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Court documents show man held for Santa Maria Courthouse bombing wanted to kill a judge, deputies

Lance Orozco

Filings say that the Santa Maria man shouted "Liberty or Death" as he tossed a bag with a bomb into the courthouse. Five people suffered minor injuries.

Nathaniel McGuire was arrested Wednesday in connection with a bomb blast at the Santa Maria Courthouse.

Authorities say explosion at Santa Maria Courthouse work of man upset with arrest on firearms charge

Lance Orozco

Investigators say Nathaniel McGuire threw a bag at the courthouse security screening area which exploded. Five people suffered minor injuries.

Hope Village in Santa Maria has 94 housing units intended to help the homeless transition off the streets into permanent housing.

New facility designed to help get homeless off the streets on the Central Coast opens this weekend

Lance Orozco

Hope Village in Santa Maria has room for 94 people, with 24/7 staffing and access to support services.

A free appointment on the Central Coast this weekend could save your life

Lance Orozco

The Mission Hope Cancer Center in Santa Maria is offering free skin cancer screenings this Saturday to people who are uninsured, or underinsured.

DA rules fatal officer-involved shooting in Santa Barbara County was justified

Lance Orozco

Investigators say man posed threat to woman, daughter trapped in Santa Maria apartment.

An impromptu memorial has popped up at the Thousand Oaks intersection where a pro-Israeli demonstrator was fatally injured Sunday.

Detectives still trying to unravel what led to weekend shooting which left one dead, one injured in Santa Maria

Lance Orozco

14-year-old died in attack: Santa Maria Police detectives believe incident was gang-related.

A past SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket takes off from Vandenberg Space Force Base

It's off! SpaceX launches rocket carrying more than 70 small payloads into orbit from Central Coast

Lance Orozco

Reusable booster successfully lands back at Vandenberg Space Force Base after Monday afternoon launch.

A new dispatch center now under construction will centralize dispatching for the seven fire departments in Santa Barbara County.

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Centralized dispatch center could mean faster 9-1-1 response for firefighters in Santa Barbara County

Lance Orozco

Work officially underway on center which will combine fire dispatching duties now at five sites in Santa Barbara County into one centralized facility.

A search is underway for a man who reportedly disappeared in a Central Coast water basin.

Search underway for missing man on South Coast

Lance Orozco

Man reported missing in water basin in Santa Maria.

Weekend event set to help homeless, at-risk veterans on Central, South Coasts.

Weekend event planned to help homeless, at-risk veterans on Central, South Coasts

Lance Orozco

10th Annual Santa Barbara County Veterans Stand Down event set for Santa Maria Fairpark Saturday.