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In one of the largest home burglaries in Laguna Beach in years, a property manager was arrested for allegedly breaking into a vacation home of a client and stealing jewelry valued at $765,912, police said. Detectives are currently conducting follow-up inquiries at other...

Police say they will conduct a DUI and drivers license checkpoint on Saturday, Aug. 26, at an undisclosed location within the city limits between the hours of 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. Law enforcement officials aim to educate drivers that DUI applies to prescription drugs and marijuana,...

By Cassandra Reinhart and Andrea Adelson | LB Indy Nearly 300 officers deployed by 17 agencies maintained peace at a Main Beach demonstration of 2,500 protesters this past Sunday, but Laguna Beach Police Chief Laura Farinella is already looking ahead to the next rally. “We have a...

      New information and photos were added to this article Monday, Aug. 21. Hundreds of demonstrators, reacting to the eruption of violence in Virginia last weekend, swarmed into Laguna Beach on Sunday to stand in solidarity against racism, vastly outnumbering the...

By Cassandra Reinhart, Special to the Independent Nearly 300 peaceful protesters took to Main Beach Saturday morning, chanting messages of diversity and equality ahead of an anti-immigration protest planned for Laguna Beach Sunday evening. Through a megaphone, organizers led...

In an incident police describe as “road rage,” Laguna Beach resident Kevin O’Neill was arrested for allegedly using his vehicle to try to run over two bicyclists, who escaped without injury. O’Neill was arrested Sunday, Aug. 13, when officers spotted a vehicle identified as...

Don’t Sell, But Keep A Weather Eye Out Only a week ago, stocks rook a one-day header on news flashes of severe tensions with North Korea. The American dependency of Guam was threatened with missiles and local officials broadcast old Cold War civil defense procedures. Now, one...

The oldest protestor at most local political rallies is sitting out demonstrations planned in Laguna Beach. The vibe reminds her of the Nazi era she experienced firsthand.

A group that seeks stronger immigration protections plans a protest in Laguna Beach on Sunday, Aug. 20.

Missiles, Dollars, Stocks and Farms Stocks finally took a step backwards, giving up less than one percent on news of possible hostilities with North Korea. That still leaves the Dow Jones Industrial Average up 11% this year and 3% since the end of June. The broader S&P 500...

The Laguna Beach City Council unanimously adopted the aims of the Paris Climate accords to forestall global warming, becoming one of the first cities in the county to endorse a policy ratified by 165 countries since 2015. The Trump administration withdrew from the agreement in June.

A Mission Hospital case manager in Laguna Beach who recognized a former patient admitted at a sister facility under a different name led to the arrest of a woman suspected of drug fraud, police said. When police searched the would-be patient’s handbag, they found discharge papers...

Police are seeking the public’s help in identifying two men suspected of breaking into fives businesses last week and making off with $200,000 in stolen jewelry. The suspects are described as two white male adults wearing long pants, button-up long sleeved shirts, and heavy duty...

Rep. Ted Lieu, a leader in the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, speaks to voters in Aliso Viejo whose representative, Dana Rohrabacher, avoids in-person town hall meetings.