The death of a Santa Maria man, whose body was discovered last week along Highway 166, is now being considered a homicide.

Agustín A. Magana, 67, of Santa Maria passed away on April 23, 2025. Agustin was born in Tangancicuaro, Michoacán on Aug. 28, 1957. He moved with his family to Santa Maria when he was 13 years old.

Earl M. Van Huss, 89 was born in Midland, TX, grew up in Los Angeles, married Paula McPherson and moved to Ft. Worth, TX in the mid forties. He moved to Santa Maria with his second wife, Ruth Hunter, ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man who was found unresponsive in his cell the night of June 28 at the Northern Branch Jail in Santa Maria. The inmate, ...

Law enforcement is investigating a "suspicious death" which closed a portion of Highway 166 east of Santa Maria late Thursday ...

Detectives are investigating a suspicious death after officers responded to the area of State Route 166 at Suey ...

Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced today that Santa Maria resident Gustavo Hernandez has been charged with First-Degree Murder in connection with the stabbing death of ...

Leona M. Alexander, 68 of Guadalupe, Ca. peacefully died in her sleep November 30, 2006. She was born on January 15, 1938 in Santa Maria, Ca. Leona resided for a number of years in Santa Barbara.

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Maria, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is sharing follow-up information from the in-custody death ...

Santa Maria, Anna Anna Santa Maria, 96, of Bethlehem, passed away on Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at Gracedale Nursing Home. She was born in Bethlehem, daughter of the late Phillip and Helen (Palencar) ...