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County health officials act to stem an outbreak of measles by imposing a quarantine on seven unvaccinated Laguna Beach High School students, including the one who contracted the illness.

New Re/Max Office Opens Downtown Jeff Grice, a real estate investor and broker with a background in property management, has joined Re/Max as owner of...

A plan for permanent housing for chronically homeless people who are mentally ill is generating much discussion around town and some pointed letters to...

Neighbors watched as firefighters contained a spectacular structure fire at 1215 La Mirada Street in Laguna Beach Thursday, March 10. No injuries to the homeowners...

Though less dramatic than the infamous panic incited by the 1938 "War of the Worlds" broadcast, quite a few people fell for an April...

Down 5-3 in the third inning, Laguna Beach High School pitcher Jack Loechner was hit by a line drive that broke a finger on...

By Cassandra Reinhart, Special to the Independent Like NORAD tracking Santa’s sleigh on Christmas Eve, alcoholic beverage compliance in Laguna Beach is on the radar. After...

Most customers seemed pleased by the whirlwind makeover that took place earlier this week inside the former Albertsons supermarket that anchors the Aliso Creek...

By Andrea Adelson | LB Indy Caltrans began work this week installing a traffic signal on Laguna Canyon Road at the pedestrian crossing where a...

By Sophia Callisto, Special to the Independent On Friday, March 8, the LBHS Theatre Program opened its Spring musical production of Mean Girls, and it was—you guessed...

Fred Sheldon wasn’t a bad student, just bored, so getting by was the best he did.  He didn’t fit the rote routine of school. ...

Controversy over starting school earlier in 2019 increased the usually light mid-summer attendance at this week’s school board meeting,

The first clue something unusual was up was the head shot of Council member Kelly Boyd taped to the back of a chair in...

The economy in south Orange County is “getting better,” but, to stabilize, more people are needed, said the author of an economic forecast specifically for the region.

By Charlie Warner, Special to the Independent  The worship centers of Laguna Beach have scheduled a full plate of events, from taking part in the...