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A hotel guest whose suspicious behavior triggered a bomb-squad search of an evacuated Laguna Beach hotel apparently had fled before police sealed off the...

Some people are doers and some are planners. Monika Olson is both. From competing in a triathlon to spending a week in the desert...

A pilot outreach program to engage homeless people and connect them to local and county resources starts next week in Laguna Beach’s downtown business district.

The Sawdust Art Festival is now accepting applications for the 2019 Summer Festival.

Advisers to the Blue Water Music Festival say Mayor Bob Whalen will introduce an extraordinary measure at tonight’s City Council meeting that, if passed,...

The Laguna Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) Board of Education recently announced that it is seeking community input to determine whether there is continued...

  Concern over the direction of development along Laguna Canyon Road has gained momentum in recent months since local sculptor Louis Longi's artist's work/live project...

On a cold, wet New Year’s Day, I strolled Forest Avenue looking for inspiration to brighten my day. I was wide-awake at 9 a.m....

An initiative that would make Laguna Beach the only location for a medical marijuana dispensary in south Orange County will come up for consideration again in a special City Council meeting Monday, Aug. 8, in an urgent move by city officials to finalize a November ballot measure.

Such cutting-edge experiments and opening enrollment of a chemistry class to students of all levels earned the campus a 2017 Gold Ribbon Award from state education officials last week.

By Cassandra Reinhart, Special to the Independent If owning a historical home in Laguna Beach is like collecting art, the city wants to add another...

Summerlike weather all-year round is bringing record-numbers of tourists congesting Laguna Beach with cars, the subject of a town hall meeting Tuesday.

By Kellie Hall, Special to the Independent Residents over 55 are the fastest growing demographic in Laguna Beach, and the volunteers and staff of the...

Deputy Treasurer Post Filled Margaret Hanson will serve as deputy treasurer on a pro bono basis, city Treasurer Laura Parisi announced this week. Hanson has over...

Vaccination rates in all Orange County school districts increased markedly since a state law eliminating personal exemptions took effect last July, but more unvaccinated students are enrolled in the Laguna Beach district than any other in the county, says a report released this week.