A Santa Paula man who was caught on surveillance video beating a sick sea lion with a large stick has pleaded guilty to ...

Now, 32-year-old Christopher Hurtado, of Santa Paula, has pleaded guilty “to two felony counts related to the beating of a ...

A young sea lion that recently took up residence in Petaluma’s Turning Basin has been variously described as glorious, ...

A man pleaded guilty to attacking a sea lion, a Fillmore man faces charges for illegal gun sales and Santa Paula police ...

Residents of a Bay Area town have grown concerned about a young sea lion they fear is sick - but that marine mammal experts ...

A sick sea lion resting on a California beach was kicked in the head and beaten with a large piece of driftwood, prosecutors say. Now, 32-year-old Christopher Hurtado, of Santa Paula, has pleaded ...

A sick sea lion resting on a California beach was kicked in the head and beaten with a large piece of driftwood, prosecutors say. Now, 32-year-old Christopher Hurtado, of Santa Paula, has pleaded ...

A sick sea lion resting on a California beach was kicked in the head and beaten with a large piece of driftwood, prosecutors say. Now, 32-year-old Christopher Hurtado, of Santa Paula, has pleaded ...

Local resident Joe Noriel is accustomed to spotting various aquatic birds and animals while kayaking on the Petaluma River.

A sick sea lion resting on a California beach was kicked in the head and beaten with a large piece of driftwood, prosecutors say. Now, 32-year-old Christopher Hurtado, of Santa Paula, has pleaded ...

A sick sea lion resting on a California beach was kicked in the head and beaten with a large piece of driftwood, prosecutors say. Now, 32-year-old Christopher Hurtado, ...

A sick sea lion resting on a California beach was kicked in the head and beaten with a large piece of driftwood, prosecutors say. Now, 32-year-old Christopher Hurtado, of Santa Paula, has pleaded ...