Even with the passage of SB 277—a California law that removes all personal and religious vaccination exemptions for schoolchildren—those who oppose the new law aren’t giving up without a fight. A group of Santa Maria mothers is involved in a statewide effort to get voters to sign a referendum that would “negate the mandatory vaccine […]
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Santa Maria police officers stop knife-wielding suspect with beanbag rounds
While headlines about police shootings continue to dominate the American news in 2015, such a tragedy was avoided during the early morning hours of Sept. 4 when police from the Santa Maria Police Department neutralized a knife-wielding man with a couple of beanbags instead of bullets. According to SMPD Lt. James Ginter, officers responded to […]
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Santa Maria pararescuer Mike Maroney finds Katrina girl
U.S. Air Force pararescueman and Santa Maria native Mike Maroney woke up to some really good news on the morning of Sept. 2. Maroney’s son told him that he found the identity of the little girl Maroney rescued from the floodwaters of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina 10 years ago. The Sun profiled Maroney for […]
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Former Zodiac Seat Shells CFO’s criminal history comes to light
In June, Zodiac Seat Shells—one of Santa Maria’s biggest employers—fired its former Chief Financial Officer Neal Stuckey and promptly sued him in Santa Barbara County Superior Court one month later. Stuckey’s accused of embezzling money from Zodiac, and it’s not the first time the former CFO’s had that allegation leveled against him. In the July […]
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Santa Maria Pararescuer Mike Maroney finds Katrina girl
U.S. Air Force Pararescueman and Santa Maria native, Mike Maroney, woke up to some really good news on the morning of Sept. 2. Maroney’s son told him that he found the identity of the little girl Maroney rescued from the floodwaters of New Orleans following Hurricane Katrina 10 years ago. The Sun profiled Maroney for […]
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Santa Maria resident said his apartment was searched by a fake cop
When 64-year-old Martin Buxel came back to his room at the Town Center Hotel on the afternoon of May 1, he saw a Santa Maria police officer going from door to door asking people to search their apartments, and he knew that something wasn’t quite right. Buxel learned there was a purse snatching at the […]
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Highway 246 speed limit to be lowered in Santa Ynez
After several months of lobbying, the speed limit on Highway 246 passing through Santa Ynez will be lowered from 55 miles per hour to 45 miles per hour according to officer John Ortega, a spokesman for the California Highway Patrol in Buellton. Ortega told the Sun that Lt. Kurt Kruse, commander of Buellton’s CHP station, […]
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Santa Barbara supes put Corizon contract vote on hold until Sept. 8
A snafu with presentation binders caused the Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors to hold off deciding whether to extend the county Sheriff’s Office contract with Corizon Correctional Health on Aug. 25. The supervisors did get the binders dedicated to the Corizon Health hearing, however not everybody read them. Before continuing debate on the matter, […]
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Green Bay Packers fans are everywhere, even on the Central Coast
Editor’s note: The author grew up in Wisconsin and is a Chicago Bears fan. Fans of the Green Bay Packers will give several reasons their team is—beyond comparison to any other team—the best in the National Football League. They have more championship titles than any other team in the league, and were a professional football […]
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A hero’s life after Katrina: Ten years later, an Air Force pararescueman recalls the people he helped during the hurricane’s aftermath
View a slideshow of scenes from Katrina’s aftermath. Mike Maroney isn’t the type of guy that seeks attention. As a seasoned Air Force pararescueman, his job entails secrecy. And as a member of the U.S. military, most of his jobs don’t happen in the States. But 10 years ago, when Hurricane Katrina slammed the Gulf […]
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Most of the Ashley Madison users in Santa Barbara County are men, according to website
Many things became apparent after hackers from a group calling itself “The Impact Team” unloaded a massive leak of 37 million users from adultery website AshleyMadison.com on Aug. 18. For one, more than 15,000 government workers—both state and federal—no doubt violated email terms of service when their official emails were linked to the website. So […]
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Pressure cooker box causes bomb scare at Allan Hancock College
Students and faculty at Allan Hancock College had a bit of a scare on Aug. 21 when the campus was evacuated due to an apparent bomb threat, according to the Santa Maria Police Department. According to initial press releases issued by the SMPD, a suspicious package was reported on the median in the 800 block […]
