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Santa Barbara man’s killer sentenced to 50 years to life
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Frank Ochoa brought a long series of legal maneuvers to an abrupt close in the murder trial of Luis Sosa with the
Santa Barbara man's killer sentenced to 50 years to life
SANTA BARBARA — Santa Barbara Superior Court Judge Frank Ochoa brought a long series of legal maneuvers to an abrupt close in the murder trial of Luis Sosa with the
Man found guilty of molesting niece
SANTA BARBARA — Despite a lack of physical evidence, a Santa Barbara man was found guilty in superior court last month of three felony counts related to the sexual assault
‘Operation Apehanger’ snags 11 in raid
SANTA BARBARA — Multi-jurisdictional law enforcement teams swept through “The American Riviera” Wednesday with fistfuls of warrants and arrested 11 suspects in a major regional effort to take guns and
Man sentenced in vehicular manslaughter case
SANTA BARBARA — Fabian Maduena, 21, pleaded no contest to vehicular manslaughter and received a 21-year sentence following three felony and two misdemeanor charges connected to events leading to the
For sale: wholesale paper and … nunchuks?
SANTA BARBARA — An illegal diversification of goods proved the downfall for a legitimate wholesale paper merchant who branched out into the sale of close-combat weapons. Alejandro Francisco Domeno is
Road rage cross the line with gunfire
SANTA BARBARA — A 59-year-old Atascadero man was arrested at gunpoint Tuesday after expressing his road rage with the use of a handgun. Alisos Street in Santa Barbara is just
Gas station owner pursues tire thief
CARPINTERIA — A tire thief picked the wrong gas station to loot Thursday, as the station’s owner pursued the suspect until highway patrol authorities were able to intercept. A red pickup
Two in custody, one at large in Mesa area assault
SANTA BARBARA — At approximately 2 p.m. Aug. 8, a male resident of Santa Barbara’s beachfront Mesa area answered a knock at his door. Knowing one of the visitors by sight, the
‘Real’ Mrs. Robinson caught in the act
SANTA BARBARA — A titillating character study straight out of the movies came into the light of day with the arrest of Genise Schu, 47, on 11 felony counts of sexual
