Court hearings in April and May will address alleged missing forensic evidence, a challenged search warrant, and a potential ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This image made from surveillance footage captured at a rental car company Oct. 7 shows Melodee Buzzard, left, and Ashlee Buzzard ...

On Oct. 7, Melodee and Ashlee Buzzard left on a three-day road trip from their Lompoc, California, home to the Nebraska area, the Santa Barbara County Sheriff's office said. Surveillance images show ...

North County residents Renee Lino, left, and Elizabeth Alvarrez wear "Justice for Melodee" shirts for Wednesday's court hearing for Ashlee Buzzard in Lompoc. Buzzard has been charged with murder in ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The mother of a 9-year-old Lompoc Valley girl reportedly pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder of her daughter Friday ...

Ashlee Buzzard, the mother of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard, whose October disappearance sparked a weeks-long search spanning several states, pleaded not guilty to her daughter's murder on Friday, Dec.

Relatives of the Lompoc girl whose mother was arrested on suspicion of her shooting death say they’re in disbelief after the 40-year-old woman pleaded not guilty to the murder charge she faces. The ...

Melodee Buzzard’s adult half-sisters appeared in a Santa Maria courtroom Monday amid a dispute about who should make decisions regarding the 9-year-old’s remains before getting an agreement and a ...

This image made from surveillance footage captured at a rental car company Oct. 7 shows Melodee Buzzard, left, and Ashlee Buzzard in Lompoc. (Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office via AP) Ashlee ...