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Grand opening held for housing complex
Stairwells are unfinished, an elevator isn’t functional and no one has moved in, as the new Homebase on G apartment complex for chronically homeless residents awaits a certificate of occupancy from the city.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:40 pm | (0) Comments
Gunmen rob McDonald’s restaurant in Lompoc
Two masked men robbed the McDonald’s restaurant at gunpoint early Friday morning, the fourth robbery in recent weeks, according to police.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:35 pm | (0) Comments
Mother testifies about abuse
Meagan Davis, the mother of slain 4-year-old Diego Calles, testified in a Lompoc courtroom Friday about the days and hours leading up to the child’s death — during which she said her live-in boyfriend, James Lujan, verbally and physically abused her son on more than one occasion.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:35 pm | (0) Comments
2K turkeys not enough
Nearly 2,000 donated turkeys seems like a lot of birds until you realize the Foodbank of Santa Barbara County is trying to feed tens of thousands of people during the holidays.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:30 pm | (0) Comments
Bookstore closing, but toy store opens in mall
A national bookstore chain will close its Santa Maria Town Center location in January, but a regional toy store chain has opened there as improvements continue at the mall.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:25 pm | (0) Comments
Six people hospitalized after 9-vehicle crash at Gaviota
California Highway Patrol officers are still investigating the cause of a nine-car crash that sent six people to the hospital early this morning on southbound Highway 101 lanes at Gaviota.
Nov 20, 2009 | 10:20 am | (0) Comments
Gunmen rob McDonald’s restaurant in Lompoc
Two masked men robbed the McDonald's restaurant in the 800 block of North H Street in Lompoc of an undisclosed amount of money about 4:30 a.m. today, police said.
Nov 20, 2009 | 9:55 am | (6) Comments
DUI driver given 15-year term
There were no expressions of outrage or triumph in the Santa Maria courtroom Thursday as a woman convicted of second-degree murder in a drunken-driving crash that killed a District Attorney’s Office investigator last year was sentenced to 15 years to life in prison.
Nov 19, 2009 | 9:45 pm | (0) Comments
North versus south arises in Measure A debate
Discussion Thursday about a report on how to spend Measure A transportation funds in Santa Barbara County digressed into an age-old argument: the needs of the North County versus the South Coast.
Nov 19, 2009 | 9:40 pm | (0) Comments
Guidelines set for filling vacant school board seat
Treading familiar ground during a 2-minute special meeting Thursday, the school board set guidelines for filling the vacancy left by board member Tim Moncier.
Nov 19, 2009 | 9:40 pm | (0) Comments
Testimony describes abuse and death of 4-year-old boy
Diego Calles, the 4-year-old boy killed in a Lompoc motel room in July, was subjected to extended abuse and died as a result of repeated blows to the stomach, which ruptured his intestine and caused internal bleeding, a coroner testified Thursday.
Nov 19, 2009 | 9:40 pm | (1) Comments
Community celebrates children’s efforts
The second annual Community Breakfast event was held Thursday at the Boys & Girls Club of Lompoc. More than 140 members of the community, including 4th District Supervisor Joni Gray, attended the breakfast, which celebrated efforts to help the community’s children. Unit director Den…
Nov 19, 2009 | 9:35 pm | (0) Comments
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Turkey Trot Fun Run to be held Sunday at River Park
Nov 19, 2009 | 9:35 pm | (0) Comments
Family seeks help to pay for traditional Hmong funeral for Pfc. Kham Xiong
Arrangements have been made for a traditional, three-day Hmong funeral for Pfc. Kham Xiong, formerly of Lompoc, who was among 13 people killed on Nov. 12 in the shootings at Fort Hood Army Base, Texas. The family is seeking financial help from the community to pay for the funeral.
Nov 19, 2009 | 9:30 pm | (0) Comments
Johnigan sentenced to 15 years to life in prison
A woman convicted of murder in a drunken driving crash that killed a District Attorney’s Office investigator last year should spend at least 15 years in prison, Santa Barbara County Superior Court Judge James Rigali ruled today.
Nov 19, 2009 | 2:15 pm | (0) Comments
Volunteers rested and ready to go
Volunteers who carried the Lompoc Valley to first place in the America in Bloom contest in October are rested and ready to plunge into the next phase of community beautification.
Nov 18, 2009 | 10:20 pm | (0) Comments
Thrift store raises money for new CT scanner
Hospitals across the country are constantly struggling with budget problems, but Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital has a secret weapon in the financial battle: the volunteers in its nonprofit auxiliary organization.
Nov 18, 2009 | 10:15 pm | (0) Comments
County likes solar-power plan
All five Santa Barbara County planning commissioners threw their weight behind a proposed 45-megawatt commercial solar project in Cuyama Wednesday, and urged the applicant to move forward with it.
Nov 18, 2009 | 10:10 pm | (0) Comments
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