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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)

Chef Rick heads to the Far West(ern)

Written on 1 Jul, 2011 in Discovered | 2 comments

Chef Rick’s, the upscale funky Orcutt restaurant that tempted more than a few foodies to make the trek south from San Luis Obispo County, has closed after 22 years. [Santa Maria Times] The iconic eatery, tucked away in the corner... (Continue reading)

Racial graffiti at Orcutt school labeled a hate crime

Written on 3 May, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

Racial graffiti scrawled on walls at an elementary school in Orcutt makes for the second incident of a hate crime at the school and the fourth on the Central Coast during the past month and a half. [Noozhawk] A janitor... (Continue reading)

Man dead, officer wounded in Orcutt

Written on 25 Apr, 2011 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

A “violent confrontation” with two sheriff deputies in Orcutt led to the shooting death of a San Juan Capistrano man Saturday afternoon. [SJCP] Santa Barbara Sheriff deputies fatally shot Kerry Flood, 52, at a mobile home park in Orcutt. The... (Continue reading)

Egg Drop at Orcutt Academy High School, event photos

Written on 10 Oct, 2010 in Eye on the Coast | One comment

Over 80 excited students proffered their “egg-o-nauts” for 50-ft test drops from the Santa Maria Fire Department’s ladder truck.  Each of these creations sheltered a raw chicken egg in a custom-designed mantle.  Each had a maximum mass of 100 g... (Continue reading)

Orcutt doctor disciplined for gross negligence

Written on 17 Jan, 2010 in Uncovered SLO | 9 comments

The Medical Board of California put an Orcutt doctor on three years probation for prescribing Viagra over the internet to patients he had not examined, according to a Jan. 13 board Settlement and Disciplinary Order. “It is hereby ordered that physician’s... (Continue reading)