The Lompoc Record

A noon Mass by Father Thomas Cook of La Purisima Catholic Churchkicked off  the Founder’s Day celebration Tuesday at La PurisimaMission. Full Story »

A dozen friends, family members and former colleagues of slainformer Lompoc police Officer Richard May wept Tuesday as they toldjurors how much they missed the 38-year-old murder victim. Full Story »

Vandenberg Middle School administrators are setting out to seeif keeping boys and girls in separate classrooms might improve mathand science education. Full Story »

TAP TV to broadcast Holiday parade Full Story »

Santa Claus had a rival at the Vikings annual Christmas party. Full Story »

Each year, Mission Valley Independent Study and Home Schoolstudents are asked to participate in a Service Learning Project tobenefit the community. This year students in grades kindergartenthrough 12th made more than 200 cards to be sent to veterans,service members and their families across the United States andforeign countries through the American Red Cross Holiday Mail for Heroes program. Full Story »

A Santa Maria man convicted of sexually assaulting two teenagefriends of his daughter who were so intoxicated they were helplessagainst his advances has been sentenced to 14 years inprison. Full Story »

Truck traffic on Highway 101 through the Central Coast was a bitheavier than normal Monday night into Tuesday after snow shut downInterstate 5 north of Los Angeles. A 30-mile stretch of I-5 thatclimbs over 4,100-foot-high Tejon Pass was closed for severalhours. These big rigs were parked at a truck stop on BetteraviaRoad in Santa Maria. Cold air trailing the storm is expected tobring widespread ... Full Story »

Dr. Takashi Michael Wada has been named as Santa BarbaraCounty's medical officer, county officials announced today. Full Story »

A 17-year-old Lompoc girl is in intensive care at a Los Angelesarea burn center after developing a rare and painful allergicreaction to a medication. Full Story »

A frigid winter storm dumped rain across the Central CoastMonday, leading to precarious driving conditions but mostly justminor accidents. Full Story »

Six men and six women charged with deciding whether a26-year-old East Palo Alto man receives the death penalty or lifein prison for murdering former Lompoc police Officer Richard Maylistened Monday as relatives described the devastating effect thepoliceman's 2006 slaying has had on their lives. Full Story »

DUI checkpoint arrests 15 Full Story »

Many people think Highway 246, the route through the Santa YnezValley, follows the Santa Ynez River to the ocean. Wrong. Full Story »

Even though most of them were bent and stiff with age, when theNational Anthem was sung Monday, dozens of war veterans stood,straightened their backs with pride and raised weathered hands tosalute with honor. Full Story »

The following arrests, incidents and information are fromreports by law enforcement and other public safety agencies from 4p.m. Friday to Monday. Full Story »

About 1,000 jobs in the Santa Barbara and San Luis Obispo countyarea are waiting to be filled as the local office of the U.S. Census Bureau prepares for the 2010 tally of people living inAmerica. Full Story »

Operation Kids Christmas , a tradition at Vandenberg Air ForceBase that has outlasted multiple launch systems, numerous unitreorganizations and too many personnel changes to count, onSaturday marked 51 years of delivering holiday cheer to localyoungsters. Full Story »

David Welby has spent 37 years with the U.S. Forest Service ,much of that in law-enforcement capacities, so encountering tragedyand death are a part of his job. Full Story »

The Santa Barbara County Board of Supervisors will have smoke onthe brain Tuesday as it discusses banning marijuana clinics in thecounty jurisdiction and outlawing tobacco products at parks andbeaches. Full Story »

Tip-a-waitress fundraiser to benefit Lompoccheerleader Full Story »

Plenty of smiles, waves, candy and holiday wishes were doled outfrom participants in the Santa Maria Parade of Lights Saturdaynight. Full Story »

Santa and Mrs. Claus made a special trip Saturday to serve asthe grand marshals for Solvang’s annual Julefest parade. Full Story »

It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas . Full Story »

A flying ember that escaped from an unattended fireplace likelycaused a blaze that engulfed and gutted a Nipomo house late Fridaynight, according to Cal Fire officials. Full Story »