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A Laguna Beach man faces an animal cruelty charge for his suspected role in the drowning death of a Yorkshire Terrier on April 27,...

Jon Madison, owner of Laguna Beach’s Madison Square and Garden Café and a longtime member of the city’s Heritage Committee, last week confirmed rumors...

  Public sentiment skewed to extremes as Laguna Beach spent months fine-tuning and redrafting its view ordinance, which took effect last December. Some residents predicted a...

The painting looks stained and frayed at the edges. Haphazardly stored in the basement home of Laguna Beach artist G. Ray Kerciu for decades, he wagers that it might even have been sprinkled with a bit of rat pee. And yet, it has suddenly emerged as the piece de resistance that the artist added at the last minute to a one-man show, “G. Ray Kerciu: A Radical Retrospective.”

A neighborhood meeting about emergency readiness in case of fire and/or other disaster scenarios will be held on Tuesday, Aug. 28, from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m. at the Laguna Terrace Park Clubhouse at 30802 Coast Highway.

Former Newport Beach resident Pam Bowers uses crutches because of a broken leg. Though she’s been homeless in Laguna Beach for the last year, new rules that restrict who can store belongings at the city’s homeless shelter have proved onerous. Bowers, 46, says she can’t manage her things as well as crutches to travel to an alternate shelter or to take a bus anywhere. So she hides her sleeping bag and clothes in the creek to avoid their seizure by police.

Our incredible father, husband, grandfather and beloved friend, John Morse, died peacefully at his home in Laguna Beach on March 10, 2018. John, known to...

By Barbara McMurray, Special to the Independent Like every graduation, this one included beaming parents and grandparents, mortarboards and Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance." The graduating...

By Barbara McMurray, Special to the Independent To mark his 80th birthday, Kevin Walsh had an idea different from most new octogenarians. No party, no...

Of the 39,500 cars that pass by Anita Street on South Coast Highway everyday in Laguna Beach, it only took one to change Dani Tracy’s life.

The Laguna Beach Police Department reported this week that two “virtual kidnapping” scams occurred in Laguna on March 7 and 8. Virtual kidnapping is...

With beach chairs, coolers and umbrellas in tow, visitors braved heavy traffic and congested beaches to enjoy Laguna Beach's coastline on the Fourth of...

By City Manager John Pietig The purpose of the following fact check is to clear up misconceptions that appeared in columns and letters to the...

The Laguna Beach police chief will depart less than five months into his tenure as the city’s top cop, according to a city press...

Up, Spirits? Stocks had a good month in November, the best since March. The rally that begin with the unexpected election results is so far...