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Lompoc school board member voted his wife raises

Written on 24 Mar, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A Lompoc school board member who is married to the district’s special education director voted for pay raises for district administrators. Board member Bill Christen may have to reimburse the district about $26,000. [KSBY] Board President Steve Straight said he... (Continue reading)

Caregiver convicted in death of Solvang ALS patient

Written on 19 Feb, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The former caregiver for a Lompoc ALS patient has been convicted of involuntary manslaughter in the woman’s death. However, the jury found the caregiver not guilty of both first-degree murder and second-degree murder. [KSBY] In 2013, Solvang resident Heidi Good... (Continue reading)

Lompoc woman arrested for letting toddler freeze

Written on 21 Jan, 2016 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 14 comments

Lompoc police arrested a 27-year-old woman after finding her one-and-a-half-year-old child barefoot with feet that had turned blue. The child was freezing, malnourished and dehydrated, police say. [KCOY] Officers responded to the corner of Ocean and I streets after a... (Continue reading)

Driver hits mom pushing stroller in Lompoc

Written on 17 Dec, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A mother narrowly avoided tragedy in Lompoc Wednesday morning when a driver failed to avoid the woman and her baby. The driver collided with both the mother and the stroller holding her 11-month-old child. [KEYT] The mother was pushing the... (Continue reading)

SLO jury convicts man who stabbed pregnant girlfriend

Written on 17 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A man who stabbed his pregnant girlfriend at a home in Cambria has been convicted of 25 charges related to domestic violence. Brian Michael Rodriguez, 26, stabbed his pregnant girlfriend multiple times on July 2014 while the couple was visiting... (Continue reading)

Man who stabbed pregnant girlfriend on trial in SLO

Written on 1 Oct, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

An attorney defending a Lompoc man who stabbed his pregnant girlfriend argued in an opening statement that his client could not have committed attempted murder because he was in an alcohol-induced blackout. [Tribune] Brian Michael Rodriguez, 26, stabbed his pregnant... (Continue reading)

Good Samaritans come to officer’s aid in Lompoc

Written on 13 Sep, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Department is crediting two men for coming to the aid of a deputy who was being attacked by a drunken suspect last week. On Monday, the deputy responded to a request to remove a “belligerent... (Continue reading)

Husband of Lompoc daycare provider arrested for sexual molestation

Written on 27 Aug, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

Lompoc police arrested the husband of a daycare provider on child molestation charges, which include alleged sexual intercourse with a child 10-years-old or younger on Tuesday. [KSBY] The arrest Salvador Moreno Mojarras Jr. at the home of a licensed daycare... (Continue reading)

One killed, five injured in crash near Lompoc

Written on 3 Jul, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

One person died and five people suffered injuries during a crash near Lompoc early Friday morning. The two-car collision occurred at Highway 1 and Jalama Road, according the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. One person suffered major injuries in the... (Continue reading)

Fire burns 320 acres near Lompoc

Written on 30 Jun, 2015 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A wildfire erupted in the hills near Lompoc on Monday and burned 320 acres. [KEYT] The fire broke out just before 1:30 p.m. in the Mission Hills area north of Lompoc. The blaze threatened the La Purisima Mission, but it... (Continue reading)