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In declaring his Democratic candidacy for the 48th District seat this week, Kotick said Orange County and the nation seem unprepared to take advantage of changes transforming work places that are confronting a shortage of skilled labor

Dec. 22, 1944 – July 15, 2017 Laury Detrick, a longtime resident of Laguna Beach, passed away after a year long battle with lung cancer. She leaves a son Gregory and grandchildren who live in Belgium, and many dear and loving friends in California and Hawaii. A service will...

A 54-year-old man suspected in four recent Laguna Beach burglaries was arrested Sunday, July 16, when surveillance cameras picked up the whereabouts of his wanted vehicle, police said. The most recent break-in linked to the spree occurred 15 hours earlier when a restaurant...

Not long after Laguna Nursery office manager Christine Black took on the extra responsibility of bookkeeping for the nursery and landscape business the first duplicate check was issued to her in the amount of $2,430.

Beach-goers on the Main Beach cobblestones at twilight Sunday escaped injury when a motorist drove through the heavily populated area and across the sidewalk to flee southbound on Coast Highway, according to police. When police located the erratically driven vehicle nearly four...

Sunday, June 25 Traffic collision. Oak Street. 4 p.m. A bicyclist who ran into a gardening truck and was knocked unconscious was transported to Mission Hospital-Mission Viejo for a possible head injury. He has since been released. Monday, June 26 DUI. Pearl Street. 8:40 a.m....

This story was updated Monday, July 3. A suspected car thief, cornered in the backyard of a home after fleeing from police who had fired on his vehicle, surrendered without incident Sunday evening, police said. Police arrested Richard Lyle Lewis, 55, of Redlands, who was behind...

Fire Chief Jeff LaTendresse intends to retire next month and City Manager John Pietig has hired an interim chief even as the fire season is underway.

In a decision this week, a federal judge ruled that a lawsuit raises genuine issues in contesting whether homeless people with disabilities are prevented from taking advantage of shelter and transportation provided by the city of Laguna Beach. In addition, U.S. District Court...

Police say they arrested a 28-year-old Laguna Beach man who earlier this month allegedly broke into the home of an ex-girlfriend that he had harassed with a barrage of threatening text messages. Investigators obtained a confession from Gregory Murray, who was detained at his home...

The public is invited to turn the tables and greet Laguna Beach greeter Michael Minutoli at the second annual International Greeter’s Day at 10 a.m. Sunday, June 25, on Main Beach.

Monday, June 12 Traffic collision. 11:14 a.m. Ninth Ave. A bicyclist suffered a leg injury in a collision with a car. Traffic stop. 700 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. After failing to yield to police and a short foot pursuit, officers arrested Oscar Mendoza, 24, of Palmdale, for...

Chris Herzfeld, the Laguna Beach High School principal who signaled his intent to step down as an administrator at the end of the school year and return to the classroom, lacks a current California teaching credential, district officials confirmed this week. Herzfeld has applied...

Services were held this week at Bellevue Memorial Park in Ontario for a construction worker who died from injuries suffered in a 12-foot fall at a job site of a controversial hillside home under construction in Laguna Beach.

By Charlie Warner, Special to the Independent Described by an organizer as a “unique night,” the high school Honors Convocation featured 129 financial donors who met 130 seniors that applied and won scholarships, with many presenters personally handing the students $386,175 in...