Vandenberg Village woman Ashlee Buzzard, left, during a court appearance last month. She has been arrested after the body of her missing daughter, Melodee Buzzard, was found. Credit: KEYT.com photo ...

Signs questioning the whereabouts of 9-year-old Melodee Buzzard are posted outside of her mother's home. (Carlin Stiehl / For The Times) A judge in Santa Barbara County Superior Court has dismissed a ...

The mother of a missing 9-year-old California girl appeared Thursday in court, where a felony false imprisonment charge filed against her in a separate case was dismissed, her attorney said.

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A judge in Santa Barbara County Superior Court has dismissed a felony false imprisonment charge against Ashlee Buzzard, the county district attorney said in a statement. Buzzard, 40, of Lompoc, ...