Lompoc News

It's time for a quarterly roundup of lease deals from around the region. Over the last few months banks, restaurants, wineries and investors have snagged more space.

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Clear. High of 77F. Winds from the South at 5 to 15 mph shifting to the West in the afternoon.

A 9-1-1 hang-up late Wednesday night led Santa Barbara County sheriff 's deputies to a home in Mission Hills near Lompoc where they found the victim of an apparent homicide.

Lompoc- Authorities are looking for suspects after finding a homicide victim late Wednesday night.

Shipments - CENTRAL AND SOUTH FLORIDA - Movement expected to increase. Shortage of availability of trucks.

A female child born in Santa Barbara in around 1966 or 1967 probably early spring or summer.

The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and Air Pollution Control District on Thursday extended an air quality warning for the North County until Monday morning.

A deputy patrolling Highway 246 saw two subjects sitting in a sedan parked at Park & Ride.

Dozens of animal lovers attended the 2nd annual Valley Pets' Animal Festival on Saturday, an event that paired people with orphaned dogs and offered low-cost licensing, vaccinations and microchipping for their four-legged friends.

Spring is here and a new season for Soul Mates has begun. Soul Mates are a group of Valley 6th graders who, under the direction of Michael Roberts, performs 1960s soul music at a variety of venues.

SpaceX CEO and Chief Technology Officer Elon Musk, left, speaks Wednesday, July 13, 2011 with Lt.

SANTA BARBARA, Calif. - The Santa Barbara County Public Health Department and the Santa Barbara County Air Pollution Control District today issued an Air Quality Warning for Northern Santa Barbara County.

Santa Barbara County's unadjusted unemployment rate dropped to 7.7 percent in April, which is down 0.8 percent from a year ago, according to statewide data released Friday.

SpaceX CEO and Chief Technology Officer Elon Musk, left, speaks Wednesday, July 13, 2011 with Lt.

Nathan McCall sells a variety of meats at his McCall's Meat & Fish Co. in Los Angeles.

DenMat Holdings LLC , a growing dental products provider, will move its facility from Santa Maria to Lompoc beginning next month.

Streamlining efforts to reach out to Santa Barbara County's homeless population was a topic brought before the Board of Supervisors on Tuesday, and if public comment was any indication, the county's biggest efforts could be combining forces in the future.

Highway 1 south of Lompoc has reopened, almost two hours after a vehicle accident and resulting vegetation fire closed the busy commuter route in both directions, according to the California Highway Patrol .

Thus, we thought perhaps a day trip to Jalama Beach might be nice. Gas is expensive, and we could not afford to drive to beaches in Santa Barbara.