The Santa Ynez Chumash Museum and Cultural Center, which opened less than a month ago with a construction budget of $32 ...

Taste of the Santa Ynez Valley returns Oct. 2-5, featuring more than a dozen events, including a special Chumash Museum and ...

A small fox that lives on the Channel Islands off the coast of southern California is thriving after near extinction. The ...

Two people were killed in the 1925 Santa Barbara earthquake when a water tank fell through the roof of the Arlington Hotel, a massive and pretentious structure that had been cheaply built at State and ...

The Alcazar Theatre’s On the Couch series will continue on July 2, 6:30 p.m., with several new guests: cultural anthropologist Jonathan Malindine, Barbareño Band of Chumash Indians (BBCI) Chairwoman E ...

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SANTA YNEZ, Calif. – Cowboys, live music and stick horse races drew thousands to the Santa Ynez Valley this weekend as the 6th Annual Old Santa Ynez Days ...

SANTA YNEZ, CA – June 9, 2025 – A Southern California man recently had an unforgettable morning when he hit the Chumash Casino Resort’s progressive jackpot on a special Blackjack game worth $313,073.

Elias Espadas stands in his way. The unbeaten Ventura resident will square off against Espadas on Saturday night at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez.

Elias Espadas stands in his way. The unbeaten Ventura resident will square off against Espadas on Saturday night at the Chumash Casino Resort in Santa Ynez.

Vandenberg Space Force Base has played a key role in U.S. missile testing and satellite launches. Now, for the first time in ...