Santa Maria, Calif. – The Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of an incarcerated individual who died at the Northern Branch Jail (NBJ) after being found unresponsive in his cell. The decedent ...

The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is investigating the death of a man who was found unresponsive in his cell the night of June 28 at the Northern Branch Jail in Santa Maria. The inmate, ...

Frank Milburn, a Santa Maria resident for the past 16 years, passed away November 2, 2006. He was born September 18, 1950 in Santa Monica, California to Donald and Frances Milburn. Frank was raised ...

Alice Virginia Pimentel age 70, of Shell Beach, passed away Thursday, March 6th 2008. Alice was born in Santa Maria, California on September 8, 1937 and was a life long resident of the central coast.

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – Jordan Gutierrez has been charged with one count of murder in connection with a head-on collision on Sep. 23, 2024, that killed 79-year-old Sharlene Plunkett of Santa ...

SANTA BARBARA COUNTY, Calif. – On Tuesday, Victoriano Lopez Feliciano and Gabriel Victoriano Lopez Feliciano were charged with the murder of Paulina Lopez Gonzalez in connection with an Aug. 9, 2025, ...