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Suspected hotel arsonist arrested

Written on 14 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

Santa Maria police arrested a 57-year-old man suspected of setting a fire early Saturday morning that injured seven and left dozens homeless. Shortly before 3 a.m., residents of the residential hotel at 215 Broadway reported the blaze. Firefighters arrived to... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria hotel fire investigated as arson

Written on 13 Oct, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

An early morning fire at a residential hotel in Santa Maria on Saturday may have been started by an arsonist. Seven of the 170 people who live at the Town Center Inn were taken to Marian Regional Medical Center for... (Continue reading)

SLO woman sues Santa Barbara hospital over sexual assault

Written on 26 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

A San Luis Obispo woman filed a lawsuit Tuesday alleging a nursing assistant at a Santa Barbara rehabilitation hospital sexually assaulted her while she was recovering from a brain tumor. [Independent] The lawsuit filed in Santa Barbara Superior Court states... (Continue reading)

Shooting of Santa Maria suspect deemed justified

Written on 19 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s office ruled an officer involved shooting last year in Santa Maria was justified. [KCOY] On Aug. 12, 2013, Santa Maria police shot and killed a man who led them on a high-speed chase through... (Continue reading)

Crowd of suspects face murder charges

Written on 13 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

So many suspects are facing charges in the murder of Santa Maria’s Anthony Iberra that they had to be crowded into a larger venue at Juvenile Court during proceedings Thursday. (Santa Maria Times) Iberra, 28, was killed March 18, reportedly... (Continue reading)

Paso Robles gas station robber caught in Santa Maria

Written on 6 Sep, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

Santa Maria police arrested a man Thursday who is accused of robbing a Paso Robles gas station on Monday. Following the robbery of the Shell gas station on 24th Street on Monday, Paso Robles police analyzed fingerprints and identified Azar... (Continue reading)

Soldier from Santa Maria killed in Afghanistan

Written on 25 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 10 comments

A soldier from Santa Maria was one of two men killed Friday during a bombing in Afghanistan, the Department of Defense announced. Spc. Kenneth Clifford Alvarez, 23, of Santa Maria and Pvt. Jonathon Michael Dean Hostetter, 20, of Humphreys, Mo.... (Continue reading)

Police give up after more than 2 hour standoff

Written on 11 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 7 comments

After a two and a half hour standoff complete with road closures, Santa Maria police gave up and left the scene. [KCOY] Friday at about 9 p.m., police responded to a 911 call from a woman who said her grandson... (Continue reading)

Field of dreams fades in Santa Maria

Written on 8 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

An independent baseball scout and agent from Morro Bay now says he won’t be helping bring a professional baseball team to Santa Maria because city officials there have not been cooperative. (Santa Maria Times) Jim Hayes had been part of... (Continue reading)

Maldonado kicks off gubernatorial race in debt

Written on 2 Aug, 2013 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 22 comments

Former lieutenant governor Abel Maldonado finished the first half of the year in debt in his bid to become the next governor of California. [Tribune] The Santa Maria native spent $3,348 more than he raised in the first six months... (Continue reading)