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Laguna Beach police will conduct seat belt enforcement operations in a local campaign to help lower traffic deaths. Besides special patrols, officers on routine patrol will also be looking for unrestrained drivers and passengers. Safety statistics show that half of traffic deaths...

Gay Pride, Greenery and Flooding on City’s Agenda

Tuesday, May 2 Fight. 20600 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 7:50 a.m. Officers intervened in a fight between two homeless men and David Threadgold, 29, was arrested for suspicion of assault. Rape. 31800 block of Coast Hwy. 3 p.m. A woman believes she was sexually assaulted while in a...

With the summer tourist influx just weeks away, city officials unpacked a beach-bag full of tools to ensure it isn’t visitors alone who enjoy a good experience. Visitors should expect to see an increase in patrols to head off bad behavior on South Laguna beaches, downtown parking...

All who applied to serve on the housing committee were appointed unanimously by the council. Besides Fulton, they include newcomers Morris Skenderian, Cottie Petrie-Norris and Robert Reed as well as incumbents Jheri St. James and Faye Chapman.

    Laguna Beach police intend to up their visibility during the Cinco de Mayo holiday to deter imbibers from getting behind the wheel, says a police statement. California has seen an increase in drug-impaired driving crashes, though locally police report a drop in DUI...

The result is Assembly Bill 629, a proposal to add a section to the state business and professions code that, if enacted, would exempt galleries statewide from license requirements and allow them to offer small pours of alcoholic beverages under specific conditions.

Three years later, compassion for those lacking housing led Henderson to establish Friendship Shelter in his adopted hometown of Laguna Beach.

    Updated: May 4. Rescuers extracted an unconscious teen-ager to safety by hoisting him into a helicopter from an isolated cove in South Laguna about 4 p.m. Saturday, April 29. The incident drew the attention of onlookers and residents because three helicopters were...

Monday, April 10 Stolen vehicle. Nyes Place. 9:40 a.m. Christopher Paul Mack, 49, identified as homeless in Laguna Beach, was arrested and held for $20,000 bail for suspicion of stealing a car in Laguna Woods. Traffic collision. 20600 block of Laguna Canyon Rd. 3 p.m. A Tesla...

Police corral a riderless runaway horse on Laguna Canyon Road.

Jean Lamphere, who started the Laguna Beach police department’s volunteer program in 1964, received a clock in recognition of her retirement and 13,835 hours of service.

“Let’s do one here,” Parker said she decided with a few co-organizers who included Tad and Susan Heitmann. They tapped a list of those who showed interest in the Jan. 21 women’s march. Parker expressed surprise when more than 100 people showed up last month at Laguna Unites’...

Sponsorship, gifts, and contributions to Laguna Beach Seniors’ Legacy Ball raised an estimated $216,000, which allows the organization to continue to improve the quality of life for the seniors, said senior center director Nadia Babayi in a letter to supporters this week. “With...