The father and son charged in the 1996 disappearance and suspected death of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart pleaded not guilty to murder charge…
The father and son charged in the suspected 1996 death of Cal Poly student Kristin Smart made their first appearances in San Luis Obispo Count…
San Luis Obispo District Attorney Office officials on Wednesday have charged Paul and Ruben Flores with murder-related charges in the disappea…
For over twenty-four years, we have waited for this bittersweet day. It is impossible to put into words what this day means for our family; we…
Nearly 25 years after Cal Poly student Kristin Smart disappeared from the college campus, prime suspect Paul Flores was arrested on suspicion …
Kurt Hixenbaugh, 49, who owns Vino et Amicis in Old Town Orcutt, was charged with two counts of violating the state's stay-at-home emergency h…
A former Santa Barbara County sheriff's lieutenant has pleaded guilty to DUI-related charges involving a three-vehicle collision on Highway 15…
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The following is taken from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office media report for the Santa Ynez Valley patrol.
A 17-year-old male from Santa Luis Obispo County was identified Tuesday as the homicide victim found deceased in a vehicle parked along Foxen …
A Santa Barbara man was charged last week with gross vehicular manslaughter in a head-on collision that killed a Nipomo pharmacist along Highw…
A search warrant related to the Kristin Smart investigation ended Tuesday with no further information released by the San Luis Obispo County S…
Officials from Buellton and Solvang have pushed back on a sharp increase in the cost for contracted public safety services provided by the San…
A 21-year-old Guadalupe woman killed Wednesday in a rollover collision along Highway 101 was identified by sheriff's officials Thursday.
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The following is taken from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office media report for the Santa Ynez Valley patrol.
A settlement has been reached between Santa Barbara County officials and the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians, who lost a Superior Court cha…
Santa Barbara County sheriff's detectives are investigating a suspicious death that was reported Sunday on Foxen Canyon Road near Los Olivos.
A Superior Court judge upheld charges last month against two Santa Barbara County sheriff’s custody employees accused of sexually assaulting f…
The following is taken from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office media report for the Santa Ynez Valley patrol.
The following is taken from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office media report for the Santa Ynez Valley patrol.
Crimes in Santa Barbara County decreased slightly in 2020 while violent crimes increased that year, according statistics released Friday by th…
A small group of supporters gathered at Ryon Memorial Park on Sunday for a rally to bring awareness to inmates inside of the Lompoc Federal Co…
A 30-year-old male inmate died at a hospital Friday after he was found unresponsive inside his cell at the Main Jail during a routine security…
Two Santa Barbara County Jail inmates and one staff member recently tested positive for COVID-19, according to a spokeswoman on Wednesday.
More than 240 inmates at the Lompoc Federal Correctional Complex have been vaccinated against COVID-19 as part of an effort to inoculate priso…
The following is taken from the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office media report for the Santa Ynez Valley patrol.