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The Laguna Beach American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars posts will conduct their Memorial Day ceremony on May 30 to honor service members...

Construction workers are scheduled to break ground Monday on a project to add a half-mile stretch of sidewalk on the east side of Temple Hills Drive, between Dunning Drive and Rim Rock Canyon Road.

Devoted readers share a bit of themselves and their journeys even as they tote along a token from home. Thanks to readers for opening...

JoAnne Kurtz and Peter Kurtz found love backstage at the Pageant of the Masters. On April 23, the couple married in what is likely the...

By Jennifer Erickson | LB Indy Integrity, the ability to interact compassionately with the community and an understanding of the uniqueness of Laguna Beach are...

By Jackie Connor, Special to the Independent  Laguna Beach City Council voted unanimously to explore options for building a new 25-meter community swimming pool as...

Laguna Beach is moving forward with the $1.7 million purchase of two vacant parcels in South Laguna for a future civic use—possibly a new...

A long stretch of warm ocean water combined with humidity and rare summer rainstorms are creating some unusual winners and losers along the Laguna...

Edward Valdez stepped into the position of Laguna Beach fire division chief and fire marshal this week, a post vacant since December when Dan...

Report Shows Overall Decrease in Violent and Property Crimes since 2021 The Laguna Beach Police Department reported violent and property crimes were down by seven...

By Allison Jarrell, Special to the Independent The Laguna Beach Unified School District will survey students, parents and staff about potential changes in the school...

By Cassandra Reinhart, Special to the Independent Erica Jones's voice changes when she talks about her brother, Aaron. "He is a kind person, and a great...

After being displaced for more than a month, residents of four oceanfront Laguna Beach condominiums, who were evacuated after the building creaked loudly and...

She led Laguna's incorporation effort in the '20s. She was a founding member of the Presbyterian church and the art association that became the Laguna Art Museum. Anna Hills finally gets her due in a museum exhibit.

By Barbara McMurray, Special to the Independent No matter how eagerly anticipated, retirement can be a bittersweet farewell. No one knows this more acutely than...