By KAREN VELIE The pilot of a helicopter that crashed in a field in Orcutt on Friday morning walked away uninjured from the wreckage. Shortly before 8 a.m., the pilot was spraying organic pesticides on a field near Orcutt-Garey and... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE A 33-year-old Paso Robles man was killed Sunday morning in a hit-and-run crash in Orcutt, according to the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office. Shortly before 1 a.m., a caller reported a pedestrian lying on Highway 135 south of... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a man who repeatedly brandished a knife at them while attempting to evade capture on Friday in an area along the border between Santa Maria and Orcutt. Shortly after noon., a... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Three people are in jail after they allegedly robbed Domino’s Pizza parlors in Arroyo Grande and Orcutt on Friday night. Shortly after 9 p.m., two masked men entered the Domino’s Pizza on East Grand Avenue in Arroyo... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two vehicles collided in Orcutt Sunday evening, injuring four people. Shortly after 5 p.m., a silver sedan collided with an Orange Chevrolet near the intersection of Highway 1 and W. Cark Avenue, according to the Santa Barbara... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Detectives released additional details and a video today of the fatal shooting involving an off-duty Santa Maria police officer outside the Melody Mini Market in Orcutt on March 25. Shortly before 8 p.m., two vehicles, each with... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE Deputies identified the teen shot and killed outside the Melody Mini Market in Orcutt Saturday night as 19-year-old Manuel Reyes Rios of Santa Maria. The shooting involved an off-duty Santa Maria police officer. Shortly after 8 p.m.,... (Continue reading)
By KAREN VELIE One man was shot and killed outside the Melody Mini Market in Orcutt Saturday night, in a shooting involving an off-duty Santa Maria police officer. Shortly after 8 p.m., a caller reported a shooting outside the small... (Continue reading)
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A vehicle hit and killed a horse west of Orcutt on Wednesday morning. At about 6:30 a.m., a Casmalia man driving an Audi station wagon crashed into the horse. The impact caused the horse to crash through... (Continue reading)
Santa Barbara County Sheriff deputies shot and killed a man suspected in a bloody triple murder in Orcutt Friday night. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly after 8 p.m., a woman returned to her home in the 5900 block of Oakhill Road... (Continue reading)