A Vandenberg Village mother charged with murdering her 9-year-old daughter last year was absent from her latest court hearing ...

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 ...

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 ...

CAINEVILLE, Utah (CNN) — As the December sun set over central Utah’s sandstone peaks, a couple ventured down a nondescript dirt road to snap photos against the backdrop of a red rock vista. Instead, ...

The mother of a 9-year-old Lompoc Valley girl reportedly pleaded not guilty to the first-degree murder of her daughter Friday morning. The charges against her carried two enhancements for using a ...

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.

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 ...

Ashlee Buzzard-- accused of killing her 9-year-old daughter Melodee Buzzard-- has pleaded not guilty to the crime. The 40-year-old entered her plea in a Santa Barbara, California courtroom Friday ...

Ashlee Buzzard, the Vandenberg Village woman accused of murdering her 9-year-old daughter, Melodee, did not appear for her scheduled preliminary hearing setting on Wednesday morning in Lompoc.

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 ...

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 ...