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Teen wounded in shooting on outskirts of Santa Maria

Written on 11 Jun, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A gunman shot and wounded a 17-year-old boy on the outskirts of Santa Maria over the weekend. Early Sunday morning, a caller reported a shooting on the 700 block of Rosemary Road. Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies... (Continue reading)

Man who shot at Santa Maria CHP officers gets 118 years in prison

Written on 23 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A judge on Tuesday sentenced a man to 118 years to life in prison for a crime spree in which he shot at a Santa Maria police officer, as well as at CHP officers. [KSBY] On Nov.... (Continue reading)

Elderly man dies after crash on Highway 101 in Orcutt

Written on 23 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

  By JOSH FRIEDMAN An 80-year-old Santa Maria man died Wednesday after a crash on Highway 101 in Orcutt. [KSBY] The elderly man was driving a Honda Civic on southbound Highway 101 at Union Valley Parkway. At about 12:15 p.m.,... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria woman sentenced for COVID-19 insurance fraud

Written on 7 May, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE A 51-year-old Santa Maria woman was sentenced on Monday to five months in prison and five months home confinement while her 30-year-old daughter was sentenced to 21 months in prison for submitting fraudulent unemployment insurance claims to... (Continue reading)

Farmworkers protest in Santa Maria, demand better wages and working conditions

Written on 29 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 17 comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN More than 100 people demonstrated in Santa Maria on Sunday in support of Central Coast farmworkers and their efforts to obtain better wages and working conditions. [KSBY] Demonstrators marched and held signs with slogans that included “a... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria police arrest suspect 35 years after murder

Written on 20 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 2 comments

By KAREN VELIE Santa Maria police officers on Friday arrested a 57-year-old suspect in a murder that occurred 35 years ago. On Sept. 18, 1988, investigators believe Aloysius Winthrop James killed 30-year-old Ofelia Sandoval at the Town Center Hotel on... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria man arrested for shooting 15-year-old girl

Written on 10 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN Police arrested a Santa Maria man on Tuesday for a drive-by shooting that wounded a 15-year-old girl earlier this year.  At approximately 3:15 a.m. on Feb. 1, a 911 caller reported a shooting in the 800 block... (Continue reading)

Two men shot at Minami Park park in Santa Maria

Written on 8 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | One comment

By KAREN VELIE A shooting at Minami Park in Santa Maria left two men suffering from gunshot wounds on Sunday afternoon. Shortly after 1 p.m., 911 callers reported a shooting at the park, located near the intersection of Battles Road... (Continue reading)

Santa maria police searching for missing 12-year-old girl

Written on 7 Apr, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | 3 comments

By KAREN VELIE The Santa Maria Police Department is asking for the public’s help finding a missing 12-year-old girl, who is possibly in Arroyo Grande. The missing girl, Zayra Santos-García, was last seen on Saturday night. Investigators describe her as... (Continue reading)

Santa Maria high school student hit by car, airlifted to Central Valley hospital

Written on 22 Mar, 2024 in Daily Briefs, Featured | No comments

By JOSH FRIEDMAN A driver on Thursday morning struck a 16-year-old Santa Maria girl who was walking to school, leaving the teen with major injuries and leading to a helicopter airlifting her to a Central Valley hospital.  Shortly before 8... (Continue reading)