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The Knights have made it to the CIF divisional quarterfinals the last three seasons.

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Two of the Lompoc Valley's primary golf courses soon could be joining forces.

The number of abandoned shopping carts located in and around Lompoc could soon be on the decline.

Individuals gathered at Mitchell Park in downtown San Luis Obispo on Saturday to voice opposition to a proposal by Phillips 66 to bring oil trains to its refinery on the Nipomo Mesa.

The action was fast, furious and non-stop Friday on Day 1 of the International Karting Federation’s (IKF) 2-cycle Sprint Grand Nationals on the Santa Maria Karting Association’s (SMKA) .7-mile championship track that's located on the grounds of the Santa Maria…

Grover Beach City Councilman Jeff Lee announced Friday he plans to run for another four years on the dais.

The engines were roaring once again on the south side of the Santa Maria Public Airport Thursday.

The Salvation Army’s Santa Maria Corps opened its doors Thursday and invited the community to learn about the opportunities available there.

Lompoc used two home runs and a 10-strikeout performance by Dylan Bailey to beat Arroyo Grande 7-4 Thursday in the District 65 10-11-12 tournament.

A plan launched six months ago to change the hearts and minds of residents and business owners about Santa Maria’s downtown is working, according to city officials.

The "Bernie Sanders factor" played a significant role in Bruce Porter’s run for 3rd District supervisor, the candidate said in an interview this week.

Acres and acres of untouched dunes are part of a massive wildlife refuge that will be the subject of a public meeting next week in Grover Beach, where officials will ask locals to consider the conservation project's future.

A storm system carrying strong winds and showers moved through the Central Coast on Monday, causing flooding and minor damage.

Early morning hail covered the ground in Orcutt Monday morning as a series of storms moved through the region. We will be tracking the storms as they move through the Central Coast.

Thursday's San Luis Obispo County Planning Commission meeting was like a tennis match where the players used words and props instead of racquets and balls to score points, with oil-by-train supporters on one side and oil train opponents on the…

A former Nipomo girls softball coach will be sentenced to 20 years to life in state prison after entering pleas to two charges involving sex with a minor Thursday, according to the San Luis Obispo County District Attorney’s Office.

Five of 11 candidates vying for the 24th Congressional District will discuss issues related to business Friday during a candidates forum at the historic Santa Maria Inn in Santa Maria.

A Delta IV rocket carrying a U.S. spy satellite provided a premature wake-up call for much of the Lompoc Valley after launching from Vandenberg Air Force Base early Wednesday morning.

The Central Coast got its first real glimpse of the candidates running to represent the 24th Congressional District on Thursday, as Cal Poly hosted the first debate at Spanos Theatre.

Advocates spoke out against mistreatment of farm laborers Wednesday and introduced a Farmworker Bill of Rights in front of the Betteravia Government Center in Santa Maria.

With members of the militant Islamic State group claiming responsibility for multiple terrorist attacks around the world in recent years, tensions regarding the Muslim faith have been on the rise.

For some high school students, senior projects are requirements that bring them one step closer to graduation. But for one Cabrillo High School senior, her project served as a chance to raise awareness of a cause she believes in.

While she’s less than a year away from retirement, Congresswoman Lois Capps says she still has a lot she needs to get done before leaving office.

Fearing for the worst, the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors approved funding earlier this week for a new day shelter pilot program designed to provide housing for the most vulnerable when severe weather may occur.

The dismissal of Gary West as Cabrillo's boys basketball coach did not last long, and West relished his return.

As someone with older siblings, Lompoc High School senior Lourdes Cortez said she knows firsthand just how critical having a mentor can be.

Gary West is back.

San Luis Obispo County has been slapped with a lawsuit by the owners of Ethnobotanica claiming the Board of Supervisors abused its powers when the body denied the company a permit to open a brick-and-mortar medical marijuana dispensary in Nipomo…

The Vandenberg Village Lions Club is once again inviting the Lompoc community to what the club hopes will serve as both an eye-closing and eye-opening experience.

Cabrillo High's girls water polo team is an unstoppable force this season in the Los Padres League, winning 19-4 against Santa Ynez on Wednesday at the Lompoc Aquatic Center. The game was the first for interim head coach Jeff Dacus,…

A 1-year-old child was rushed to the hospital and the child’s mother was arrested on drug and child cruelty charges this month after the baby was found freezing and malnourished outdoors in a stroller.

The Saints dominated play against Cabrillo on Tuesday, but they didn't pull ahead of the Conqs for the 2-1 win until the 73rd minute of a critical Los Padres League contest at Santa Maria High.

A new store is set to make its debut in downtown Lompoc with a business model that will be the first of its kind, at least locally.

Although Martin Luther King Jr. is most famously remembered for having a dream, longtime educator Charles Osiris stressed early Monday afternoon that just as important — or perhaps even more — was what came after.

A SpaceX-built Falcon 9 rocket successfully delivered an ocean-monitoring satellite into orbit from Vandenberg Air Force Base on Sunday morning, but the secondary — and potentially historic — goal of the mission did not fare as well.

If a team can't get a shot off, it can't score. And Lompoc's defenders, particularly in the first half, made sure Santa Maria's shooters did not get many shots off Saturday.

With SpaceX planning to attempt launch history today from Vandenberg Air Force Base, a representative of the company expressed optimism Friday that everything was on track and ready to go.

When Chantal Martinez, a teacher at Lompoc’s Los Berros Elementary School, thinks about Nathan Mendoza, whom she had taught and grew close to over the past four years, she said one thing instantly comes to mind.

Orcutt resident Ron Zell said he and his wife were on vacation in Oceanside last year when they came across an exhibit with memorials of all the servicemen and women from California who had died in combat since the terrorist…

Less than a week after Cabrillo High School basketball coach Gary West was reportedly notified that he would be dismissed from the team, a steady stream of the coach's supporters stood before the Lompoc Unified School District Board of Education…

Four people, including two Lompoc residents, were arrested late last month following a five-month investigation by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office into a methamphetamine trafficking operation.

SpaceX technicians tested a SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket booster in a "full-duration static fire" test at Vandenberg Air Force Base on Monday night.

As a pair of prominent businesses say goodbye to the Lompoc market, a national retailer is preparing to move into one of the soon-to-be vacated storefronts.

Bradley Mickey's remarkable three-year varsity career at Arroyo Grande set a standard of statistical dominance and leadership that will be difficult to match for future Eagles. Mickey never left the field for the Eagles and his performance in the 2014…