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Teen stabbed while walking home from school in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Assailants beat and stabbed a 14-year-old boy while he was walking home from school in Santa Maria on Monday. The attack was reported at 3:19 p.m., according to the Santa Maria Police Department. Suspects beat and stabbed... (Continue reading)
Semi-truck trailer fire on Highway 101 in Santa Maria
By KAREN VELIE A semi-truck trailer burning on southbound Highway 101 in Santa Maria led to the closure of mutiple lanes of traffic on Tuesday morning, according to the CHP. Shortly after 1:20 a.m., a driver transporting 35,000 pounds of... (Continue reading)
ICE agents arrests man in Allan Hancock College parking lot
By KAREN VELIE Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents arrested a man after he dropped his daughter off at Allan Hancock College in Santa Maria on Monday morning as part of an increase in targeted arrests throughout the nation. Shortly... (Continue reading)
Lower housing costs, vote for change in the November election
OPINION by ANDY CALDWELL Some people vote with their feet; others don’t vote at all. Speaking of California, more than ten million people have left in the last sixteen years. Yes, you read that right, ten million! Why did so... (Continue reading)
Call for service leads to drug dealer arrests in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Maria police arrested three suspects after a call for service Thursday night reportedly led officers directly to the home of alleged drug dealers. Shortly after 10 p.m., officers responded to a call for service at a... (Continue reading)
Second person shot in Santa Maria in 24-hour span
By JOSH FRIEDMAN For the second time within a span of 24 hours, a gunman shot and wounded a victim in Santa Maria. Shortly after 8 p.m. on Saturday, a caller reported hearing gunshots on the 700 block of South... (Continue reading)
Suspect shoots victim during attempted robbery in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A would-be robber shot a victim in the leg in Santa Maria Friday night, after which police caught one of two suspects they were seeking. Shortly after 9:30 p.m., officers responded to the alley in the 300... (Continue reading)
Man wounded in Santa Maria shooting
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man suffered a gunshot wound in an overnight shooting in Santa Maria. Early Saturday morning, just after midnight, officers responded to the 2400 block of North Baldwin Way. Officers located a 34-year-old man who had sustained... (Continue reading)
San Luis Obispo County deputies arrest 10 suspected drug dealers
By KAREN VELIE San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office detectives arrested 10 people on Thursday and Friday following a lengthy investigation into the Nipomo 13 criminal street gang. The investigation focused on the sale of controlled substances in SLO County.... (Continue reading)
Santa Maria man exploited farmworkers in visa fraud scheme
By KAREN VELIE A Santa Maria man was sentenced today to 12 months and one day in federal prison for illegally collecting tens of thousands of dollars from Mexican nationals in exchange for visas permitting them to be employed as... (Continue reading)