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The state Fish and Game Commission has finalized a plan declaring most of Laguna Beach a marine reserve, affording it the highest protection under...

By Cassandra Reinhart, Special to the Independent The Laguna Beach Fire Department has sent 11 firefighters, three fire engines and a battalion chief to help...

The potent bats at the top of order helped deliver Laguna Beach High’s first league title in 48 years last Tuesday at Skipper Carrillo...

Irvine’s Tarbut V’Torah Day School honored top volunteers,  Newport Beach’s Sam Wyman and Laguna Beach’s Lou Weiss,  during its annual fundraising event. Weiss, a long-time...

Laguna Beach City Council selected Sue Kempf as its new mayor and council member Alex Rounaghi as mayor pro tem during its Dec. 12...

Tuesday, Nov. 13 Traffic stop. 2200 Laguna Canyon Rd., 12:57 a.m. A Florida man was arrested for DUI and held for $2500 bail. Traffic stop. S....

Monday, June 4 Petty theft. 9:36 a.m. S. Coast Hwy. A kayak valued at $500 was stolen sometime in the  last 24 hours. Traffic collision. 12:10...

Laguna Beach is again the setting for a local author’s tale of crime and intrigue. This time it’s Dennis Lockwood, Laguna Beach resident and...

Not long after Malcolm Warner started as executive director of the Laguna Art Museum, Gerald Buck invited him to check out works by California artists in his personal collection.

April 20 Bench warrant. Eduardo Nicolas Cisnerosfajardo, 39, of Anaheim was arrested on suspicion of an outstanding bench warrant. He was held on a $10,000...

Sally’s Fund teamed up with Lindsay Smith-Rosales, chef and co-owner of Nirvana Grille to deliver 130 Easter dinners to low-income senior citizens last weekend. After...

After five years in what has become one of the city’s most vibrant commercial sections outside of downtown, the Studio Arts Gallery will close...

Thurston Middle School attendance and student records specialist Gwen Myers received the 10th annual Spirit of LBUSD award at a welcome breakfast for staff...

As rain swept across Southern California this week, a determined group of volunteers secured temporary overnight shelter for homeless people turned away from the...

Madison Loses Key Supporter Incumbent Kelly Boyd, after remaining steadfast in his support of Laguna Beach City Council candidate Jon Madison over the last month,...