Fire activity is again picking up on the Central Coast, with there being four blazes in a span of less than 24 hours early this week.
On Monday afternoon, Lompoc firefighters rescued two dogs that were caught in a house fire. One of the dogs bit a firefighter, injuring his hand. Read More …
A Lompoc man noticed a pair of thieves stealing marijuana plants from his neighbor’s pot garden Friday night and tried to protect the backyard grow. But, one of the thieves stabbed the man, and both ran away, according to the Lompoc Police Department. Read More …
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office beefed up security at Cabrillo High School in Lompoc on Friday after an alleged social media threat and rumors stirred fear among students, and in Read More …
An inmate serving time for conspiracy to distribute PCP and possession of a firearm walked away from the minimum security Federal Correctional Complex in Lompoc on Thursday, according to the Federal Read More …
In Northern Santa Barbara County, the city of Lompoc is proceeding with its “free market approach” to marijuana, while Santa Maria is in the process of adopting much tougher regulations.
Last November, the Lompoc City Council approved an ordinance that City Manager Patrick Wiemiller described as a “free-market approach.” Read More …
A man killed a former friend in a Lompoc riverbed over an argument about a woman, then opened fire on police officers and died following a shootout Sunday morning, according to Read More …
Lompoc’s police chief is voicing frustration that city residents are turning to social media, rather than tradition channels, in order to report crimes. On several occasions recently, people have posted incidents Read More …
Grover Beach could face some stiff competition from the south in its bid to be a regional leader in the budding marijuana industry. [KSBY] On Tuesday night, the Lompoc City Council Read More …
A 60-year-old Lompoc man died Thursday in an industrial accident at a Santa Barbara County vineyard. Sheriff’s officials have identified the victim as Adan Guerrero Villa. Shortly before noon, Villa was Read More …
A Santa Barbara County jury found a 31-year-old Lompoc man guilty of murdering his brother, whom he killed in a home they shared with their mother. On July 4, 2016, Arturo Read More …