MCMINNVILLE, Ore. -- Blame the volcanoes of the Northwest that sent so much lava roaring through this valley about 16 million years ago and set the stage. Or blame the glaciers of Montana for forcing floods, about 14,000 years ago, that carried in so ...

Renovation plans for the Royal Scandinavian Inn, Solvang's largest hotel, were unveiled Thursday at a luncheon at the inn hosted by the Santa Ynez Band of Chumash Indians. Immediately after buying the 25-year-old hotel in 2007, said Chief Operating ...

Blame the volcanoes of the Northwest that sent so much lava roaring through this valley about 16 million years ago and set the stage. Or blame the glaciers of Montana for forcing floods, about 14,000 years ago, that carried in so many tons of rich ...

A Kern County deputy district attorney and her lawyer husband have avoided jail time for their involvement in an alcohol-fueled fight with security guards at a casino in Santa Ynez last year. Kern prosecutor gets plea agreement in casino fight case ...

KC & The Sunshine Band will perform Jan. 24 at the Chumash Casino Resort. / Contributed Get ready to “Shake Your Booty” and sing “That’s the Way I Like It” when KC & The Sunshine Band perform in the Samala Showroom of the Chumash Casino ...

Olaf Pollack (T-Mobile) wins the final stage of the Tour of California, beating Juan Jose Haedo (Toyota United Pro) and Andre Greipel (T-Mobile) to capture his second victory in as many days. Jens Voigt (CSC) had a new bike for the race today but it ...

del.icio.us. Just six months ago Santa Barbara County supervisors debated with some bitterness about how best to spend this year’s offshore oil-flavored kick-down from the federal government. Unfortunately, since the 2009 and 2010 installments of ...

Social service worker Vincent Figueroa, right, speaks at a press conference in front of the County Board of Supervisors building Tuesday. Other social service workers Gina Meraz, left, and Norma Berumen, middle, were present to share their concerns ...

Nick Casal has dropped two of his last three fights, but you could never tell by talking to the brash 22 year old from Niagara Falls. “Those couple losses didn’t hurt that much,” he said via telephone this past week from his training facility ...