Orcutt News

April Orcutt caught a glimpse of the slow-moving meteor in the western sky from her home in San Anselmo at 5:10 p.m., moments after the sun had gone down.

Info, observations, and other random stuff about San Luis Obispo Real Estate and the local area by The Keith Byrd Team consisting of local experts from Century 21 Hometown Realty.

A collection and disposal campaign targeted at reducing youth abuse of prescription drugs and increasing the health of the local water supply gets under way this week.

The people of the Central Coast region involved in Respect Life ministry are always going to be active when it comes to protesting abortion.

A Santa Maria woman was killed and three other people injured in a three-car accident Thursday afternoon that closed Highway 135 at Lakeview Road and snarled traffic for hours.

One person is dead after a three vehicle accident in Orcutt Thursday. The California Highway Patrol responded to Lakeview Road at Highway 135 at about 12:30 p.m. They say the driver of a Bronco 2 was traveling northbound on Highway 135, when the driver ran a red light and hit a Honda Accord, making a left hand turn.

An unincorporated suburb of Santa Maria founded as an oil town in 1904, Orcutt evolved through spurts, stalls, and spurts.

Academic success is nothing new to Sarah Schwab: At 13, she received a perfect score on the SAT writing exam - a standardized test taken for college admission.

High school dropouts cost the state $1.1 billion annually in crime costs alone, according to a new study by the California Dropout Research Project.

Blochman School District invited everyone to play Friday when it opened its universal access playground at Benjamin Foxen Community Park - even those who can't run or jump.

Five men are behind bars after a marijuana bust in Orcutt. Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Deputies say 22-year-old Ryan Silvas, 19-year-old Erik Silvas, 18-year-old Tyler McKenzie, 19-year-old Matthew Watkins and 18-year-old Anthony Yanez were arrested around 10:35 p.m. Tuesday.

Guadalupe Mayor Lupe Alvarez was among a number of local officials who got a first-hand look Wednesday at the front lines in the war against hunger in Santa Barbara County.

A judge denied cosmetic surgeon Peter Chi's request Thursday to add a civil attorney to his criminal defense on charges he sexually assaulted dozens of women under his care.

Controversy surrounds a proposed medical marijuana facility in Orcutt. If approved, the Wellness Center would be located in the 100 block of West Clark Avenue in Orcutt.

A medical-marijuana dispensary continues to fight for its right to open in an Old Town Orcutt building, even though neighbors hope it goes up in smoke and the building's owner passionately denies any lease agreement.

The OOI Cyberinfrastructure project team is led by Principal Investigator John Orcutt , OOI Deputy Director Frank Vernon and Calit2 Chief System Architect Ingolf Krueger.

A state appeals court overturned the murder conviction of a Stockton man on grounds the controversial forensic pathologist who performed the autopsy wasn't the one who testified against him in trial.

Through a series of upcoming public workshops, officials with Santa Maria's transit system are seeking feedback from riders and will outline upcoming service changes The first of six open-house meetings is scheduled from 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Friday in Shepard Hall in the Santa Maria Public Library, 421 S. McClelland St.

Righetti High School has a group of math whizzes breaking new ground for district high schools.

Monday's first day of school probably meant a little bit more to Lela Gabaldon than to some teachers in the Santa Maria-Bonita School District.