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Melodee Buzzard wearing wig in security images

Missing Santa Barbara County girl Melodee Buzzard is believed to be seen in this Oct. 7, 2025, photo taken at a car rental business prior to departing on a road trip with her mother. (Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office))

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Missing girl, mom traveled out of state. Only 1 returned

Melodee Buzzard of Lompoc is seen in this undated photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office. Buzzard has not been seen in at least a year, and hasn't been photographed in at least two.

Missing CA girl’s mother ‘uncooperative’

Melodee Buzzard of Lompoc is seen in this undated photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office. Buzzard has not been seen in at least a year, and hasn't been photographed in at least two.

Search launched for girl missing at least 1 year

Melodee Buzzard of Lompoc is seen in this undated photo provided by the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office. Buzzard has not been seen in at least a year, and hasn't been photographed in at least two.

Danish Days returns for 2025

Power outage scrubs SpaceX launch

A SpaceX Falcon 9 rocket carrying NASA’s TRACERS (Tandem Reconnection and Cusp Electrodynamics Reconnaissance Satellites) mission stands vertical Tuesday, July 22, 2025, at Space Launch Complex 4 East at Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. (SpaceX)

Sheep graze SoCal college to reduce wildfire risk

Sheep graze on vegetation at Westmont College in Santa Barbara County July 2025. (Westmont College)

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265 suspected child predators arrested in SoCal crackdown

An LAPD officer gets into his patrol car in front of LAPD Headquarters on 1st St. in downtown Los Angeles. (Mel Melcon / Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

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SoCal man murdered ex-wife, dumped her body

Josefino Cayetano Maldonado, 45, of Salinas, is seen in a booking photo provided by the Ventura County District Attorney’s Office.

CA town now home to world-famous troll sculpture

Thomas Dambo's newest troll sculpture debuted at the California Nature Museum in Solvang on Feb. 2, 2025. (George Rose)

CHP officer pulls pilot from burning plane wreckage

A California Highway Patrol officer pulls the pilot from a fiery plane crash in Goleta on Jan. 29, 2025. (Steve Epstein via CHP)

Metrolink poised to add Santa Barbara train

Metrolink Commuter Train running along San Clemente Beach in this undated photo. (Getty Images)