cuyama Lane outside Santa Maria. According to California Highway Patrol, the second lane has been closed to investigate a ... Read More

Highway 101 in Santa Maria. Proceeds go to the Golden Circle of Champions (GCOC) program that is devoted to raising awareness of childhood cancer and provides financial support to families ... Read More

A felony murder charge has been filed against Kendra Cordova, 34, in connection with a wrong-way crash on Highway 101 on Sept. 8 that killed Santa Maria resident Alma Alcorta ... Read More

Officials announced today that 34-year-old Kendra Cordova is charged with a felony count of murder following a deadly DUI crash on Highway 101 earlier this month. Read More

The crash happened on Highway 101 near the E Main Street offramp at about 10 a.m. September 13. The CHP said a FedEx truck and at least one other vehicle were involved in the crash on the northbound ... Read More

A passenger in the Chevrolet, identified as Alcorta Del Lazaro, was pronounced deceased at the scene. Alma Alcorta Del Lazaro Dies in Santa Maria Crash on Highway 101 near Bettera ... Read More

A woman died and a man was critically injured and had to be extricated from a vehicle due to a crash caused by a wrong-way driver Sunday morning on ... Read More

A Santa Maria woman faces 15 years to life in state prison after pleading guilty to one felony count of murder for a deadly crash nearly two years ago. Alma Teresa Alcorta Del Lazaro was killed on ... Read More

Just before 6:20 a.m. Wednesday the CHP dashboard reported a rolled over semi truck in the south bound lanes of US-101 in Santa Maria just before the East Main Street off ramp. Read More

Firefighters responded to a brush fire in the Santa Maria Riverbed on Thursday afternoon. The fire was first reported at 3 p.m. on the west side of the Highway 101 bridge. According to a KSBY News ... Read More

One person was injured in a crash involving a big rig on State Route 166 in Santa Maria, according to California Highway Patrol ... injuries in the collision. The highway was closed in both directions ... Read More

Officers from the California Highway Patrol arrested a Lompoc man after a pursuit that started in Santa Maria around noon, and continued north into San Luis Obispo County through Nipomo ... Read More

Aug. 26-The Santa Barbara County coroner on Thursday identified a man and a woman from Santa Maria, and a Solvang man who were killed in two separate vehicle collisions along Highway 101 near ... Read More

Update: 11 p.m. - Highway 101 is open in both directions after the California Highway Patrol apprehended a suspect believed to have shot at multiple vehicles. Read More