Crystal Bermudez is your community news reporter covering northern Santa Barbara County, including the Santa Maria, Lompoc and Santa Ynez valleys. Tags from children’s bikes were left scattered on the ...

SANTA MARIA / ORCUTT, Calif. (KEYT) - A trauma surgeon in Santa Maria says brain injuries resulting from incidents with electric bikes are on the rise. Wearing a helmet is the primary safety ...

The Santa Maria Police Department donated bikes from their past patrol fleet to local high school and college students last week. April Chavez is the Santa Maria City Reporter for the Santa Maria ...

In celebration of National Bike Month, the City of Santa Maria Rangers invite community members to join them for the second annual “Ride with a Ranger” community bike ride on Saturday, May 17 ...

In an effort to lower deaths and injuries, the Santa Maria Police Department will step up safety enforcement Thursday by patrolling areas where bike and pedestrian traffic and crashes occur. Funding ...

Santa Barbara County Association of Goverments is bringing an electric bike program to Santa Maria for the month of November. The “EZBike project” is a measure to reduce traffic and air pollution in ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. SANTA BARBARA, CALIF. – National Bike Month, celebrated as “CycleMAYnia” in Santa Barbara County has 47 exciting calls to ...

More than 30 community-led biking events offer chances to ride and win prizes—including an e-bike—alongside the SmartRide ...

In celebration of National Bike Month, the City of Santa Maria Rangers invited community members for the second annual “Ride with a Ranger” community bike ride on Saturday. The free family-friendly ...

SANTA MARIA, Calif. - Motorcyclists from up and down the central coast met for the first annual Blessing of the Bikes fundraiser in Santa Maria. “All of us that ride bikes need prayer because it’s too ...