Josefino Maldonado of Salinas convicted of the 2021 murder of his estranged wife
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – Josefino Cayetano Maldonado of Salinas pled guilty to the second-degree murder of his estranged wife Eudelia Gonzalez…
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Micah Lanere Smith sentenced to 63 years to life for the repeated molestation of two children
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – On Thursday, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Micah Lanere Smith of Calabasas was sentenced…
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Inmate currently at large after walking away from minimum security campus next to FCC Lompoc
LOMPOC, Calif. – On Thursday, Marcos Castaneda -an inmate incarcerated at a satellite camp next to Federal Correctional Complex Lompoc- was…
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Rodney Rey Yanez facing second-degree murder charge in connection with 2023 fentanyl overdose
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – On Thursday, Ventura County Superior Court Judge Diana Aizman decided that a charge of second-degree murder against Rodney…
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Deputies arrest trespassing man in Santa Clara River Bottom with sawed-off shotgun, body armor, ammunition, and narcotics
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – On Sunday, a 34-year-old Oxnard man was arrested for illegally possessing a firearm, ammunition, body armor, and…
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Santa Barbara Tesla dealership targeted by Graffiti Vandals
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Graffiti vandals targeted a local Tesla dealership. People walking by the dealership on Hitchcock Road on Wednesday could…
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Matthew Rey Scott convicted of two felony counts of first-degree residential burglary
SIMI VALLEY, Calif. – Matthew Rey Scott was convicted by a jury of two felony counts of first-degree residential burglary and one misdemeanor count…
Continue Reading Santa Maria man arrested in connection with October 2024 shots fired call in Santa Barbara
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – On Tuesday, a 25-year-old Santa Maria man was arrested in connection with a report of shots fired on Gutierrez Street in the…
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Long-planned new sheriff’s substation finally coming to Nipomo
San Luis Obispo County has finally secured the funding needed to build the long-proposed new sheriff’s substation in…
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Remains found in Santa Cruz from 30 years ago identified as missing New York teen
WATSONVILLE, Calif. (KION-TV) — Skeletal remains discovered from 30 years ago in a Santa Cruz County riverbed have been identified as…
Continue Reading Hector Magana of Oxnard charged with seven felony counts of lewd acts on a child
CAMARILLO, Calif. – Hector Magana, 24, of Oxnard has been arrested and charged with seven felony counts of lewd acts on a child after allegedly…
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SLO Sheriff’s Office releases video of Deputy-involved January shooting in Templeton
TEMPLETON, Calif. – On Tuesday, the San Luis Obispo County Sheriff’s Office released video footage of a deputy-involved shooting in Templeton on…
Continue Reading Jackson Jue charged with attempted murder and armed robbery Tuesday
SANTA BARBARA, Calif. – Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced attempted murder and armed robbery charges against…
Continue Reading Bakersfield man arrested for felony DUI after collision at Highway 46 and Golden Hill Road
PASO ROBLES, Calif. – A 49-year-old Bakersfield man was arrested for felony DUI and felony hit-and-run after a two-vehicle collision at the…
Continue Reading Woman incarcerated for animal cruelty dies at Northern Branch Jail Monday night
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – A woman incarcerated since Wednesday for felony animal cruelty and prohibited firearm and ammo possession, died in her cell…
Continue Reading Man to be arraigned on felony murder in connection with 2017 Santa Maria homicide
SANTA MARIA, Calif. – Santa Barbara County District Attorney John Savrnoch announced Monday that a petition has been filed against an adult man…
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Oxnard man arrested for meth and fentanyl possession Wednesday
OXNARD, Calif. – The Ventura County Combined Agency Team (VCAT), arrested an Oxnard man for narcotic sales and possession Wednesday at two…
Continue Reading Hesperia man on parole arrested Thursday for domestic violence and attempted kidnapping
VENTURA, Calif. – A Hesperia man was arrested Thursday for an out-of-state parole warrant, criminal threats, attempted kidnapping and domestic…
Continue Reading Jesse Andrew Mendoza of Santa Barbara facing multiple charges after allegedly escaping custody and attacking CHP Officer in October of last year
VENTURA COUNTY, Calif. – On Friday, Ventura County District Attorney Erik Nasarenko announced that Jesse Andrew Mendoza of Santa Barbara will be…
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Jackson Kyle Jue arrested in connection to Isla Vista shooting that left a woman injured
ISLA VISTA, Calif. – Authorities have made an arrest in connection to Wednesday’s Isla Vista shooting that sent one young woman to the hospital with…
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