SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Maria Salguero, a local immigration attorney, and Adilene Rojas Alejo are challenging incumbent Carlos Escobedo to represent District 1 on Santa Maria's city council. Salguero ...

Santa Maria boxer Carlos Balderas, who turns 20 Wednesday, returns home Tuesday from the Rio Olympic Games after reaching the quarterfinal round. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) Olympic boxer Carlos ...

Carlos Escobedo maintained his lead in the race for the District 1 seat on the Santa Maria City Council Wednesday, while challenger Gloria Flores moved into the lead in District 2, according to ...

Two brothers have been arrested in connection with a road rage shooting that injured a 9-year-old girl Thursday evening. Oscar Santa Maria, 19, and Carlos Santa Maria, 20, fled the scene of the ...

Carlos Escobedo announces on Thursday his candidacy for the Santa Maria City Council’s recently formed District 1. (Janene Scully / Noozhawk photo) A second candidate has joined the race to represent ...

Editor's note: This is one in a series of profiles on the candidates running for 1st and 2nd District seats on the Santa Maria City Council in the Nov. 3 election.

Kaleem Shah's Bellafina arrived at Churchill Downs April 29 and was sent out for a gallop under the Twin Spires April 30. Assistant Carlos Santamaria watched for trainer Simon Callaghan. After a ...