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At a hearing next week, Orange County Superior Court Judge John C. Gastelum is scheduled to hear a motion over the merits of a lawsuit filed against the Urth Caffe of Laguna Beach by seven women who claim they were subjected to religious discrimination when they were asked to leave the premises.

A recent survey about the health of low-income residents in five south-county cities, including Laguna Beach, reveals a significant increase in the incidence of cancer, diabetes, heart disease and obesity compared to 2013.

In a bid to lower fire risk by ridding the city of overhead utility power lines, the Laguna Beach City Council unanimously approved Tuesday, Nov. 15, a new ordinance requiring utilities to install new or replacement infrastructure below ground.

Football (8-4, 4-1) Breakers stopped Boron’s vaulted runners on literally the one-inch line with 92 seconds remaining to preserve a 21-14 victory and advance to...

Art gallery owners are in an uproar after some were cited by undercover cops for providing alcohol without a license during the Thursday, Nov. 3, Art Walk. In total, seven local businesses were issued the misdemeanor citations. Laguna North Gallery, Salt Fine Art, La Botegga Gallery, Main Beach Fine Art, Poler, Nuance Home, and Townley Gallery were all cited, according to the police log.

Out of deconstruction debris from a 1965 facility cleared from the grounds, new structures will replace the Festival of Arts’ entertainment stage, artists’ booths and children’s art center by July of next year, promised Fred Sattler, the Festival of Arts board president.

By Charlie Warner, Special to the Independent In preparation for the high school’s fall theater production, “The Man Who Came to Dinner,” director Celena DelPizzo-Howell...

Newport Coast land preservationist Fern Pirkle, whose efforts helped lay the groundwork for Crystal Cove State Park, dies at 90.

Two weeks after a masked gunman known as “the faceless bandit” held up banks in Laguna Beach and Seal Beach, a 36-year-old state prison...

Challenger Peggy Wolff and incumbent Jan Vickers received the most votes for two open seats on the Laguna Beach school board despite challenger Howard Hills’s endeavors to win in Tuesday’s election.

Laguna Hosts Boron Friday, Nov. 18 Football (7-4, 4-1) Laguna Beach High School’s football team overcame a tumultuous week of distractions, a long bus trip and...

Early results on election night proved an accurate assessment of the eventual outcome in the race for city treasurer of Laguna Beach, with the 17-year incumbent Laura Parisi coming out on top.

In Orange County, where over 800,000 people voted in the general election, 48.9% cast ballots for the Hillary Clinton-Tim Kaine ticket, compared to 44.9% for the Donald Trump-Mike Pence slate, the first time in 80 years that a majority of county voters endorsed a Democrat.

Slender and 10-feet tall, the four-sided posts shone in the sunlight, reflecting the moods of the ocean and hillsides and at evening dramatically mirrored...

By Cassandra Reinhart, Special to the Independent Laguna Beach voters re-elected two incumbents in the four-way race for its open City Council seats, according to...