Articles Tagged With ‘Santa Maria’




Pipe break spurs small oil spill in Santa Maria

A small oil spill occurred Saturday morning near Highway 101 in Santa Maria after an underground pipe broke. [KSBY] Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to the spill at 1348 East Battles Road just after 7 a.m. When they arrived, Greka... (Continue reading)

Car hits, kills person walking on Highway 101 in Santa Maria

A pedestrian died on Highway 101 in Santa Maria Wednesday night after being hit by a vehicle driven by a Nipomo woman. [KSBY] Around 9:05 p.m., the pedestrian appeared to be walking across the number one lane on the southbound... (Continue reading)

Abel Maldonado’s son charged with manslaughter

The Santa Barbara District Attorney’s Office is prosecuting the 16-year-old son of former Lieutenant Governor Abel Maldonado for a misdemeanor vehicular manslaughter charge in connection with the death of a cyclist. The teen is due in court on Friday. On... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man dies in solo car crash

A Santa Maria man died Sunday afternoon after he lost control of his vehicle and slammed into a tree. [KSBY] Lawrence David Silva, 61, was driving just outside of Santa Maria shortly before 3 p.m. Sunday. He lost control of... (Continue reading)

Driver hits man crossing street in Santa Maria

A 17-year-old driver crashed into a man walking a bicycle across a street in Santa Maria Saturday night, leaving him with a serious head injury. The victim was pushing his bicycle across the intersection of Broadway and Inger Drive when... (Continue reading)

Man murdered in Guadalupe shot multiple times

A 37-year-old Santa Maria man who was found dead in Guadalupe on Aug. 19 died from multiple gunshot wounds, according to the Santa Barbara Sheriff’s Office. A farm worker found Javier Alcantar Limon near West Main Street. His body was... (Continue reading)

Maldonado’s son driver in fatal accident

The 16-year-old son of former Lt. Governor Abel Maldonado was the driver of a truck that struck and killed a cyclist on Foxen Canyon Road in Santa Maria on August 9, according to the Santa Barbara Independent. Maldonado’s 16-year-old son,... (Continue reading)

Gang member suspected of vandalizing Nipomo farm

A known gang member from Santa Maria is suspected of vandalizing a Nipomo farm on Wednesday. Early in the morning, San Luis Obispo County Sheriff deputies were called to Rancho Laguna Farms to investigate a tagging. At the farm they... (Continue reading)

13-year-old crashes car into Santa Maria store

A 13-year-old boy got behind the wheel in Santa Maria Wednesday evening and led police on a brief high-speed chase that concluded inside Michael’s arts and crafts store. [KSBY] Around 9:35 p.m., the 13-year-old took off at high speeds near... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria cracking down on library misbehavior

The city of Santa Maria has instituted a one-strike rule at its public library, in which misbehavers will face immediate bans of up to one year. [KSBY] On Tuesday evening, the Santa Maria City Council voted 4-1 to change its... (Continue reading)