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Oil spill near Santa Maria

Written on 4 Aug, 2014 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

Firefighters in Santa Barbara County are at the scene of a nearly 1,260 gallon oil spill on Palmer Street south of Orcutt. Shortly before 5 a.m., emergency crews responded to a suspected pipeline break that sent oil spilling across the... (Continue reading)

What happens in Shell Beach stays in Shell Beach?

Written on 2 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

Santa Maria residents Melinda and Julian Hale married on September 1 overlooking the ocean on a Shell Beach cliff. The couple met in Las Vegas. “Apparently not everything that happens in Vegas stays in Vegas,” the Hale’s wedding website states.... (Continue reading)

Crowd of suspects face murder charges

Written on 13 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

So many suspects are facing charges in the murder of Santa Maria’s Anthony Iberra that they had to be crowded into a larger venue at Juvenile Court during proceedings Thursday. (Santa Maria Times) Iberra, 28, was killed March 18, reportedly... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police release findings on U-Haul dumping murder

Written on 26 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Three days after the conclusion of the Dystiny Myers murder trial, the Santa Maria Police Department released its finding into the investigation of another Santa Maria homicide victim whose body the alleged killers attempted to disappear. [KCOY] The police department... (Continue reading)

Four more busted in Iberra slaying

Written on 22 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Authorities in Santa Maria have taken four more men into custody in connection with Tuesday’s murder of Anthony Iberra, 28,  joining four others arrested earlier. (Noozhawk) Among those suspected of conspiracy in the torture slaying are David Murillo Maldonado, 55;... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria murder suspects allegedly tortured their victim

Written on 21 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s office said Wednesday that a group of alleged killers tortured their victim which would open the door for a death penalty prosecution. [KCOY] Three men and a woman are in jail on murder charges... (Continue reading)

Body found in U-Haul parked in Orcutt

Written on 20 Mar, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Three Santa Maria men are in jail on murder charges after police discovered a body inside a U-Haul truck parked in an Orcutt residential neighborhood. [Santa Maria Times] Santa Maria police received a tip from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s... (Continue reading)

Man killed in Orcutt accused of molestation

Written on 7 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 23 comments

Family members of the man shot and killed by his son on Sept. 3 accuse the victim of sexual molestation. [KCOY] Brian Reid was arrested after he allegedly shot and killed his father and critically injured his mother at an... (Continue reading)

Man allegedly kills his father in Orcutt

Written on 4 Sep, 2012 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man has been arrested after he allegedly shot and killed his father and critically injured his mother Monday night at an Orcutt park during a family dispute. Shortly before 6 p.m. at Orcutt Community Park on Sage Crest Drive,... (Continue reading)

Shunning lawyers while facing felonies

Written on 31 Aug, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

A well-known county ad executive told CalCoastNews this week he remains uncertain if he will be represented by an attorney upon his Sept. 15 return to a Santa Barbara courthouse to face a variety of felony charges. Jeff Lind, an Orcutt... (Continue reading)