Lompoc, CA

The Santa Maria Police Department conducted a DUI checkpoint Friday night that resulted in the arrests of eight drivers on suspicion of DUI.

A car crashed into a pedestrian walking on Highway 101 in Santa Maria on Friday afternoon, causing major injuries. Shortly before 4 p.m., a caller reported a vehicle hit a man walking on northbound Highway 101, south of Santa Maria Way. Santa Maria Firefighters, a ground ambulance and an air support helicopter responded to the scene.

Santa Barbara County Fire is reporting a vegetation fire in Lompoc. Currently, there is an air attack on scene. Safechuck says the fire size is three to five acres with potential to 40 acres.

Firefighters are responding to a brush fire east of Lompoc that sparked Saturday afternoon. At 2:34 p.m., Santa Barbara County firefighters responded to the 3100 block of Avena Road and reported a structure fire may have spread to nearby grass. It's currently 3-5 acres of light grass with the potential...

The early settlers in the Santa Maria Valley had issues with the grizzlies, which killed many of their animals and, in general, caused much fear. The typical rancho vaquero, who rode a horse as if he grew up on its back, roped horses and bears as easily as he could tie his neckerchief.

A man reportedly suffered major injuries after he was struck by a vehicle on Highway 101 in Santa Maria Friday afternoon.

Lompoc City Fire officials along with Santa Barbara County Fire and VSFB Fire Dept. responded to reports of a structure fire at around 9:45 p.m. Thursday.

June is Pride Month and for some cities across the central coast, this year will be their first celebration.

Locals in Santa Maria had the chance to see some classic cars and motorcycles out in the sun thanks to the 26th Annual Elks Car Show.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Firefighters are responding to a structure fire that has spread to nearby grass in Lompoc, according to the Santa Barbara County Fire Department. County Fire spokesperson Scott Safechuck said air attack was on the scene and estimated that the fire was burning three to...

Joshua Macfarland, 19, “had that kind of drive to do better, and he was interested in the truth,” his grandfather said.

A Santa Barbara County Superior Court judge has upheld murder-related charges against a Santa Maria man stemming from a May 2021 shooting death near Preisker Lane and North Broadway. Erik Rocha Fernandez, 22, was arrested on May 29, 2021, and charged with eight felonies that include first-degree murder, attempted murder,...

Firefighters battled a structure and vegetation fire that broke out in Cebada Canyon near Lompoc on Saturday afternoon. At approximately 2:30 p.m., personnel from the Santa Barbara County Fire Department and the Lompoc Fire Department were dispatched to the incident on the 3100 block of Avena Street. The fire, which...

A 30-year-old man was transported to the hospital with major trauma after a vehicle vs. pedestrian accident on northbound Highway 101 in Santa Maria on Friday The post Patient transported to hospital with major trauma after vehicle vs. pedestrian accident in Santa Maria appeared first on News Channel 3-12.

A Lompoc man who police say was set on fire by his son has died, police confirmed. On Saturday, June 11, Lompoc police say they responded to a report of a fight between a father and son at a home in the 200 block of North D St. When officers...

The Fresno State Bulldogs have added a late junior college recruit to the 2022 football roster. Santa Maria (Calif.) Allan Hancock College defensive lineman John Sniffen committed to the Bulldogs this weekend. The 6-foot-3 and 275-pound D-Lineman helps the Bulldogs address an offseason need at defensive tackle. Last season Sniffen...

People gathered in Downtown San Luis Obispo, the City Hall in Santa Maria, as well as Santa Barbara to voice their opinion on the The post Abortion rights protests were held in different areas of the Center Coast appeared first on News Channel 3-12.