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Hit-and-run driver kills man at Lompoc Home Depot

Written on 22 Oct, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A 42-year-old man was killed Saturday afternoon by a hit-and-run driver in the Home Depot parking lot in Lompoc. Shortly before 6 p.m., a caller reported a vehicle versus pedestrian crash in the parking lot. Emergency personnel... (Continue reading)

Woman’s body found near Lompoc, detectives investigating

Written on 30 Sep, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE Deputies launched an investigation earlier this week into the death of a 21-year-old woman whose body was discovered on Harris Grade Road near Lompoc. On the evening of Sept. 26, a caller reported finding a body on... (Continue reading)

Lompoc man dies after accidentally shooting himself

Written on 27 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A 62-year-old Lompoc man died this week, days after he suffered what police have determined to be an accidental, self-inflicted gunshot wound. Shortly before 8:40 a.m. on April 17, Robert Kenner suffered a single gunshot wound to... (Continue reading)

Teen gunman critically wounded in Lompoc shooting

Written on 22 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE A gunman shot and critically wounded a 15-year-old boy in Lompoc on Thursday evening. The victim was involved in a shooting when an associate accidentally shot him, according to police.. Shortly after 10 p.m., a caller reported... (Continue reading)

Man airlifted to hospital after Lompoc shooting

Written on 17 Apr, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Emergency personnel airlifted a man in serious condition to the hospital after a gunman shot him in Lompoc Monday morning.  Shortly before 9 a.m., a person reported a shooting in the 400 block of W. Pine Avenue.... (Continue reading)

Kayakers find body in Santa Ynez River near Lompoc

Written on 6 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two kayakers found the body of a male in the Santa Ynez River west of Lompoc on Sunday. At about 12:30 p.m., two adults in kayaks discovered the body along the Santa Ynez River near Santa Lucia... (Continue reading)

Woman gives birth in flooded Lompoc riverbed

Written on 10 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Emergency personnel rescued a mother and her newborn baby after the woman gave birth in a flooded Lompoc riverbed on Monday.  While the baby survived, it is unclear whether the parents will keep custody of the child.... (Continue reading)

Two shootings in Lompoc neighborhood near children

Written on 20 Nov, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Unknown suspects carried out two shootings on a single block in Lompoc on Monday, the first of which occurred while children were playing in the area. Both shootings occurred in the 700 block of N. E Street, which is in... (Continue reading)

SpaceX rocket lights up Central Coast sky

Written on 8 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

  Falcon 9’s first West Coast land landing pic.twitter.com/zObJgzLI0C — SpaceX (@SpaceX) October 8, 2018 Hundreds of spectators gathered outside of Lompoc while countless other people watched and took photos and videos from up and down the California Coast Sunday... (Continue reading)

6 Santa Barbara County students overdose at high school

Written on 25 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Emergency responders transported a half-dozen Lompoc area high school students to the hospital Monday after finding three of them unresponsive and determining all six were under the influence of Xanax. [Cal Coast Times] The incident concluded with deputies arresting one... (Continue reading)