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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 | 10:10 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 | (0) Comments
Measure A highlights county split
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 | 10:35 pm | (2) Comments
Driver in DUI death gets 15 years
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 | 10:35 pm | (1) Comments
‘New Moon’ rises on ‘Twilight’ fans
By dusk Thursday, dozens of dedicated fans were already gathered in front of Edwards Theater in giddy anticipation of the first showing of “The Twilight Saga: New Moon.”
Nov 19, 2009 | 10:30 pm | (0) Comments
Guidelines set for filling school board seat
Treading familiar ground during a two-minute special meeting Thursday, the school board set guidelines for filling the vacancy left by board member Tim Moncier.
Nov 19, 2009 | 10:25 pm | (0) Comments
Fesler students AVID about education
Adriana Garcia-Pineda had no plans to continue her education past high school until she got into the AVID program at Fesler Junior High.
Nov 19, 2009 | 10:25 pm | (0) Comments
Trilogy Central Coast residents bottle the ‘Good Life’
A taste of the good life is available at Trilogy Central Coast’s master-planned community in the Woodlands development on the Nipomo Mesa.
Nov 19, 2009 | 10:20 pm | (0) Comments
Autopsy: Boy killed by repeated strikes, internal injuries
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 | 10:20 pm | (3) Comments
Big Brothers Big Sisters lauded by SLO county
Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Luis Obispo County was recently recognized by the Board of Supervisors for providing quality mentoring programs and role models for the county’s youth.
Nov 19, 2009 | 10:15 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 | 2:10 pm | (2) Comments
SMOOTH rides face rough financial road
Whether it’s a ride to the doctor, pharmacy or grocery store, some senior citizens would be home bound without the Senior Dial-A-Ride program from Santa Maria Organization of Transit Helpers (SMOOTH).
Nov 18, 2009 | 10:45 pm | (3) Comments
Pismo Beach declares emergency for Price Street bluffs
The Pismo Beach City Council has taken emergency action to keep a portion of Price Street that runs along the bluffs near Shell Beach from collapsing into the ocean.
Nov 18, 2009 | 10:45 pm | (0) Comments
Only emergency parking now permitted on bridge
Starting this week, vehicle parking at turnouts on each end of the Cold Spring Canyon Bridge in the Santa Ynez Valley is permitted only in emergency situations.
Nov 18, 2009 | 10:40 pm | (2) 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 | 10:40 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 | 10:35 pm | (1) Comments
NCSD rehires former GM on interim basis
The Nipomo Community Services District has rehired one of its former general managers to fill in until the district can find someone to take the job on a permanent basis.
Nov 18, 2009 | 10:30 pm | (0) Comments
Annual Julefest begins Friday
The “Danish Capital of America” will be transformed into a Northern European-style Christmas village beginning Friday through Jan. 8 for Solvang’s annual Julefest Celebration.
Nov 18, 2009 | 10:30 pm | (0) Comments
