Elderly man stabbed to death at Santa Maria senior living park
With the Marilyn Pharis murder trial ongoing in Santa Maria, another elderly person was killed Tuesday night in the crime-plagued northern Santa Barbara County city. Read More …
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Orcutt teens accused of shooting car windows with BB gun
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies have caught three teens who are accused of shooting out car windows in Santa Maria and Orcutt with a BB gun.
Sheriff’s officials say a rash of car vandalism incidents occurred in the two northern Santa Barbara County jurisdictions, with a total of more than 24 vehicles being vandalized. Read More …
Car totaled in collision with big rig near Santa Maria
A big rig truck collided with the back of a sedan Monday morning, totaling the car and sending its driver to the hospital. The collision occurred near the intersection of Bonita Read More …
Santa Maria man facing life in prison for raping little girls
A Santa Barbara County jury convicted a Santa Maria man of committing numerous acts of molestation, including sexual intercourse, with two young girls. Manuel Ruiz Rios, 34, now faces life in prison, according to the Santa Barbara County District Attorney’s Office. Read More …
Witnesses cry during emotional day at Marilyn Pharis murder trial
A nurse who treated Marilyn Pharis, the Santa Maria woman who was allegedly murdered by an illegal immigrant with an extensive criminal record, cried in court Tuesday and shouted that she knew the victim had been raped. Read More …
Nipomo man dies in fiery Santa Maria crash
A 53-year-old Nipomo man drove his pickup truck off Highway 101 in Santa Maria last week and slammed into a tree. The truck burst into flames, and Steven Christopher Aslanidis died. Read More …
Marilyn Pharis murder trial begins in Santa Maria
Less than a week after President Donald Trump started a White House roundtable with remarks about the murder of Santa Maria woman Marilyn Pharis, the trial of two men accused of Pharis’s murder began in Santa Barbara County court. Read More …
Suspects allegedly stab homeless man in Santa Maria
Santa Maria police are searching for multiple suspects following a stabbing Tuesday evening.
Shortly after 5 p.m., two men and a woman were spotted beating up a homeless man. Read More …
Five Oceano men arrested for kidnapping with intent to rape
Five Oceano men are in jail after they snatched two victims from a Santa Maria night club Sunday with the intent to rape them, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. Read More …
Another teen shot in Santa Maria
For the second time in less than a month, a 17-year-old boy suffered a gunshot wound in Santa Maria. As was the case with the last incident, the victim in Saturday’s shooting is expected to survive. Read More …