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Santa Maria teen killed in motorcycle crash

Written on 5 Mar, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN An 18-year-old Santa Maria man died in a motorcycle crash Sunday morning southeast of Orcutt near the town of Sisquoc, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department..  Shortly before 10 a.m., the teen was riding a... (Continue reading)

Kayakers find body in Santa Ynez River near Lompoc

Written on 6 Feb, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two kayakers found the body of a male in the Santa Ynez River west of Lompoc on Sunday. At about 12:30 p.m., two adults in kayaks discovered the body along the Santa Ynez River near Santa Lucia... (Continue reading)

Construction site fire injures three people in Santa Maria

Written on 17 Jan, 2023 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A fire at a construction site injured two men and a woman in Santa Maria early Tuesday morning. Shortly after midnight, a caller reported a recreational vehicle engulfed in flames at a construction site in the 3500... (Continue reading)

Person killed in head-on collision on Highway 166

Written on 12 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 4 comments

An oil tanker collided head on with a pickup early Wednesday morning on Highway 166 in Santa Barbara County, killing one person and resulting in a road closure. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 2 a.m., the tanker and the truck... (Continue reading)

Man killed in head-on crash near Guadalupe

Written on 4 Dec, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A man died Tuesday morning in a head-on collision with a pickup truck southeast of Guadalupe. [Cal Coast Times] At approximately 6:14 a.m., a Chevrolet pickup truck and a sedan collided on W. Betteravia Road near Brown Road, according to... (Continue reading)

Oil tanker flips on Highway 101 blocking traffic

Written on 1 Oct, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 5 comments

An oil tanker overturned on Highway 1 near Orcutt Sunday night, causing the highway to be closed in the area. [Cal Coast Times] The truck overturned at about 10 p.m. and landed on its side blocking the highway by Solomon... (Continue reading)

6 Santa Barbara County students overdose at high school

Written on 25 Sep, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Emergency responders transported a half-dozen Lompoc area high school students to the hospital Monday after finding three of them unresponsive and determining all six were under the influence of Xanax. [Cal Coast Times] The incident concluded with deputies arresting one... (Continue reading)

Four people overdose at party in Santa Barbara County

Written on 27 Aug, 2018 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Four people attending a party in the Mission Canyon area near Santa Barbara overdosed on opiates early Sunday morning. Paramedics successfully treated each of the victims with NARCAN. [Cal Coast Times] Shortly before 2 a.m., a caller reported a man... (Continue reading)

Arsonists reportedly seen running from Lompoc brush fire

Written on 8 Aug, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

A fire broke out in a Lompoc riverbed on Monday, and Lompoc police are now searching for two boys who are accused of starting the blaze. The blaze burned 2.2 acres in the riverbed near A Street and Central Avenue,... (Continue reading)

Six injured in Santa Barbara County’s Windy Gap

Written on 5 Jan, 2017 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

Three vehicles collided on Highway 154 in Santa Barbara County’s Windy Gap, leaving an SUV dangling over a guardrail and another car lying on its side in the middle of the road. A total of six people suffered injuries, according... (Continue reading)