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Monday, March 18, 2013  A Santa Maria man is behind bars after being accused of sexually abusing a 6-year-old boy over the weekend.

Thursday, January 24, 2013  A man convicted of immigration and weapon charges and who authorities say is a manager in Mexico's Gulf drug cartel has been sentenced to seven years in prison.

Tuesday, November 27, 2012  A manual recount is underway for two Cameron County Pct. 1 Constable candidates separated by one vote.

Wednesday, November 14, 2012  As of election night only one vote separated Pedro "Pete" Delgadillo and current Pct. 1 Constable Horacio Zamora.

Saturday, August 18, 2012  A woman was arrested Wednesday for beating and injuring a disabled woman.

Saturday, June 30, 2012  A tutor at Santa Maria Middle School is out on bond after being accused of having an inappropriate relationship with a student.

Monday, June 18, 2012  An alleged high-ranking member of a Mexican drug cartel has withdrawn his guilty plea on immigration and weapons charges in federal court in Brownsville.

Tuesday, May 01, 2012  A Santa Maria woman is behind bars after she allegedly tried to smuggle $476,000 dollars worth of cocaine in her car battery.

Friday, March 02, 2012  Daniel Cruz was recently terminated from his job claiming it all stemmed from the Santa Rosa vs. Santa Maria basketball brawl.

Friday, February 10, 2012  An unedited video of a brawl at a basketball game between Santa Rosa and Santa Maria Middle Schools has been posted to YouTube.

Wednesday, February 08, 2012  Arrests are expected to come as soon as Friday for people involved in a brawl that broke out Monday night during a Santa Rosa versus Santa Maria middle school basketball game.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  50 seconds into the 4th quarter of a middle school basketball game between Santa Rosa and Santa Maria and the mother of one of the players captures video of a woman walking out onto the court.

Tuesday, February 07, 2012  Authorities are asking for the public's help after a middle school basketball game between Santa Rosa ISD and Santa Maria ISD erupted into a full court brawl Monday night.

Monday, January 23, 2012  Santa Maria School District police wasted no time Monday, in testing out the newest addition to the small police department - white Suburban seized by Cameron County authorities, which they donated to the new police department.

Thursday, May 26, 2011  A Rio Hondo man is out on bond after he allegedly traded $50 bucks and marijuana for electronics stolen from Santa Maria High School.