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School out, court closed as brush fire nears Lompoc

Written on 14 May, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

A brush fire that broke out in a canyon south of Lompoc Tuesday afternoon has burnt 700 acres and caused evacuations of 1,300 residences. [Lompoc Record] The fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. Tuesday in the 2500 block of San... (Continue reading)

Rowdy crowd impedes attempted murder investigation

Written on 10 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

After a Lompoc man allegedly stabbing a man in Isla Vista Saturday night, a crowd of over a 1,000 people gathered in a near riot. Kuriyan Summers-Dickinson, 18, of Lompoc allegedly stabbed a 20-year-old Rhode Island man in the stomach... (Continue reading)

Vandenberg protester bucks Supreme Court, gets arrested

Written on 6 Mar, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

One week after the Supreme Court ruled that antiwar activist Dennis Apel could not protest along a stretch of Highway 1 that is located on the Vandenberg Air Force Base, Appel returned to the spot Wednesday and was arrested along... (Continue reading)

Vandenberg Air Force base involved in drug probe

Written on 12 Jan, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An Air Force investigation into illegal drug has expanded to include officers at Vandenberg Air Force Base on the Central Coast of California. [WITN] U.S. Air Force officials are investigating 10 officers – nine lieutenants and one captain – at... (Continue reading)

Inmate escapes from Lompoc Prison

Written on 30 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

An inmate escaped from a minimum security area of the federal penitentiary in Lompoc on Friday. [KSBY] Prison officials discovered that Jeffrey Kilbride, 48, was missing at around 1:30 p.m. Witnesses last saw him in a white, four-door car. Kilbride... (Continue reading)

Vandenberg launches rocket with secret payload

Written on 6 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 9 comments

A rocket with a secret payload launched from Vandenberg Air Force Base late Thursday night. [NBC 13] The 19-story-tall Atlas V rocket launched around 11:15 p.m. Thursday and headed toward low-Earth orbit. It is unknown what is onboard, but the... (Continue reading)

Lompoc gas wars

Written on 1 Dec, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Gas stations across Lompoc are participating in a gas price war that has resulted in plummeting prices. [KCOY] Gas prices in Lompoc are the lowest in 12 western states with three gas stations selling gas at $3.41. “So, if someone... (Continue reading)

$12 million in marijuana discovered on ranch

Written on 30 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies eradicated approximately 4,000 marijuana plants, valued at $12 million, from private property between the cities of Lompoc and Buellton. The owner of the property noticed that individuals had trespassed on his property and were diverting... (Continue reading)

Looters hit Lompoc businesses during power outage

Written on 25 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

During Sunday night’s power outage, reports of attempted burglaries and looting overwhelming dispatchers at Lompoc police headquarters. [KCOY] The looters caused significant damage, however, little was stolen. At Tom’s Burger in the College Center, burglars smashed a glass door to... (Continue reading)

Oceano appoints interim general manager

Written on 17 Jun, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 11 comments

The Oceano Services District Board of Directors appointed an interim general manager last week to replace the Tom Geaslen, who was recently terminated for cause. Former City Administrator of Lompoc Gary Keefe will serve as district general manager until the... (Continue reading)