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After relinquishing supervisorial duties at the city’s homeless shelter, the Laguna Resource Center is focusing on restocking its food pantry for people in need...

Owners of two longtime Laguna Beach restaurant properties that share the same block and closed within weeks of each other this summer are taking...

Oh, Shoot Dad’s mad at me.   Why?   I wouldn’t shoot the shotgun.   Why not?   I was afraid of the noise and the kick, I was just afraid.   You’ll have to shoot...

Soka University will host Lions Roar: A Student Campus Day for junior and senior high school students from 9 am – 2 pm on...

Laguna Beach High School senior Celestina De Leon received accolades from the school board Tuesday for seeking one of 60 slots statewide for students...

Test scores by Laguna Beach High School students on the ACT, SAT, and Advanced Placement exams indicate they are outperforming their peers in the...

Hundreds of high school students, their parents, and college representatives filled the Laguna Beach High School gym last week for the annual College Round-Up.   The...

Parents of young children under 5 are invited to take advantage of a free developmental screening Friday, Oct. 14, from 9 – 11 a.m....

Two speakers who focus on children’s nutrition are featured guests Wednesday, Oct. 19, at Coffee Break, the PTA-sponsored adult education workshop held at Aliso...

Man Held for Underage Sex Offense Police arrested a Costa Mesa man for suspicion of statutory rape on Friday, Oct. 7, six months after a...

Guest column By Jim Van Dalfsen, Special to the Independent   We were in the squatter’s camp of Kayamandi, South Africa, to build our third orphan home...

After investigating allegations of an 11th victim, Laguna Beach police asked prosecutors last week to add additional false imprisonment and sexual battery charges to...

For the first time in 43 years, Laguna Beach takes an undefeated record into their annual homecoming game, this Friday, Oct. 15.   Unlike the easy...

More than 25 speakers representing an array of career opportunities participated in the recent Thurston Middle School Career Day. “Career Day was a great example...

Laguna schools celebrated the 224th anniversary of the signing of the U.S. Constitution on Sept. 17, with varied instruction that illustrated the everyday significance...