Santa Maria man arrested for running illegal pot delivery service
Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s deputies arrested a Santa Maria man on Monday who was allegedly operating an illegal marijuana delivery service. Read More …
Tag: Santa Maria
Wrong-way driver hits oncoming car on Highway 101, then runs away
Authorities are searching for a suspect who slammed into an oncoming vehicle while driving the wrong way on Highway 101 in Santa Maria Tuesday morning and then fled the scene on foot. Read More …
Two murders in three days in Santa Maria
For the second time in a span of less than three days, a fatal shooting occurred in Santa Maria, according to the city’s police department. Read More …
Man wounded in Santa Maria shooting
A gunman shot and wounded a man in Santa Maria early Tuesday morning, the second shooting in less than a week. Read More …
Man shoots and kills his wife near Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man shot and killed his wife inside a home in the Tanglewood area near the Santa Maria Airport Sunday night, and then he confessed the killing to Read More …
Santa Maria farmworkers receive nearly $30,000 settlement
More than 200 Santa Maria farmworkers received settlement checks on Sunday after obtaining a $30,000 settlement from a farming company that allegedly retaliated against the workers for organizing in attempt to get better pay. Read More …
Man rescued after being dumped in Santa Maria garbage truck
Buried in a pile of trash, he was being hauled away en route to the landfill, but then Santa Maria firefighters came to his rescue. Read More …
Jury convicts man of manslaughter, but not murder, for fatal Nipomo crash
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A Santa Maria man who drove the wrong way while intoxicated, causing a crash in Nipomo that killed an 82-year-old woman, managed to evade a second-degree murder conviction Read More …
Woman to stand trial for murder in case of remains found at Nipomo golf course
A judge ruled last week that enough evidence exists for a Santa Maria woman to stand trial for the murder of a man whose remains were found on a Nipomo golf course in September. Read More …
Counter-protester causes three-car crash during Trump parade in Santa Maria
By JOSH FRIEDMAN A man who had been antagonizing supporters of President Donald Trump as they drove through Santa Maria was cited after he caused a three-car collision in the middle Read More …