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Major Car Accident Sends Four People to the Hospital

Major Car Accident Sends Four People to the Hospital

By Rachael Laine, Reporter - email

SANTA MARIA, Calif.- Four people are in the hospital following a major car crash in Santa Maria on Tuesday evening.

The five-car accident was reported just before 7:30 Tuesday evening at the intersection of McCoy Lane and South Broadway. Three people were taken to Cottage Hospital with major injuries.   At least one person had to be extricated from their car.  

The driver of a Chevrolet pick up truck also sustained minor injuries and was identified as 19-year-old Christian Rodriguez of Santa Maria.  Rodriguez was later arrested for DUI causing injury and reckless driving, but it is unknown if those charges are related to this accident.

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Man Robs Paso Robles Bank, Police Searching for Suspect

Man Robs Paso Robles Bank, Police Searching for Suspect

PASO ROBLES, Calif. - Paso Robles Police are looking for a man who walked into a bank on Tuesday morning and held it up.

Police say on Tuesday, June 18, 2013 at approximately 9:20AM the Paso Robles Police Department received multiple 9-1-1 calls regarding an armed robbery in progress at the Wells Fargo Bank located at 546 Spring Street.

The reporting parties stated an armed suspect entered the bank armed with a semi-automatic handgun. The suspect committed the robbery and fled the scene prior to the arrival of PRPD officers. The suspect (pictured below) was described as a white male adult, 6-2" to 6-3" weighing approximately 220 pounds. The suspect was wearing dark blue bandanas covering his head and face, dark sunglasses, gloves, and a light blue long sleeved flannel shirt with another flannel shirt underneath. The suspect fled the area in an older model Ford Explorer, maroon or burgundy in color, with a slight lift and oversize off-road style tires.

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Man, 21, Recovering After Santa Maria Stabbing

By Jacqueline Tualla - email

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- Santa Maria Police are on the hunt for the man they say stabbed a 21-year-old Sunday afternoon.

Officers said Jose De Jesus Amariba of Santa Maria stabbed the man at an apartment complex on 711 South Pine Street.

The victim suffered two stab wounds. He was taken to a hospital in stable condition.

Police said the suspect and victim know each other. The motive for the stabbing is still under investigation.

 

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Fire Burns Near Santa Maria Oil Field

Fire Burns Near Santa Maria Oil Field

By Liberty Zabala - email

SANTA MARIA, Calif. -- A fire in Santa Maria has burned dangerously close to an oil field.

Santa Barbara County Firefighters were able to stop the potential disaster.

The fire ignited Saturday afternoon on the ERG oil field off Cat Canyon Road and Palmer Road.

"We showed up, this all was on fire," says Santa Barbara County Fire Battalion Chief Ken Murray. "It was burning down towards the road. The wind was blowing this way about 15-20 miles an hour. We were concerned it was going to get across the road into this wild land area and there's nothing between here and Los Alamos, except this type of terrain."

San Luis Obispo County Man Arrested for Child Pornography

San Luis Obispo County Man Arrested for Child Pornography

LOS ANGELES, Calif. - A San Luis Obispo County man, arrested last week, is being charged with receiving, possessing and distributing child pornography.

In a release from the FBI:

A San Luis Obispo man was arrested last week on federal charges alleging he received, possessed and distributed child pornography, announced Bill Lewis, Assistant Director in Charge of the FBI's Los Angeles Field Office, and Andrë Birotte Jr., the United States Attorney for the Central District of California.

Bruce Klickstein, 59, was arrested Wednesday, June 12, by FBI agents without incident after being named in a three count indictment returned by a federal grand jury. During his initial court appearance on Thursday afternoon in United States District Court in Los Angeles, Klickstein was released to serve home detention pending trial. A trial date is scheduled for August 6 in U.S.

Cellar Classic Returns to St. Mark's

Cellar Classic Returns to St. Mark's

Los Olivos, Santa Barbara County, California— On Saturday, June 29, 2013, from 4:00-7:00 p.m., the public is invited to attend the fourth annual St. Mark’s Cellar Classic: An Auction of Rare & Fine Wines in the garden courtyard at St. Mark’s-in-the-Valley Episcopal Church at 2901 Nojoqui Avenue in downtown Los Olivos.  All proceeds from the Cellar Classic support local community programs and services including the Circle V Ranch Camp, Lompoc Hospital Foundation and the Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital Foundation Endowment Fund as well as more than 40 area organizations that utilize St.