By KAREN VELIE Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested two Santa Maria men after they allegedly attempted to cash a forged check at an Orcutt bank on Tuesday, which prompted a Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Two teenage juveniles intentionally set a fire last month at an Orcutt elementary school, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. On the afternoon of June 19, Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are investigating whether vandalism at an Orcutt elementary school is connected to a fire that broke out on the campus several days earlier. Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Santa Maria man who allegedly sold marijuana illegally in northern Santa Barbara County and had a stash of firearms and cash. Recently, the Santa Read More …
By JOSH FRIEDMAN Santa Barbara County Sheriffs deputies arrested one suspect following a catalytic converter theft in Orcutt early Wednesday morning, but a second thief managed to get away. At about Read More …
Residents found swastikas and racial slurs painted on several vehicles in an Orcutt neighborhood last week. Read More …
Despite local marijuana mogul Helios Dayspring having already signed a plea deal with federal prosecutors in his bribery and tax evasion case, Dayspring’s Natural Healing Center was still pursuing a cannabis dispensary permit in Santa Barbara County less than two weeks ago. Read More …
The Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office filed criminal charges against a former San Luis Obispo police sergeant for allegedly violating coronavirus health orders, setting up a possible court battle between prosecutors and a sitting California assemblyman. Read More …
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies are searching for a man who robbed a 7-Eleven in Orcutt early Tuesday morning. Read More …
A single-engine plane crashed on the playground of an Orcutt elementary school Wednesday morning, killing the lone person aboard. Read More …