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SLO and Santa Barbara Counties under wind, flood advisories

Written on 17 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The National Weather Service issued high wind and flood advisories for both San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties on Monday. Forecasters warn of southwest winds of 10 to 25 mph with gusts of up to 35... (Continue reading)

Flood advisory for San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara counties

Written on 15 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The National Weather Service issued flood advisories for portions of San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties for Saturday until 2 p.m.. Areas of concern include the Madre and Gifford burn scars. Locations of concern also include... (Continue reading)

Melodee Buzzard’s mother charged, bail set at $100,000

Written on 10 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Santa Barbara County District Attorneys Office filed a criminal complaint this week against 40-year-old Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, on charges unrelated to the search for Melodee. Ashlee Buzzard remains in jail... (Continue reading)

High surf advisory for San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara counties

Written on 5 Nov, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By KAREN VELIE The National Weather Service issued high surf advisories for San Luis Obispo and Santa Barbara counties for Wednesday at noon, with waves up to 18 feet high expected along the coastline, through Saturday evening. On Thursday, the... (Continue reading)

Detectives focus on three-day trip to find missing girl

Written on 25 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff’s detectives are focusing on a three-day trip as they work to find missing 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard of Vandenberg Village. After school administrator reported Melodee’s absences, in mid-October investigators contacted Melodee’s mother, 35-year-old Ashlee... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputies seek help finding missing 9-year-old girl

Written on 15 Oct, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s detectives are asking for the public’s help locating a missing 9-year-old girl, Melodee Buzzard of Vandenberg Village. After Melodee failed to attend school for approximately a year, on Oct. 14, her school reported... (Continue reading)

Should Californians support our heroes or the Scammers?

Written on 18 Sep, 2025 in Featured, Opinion | 8 comments

OPINION by ROBERT TOLAN I recently read an op-ed by Irene Dana arguing against Senate Bill 694. I was shocked. Not just by what she said, but by how deeply her piece misunderstood the battle veterans are facing every single... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputies arrest fragrant felons

Written on 6 Sep, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff deputies on Friday arrested three men suspected of stealing nearly $2,000 of perfume from a store in Goleta. Shortly after 2 p.m. on Friday, a caller from Ulta Beauty in the Camino Real... (Continue reading)

Illegal firearms investigation leads to three Santa Barbara County arrests

Written on 28 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By KAREN VELIE Officers recently arrested three men in Santa Barbara County as part of a multi-county illegal firearms investigation. On Aug. 21, the California Highway Patrol Coastal Division Investigative Services Unit learned that Diego Tostado Galvan, 19, of Watsonville,... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County deputies find 38 victims tied to fraud scheme

Written on 26 Aug, 2025 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County sheriff’s detectives have identified 33 additional victims tied to a fraud scheme by a man who claimed to be a senior executive with BMW. Detectives arrested 64-year-old Jonathan Tudor of West Hollywood on July... (Continue reading)