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Lompoc man who lit his father on fire convicted of murder, ruled sane

Written on 23 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Lompoc man who set his father on fire is facing life in prison after a jury convicted him of first-degree murder and found that he was legally sane at the time of the crime. The Santa... (Continue reading)

Man convicted of murder in Santa Maria cold case sentenced to life in prison

Written on 18 Apr, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County judge on Friday sentenced a 57-year-old man to life in prison without the possibility of parole over the murder of a 30-year-old woman in Santa Maria in 1988. On Sept. 18, 1988, Aloysius... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria gang member sentenced to 50 years to life for murder

Written on 5 Mar, 2026 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Barbara County judge on Wednesday sentenced a Santa Maria gang member to 50 years to life in prison for murder. On May 16, 2021, at about 2 a.m., Alfredo Alaniz shot and killed Mario Merino... (Continue reading)

Two men charged in 2021 murder of Shandon teen

Written on 2 Jul, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County prosecutors have charged two men for the 2021 murder of a 17-year-old from Shandon, which took place in Los Olivos.  On March 7, 2021, a 911 caller reported a single vehicle accident in the... (Continue reading)

Ex-Central Coast coach, yearbook distributor convicted of child sex crimes

Written on 19 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A former Central Coast coach and yearbook distributor is facing life in prison for dozens of child sex crimes. In 2019, responding to a tip from a Santa Ynez Valley High School teacher who overheard an inappropriate... (Continue reading)

Two defendants sentenced for animal cruelty in Santa Barbara County

Written on 11 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office announced Friday that two defendants were sentenced to jail in separate animal cruelty cases. [KCOY] David George Brown, 47, pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty stemming from abusive behavior patterns... (Continue reading)

Santa Barbara County pleads guilty to oil spill offenses

Written on 16 Dec, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County’s Water Resources Division pleaded guilty to two misdemeanor counts related to oil discharges at the Toro Canyon Oil Water Separator. [KCOY] The discharges occurred between Jan. 2018 through July 2021 and in Jan.... (Continue reading)

District attorney finds fatal Santa Maria police shooting justified

Written on 18 Jul, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office has ruled a Santa Maria police officer was justified in using deadly force when, at the end of a long standoff last year, he shot and killed a man armed... (Continue reading)

DA says deadly Santa Maria police shooting was justified

Written on 5 Apr, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 6 comments

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office has concluded that last summer’s fatal shooting of a mentally ill Santa Maria man was a justifiable homicide. A report released by the district attorney’s office states three Santa Maria officers had reasonable... (Continue reading)

Former coach gets probation for disputed act of child molestation

Written on 7 Mar, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 8 comments

A former Santa Maria youth basketball coach, who was accused of molesting a teenage girl over multiple years, received a five-year probation sentence and was set free from jail on Monday. The alleged victim in the case had recanted her... (Continue reading)