The death of a Santa Maria man, whose body was discovered last week along Highway 166, is now being considered a homicide.

The death of a 26-year-old man found on Highway 166 east of Santa Maria continues to be investigated as a possible homicide, the California Highway Patrol ...

Detectives are investigating a suspicious death after officers responded to the area of State Route 166 at Suey ...

Law enforcement is investigating a "suspicious death" which closed a portion of Highway 166 east of Santa Maria late Thursday ...

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, ...

Santa Barbara County District Attorney John T. Savrnoch announced today that Santa Maria resident Gustavo Hernandez has been charged with First-Degree Murder in connection with the stabbing death of ...

Press releases are posted on Independent.com as a free community service. Santa Maria, Calif. – The Santa Barbara County Sheriff’s Office is sharing follow-up information from the in-custody death ...

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