A Lompoc Valley Middle School student is facing expulsion from school after police discovered a pellet gun in his backpack. On Monday morning, a caller informed police that the 13-year-old boy had pulled what appeared to be a handgun from... (Continue reading)
A former correctional officer at the Lompoc’s Federal Correctional Complex pleaded guilty last week to a charge of having unlawful sexual relations with a male inmate. Renee Noelle Gutierrez, 42, pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court to a felony charge... (Continue reading)