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Laguna public schools are average when it comes to computer collaboration in the classroom, according to a survey of students and teachers by the...

The entire Laguna Beach City Council was present to cut the ribbon last Friday on the city’s $7 million lifeguard headquarters, a more than...

By Kellie Hall, Special to the Independent Artists credit the Sawdust Festival, the arts and crafts festival whose 48th summer show opens Friday, June 27...

Two hikers discovered the body of a man described by Laguna Beach police as a member of the local homeless population on a Laguna...

Laguna College of Art and Design lacks any finished Rex Brandt paintings in its possession, but boasts 80 boxes, many still unpacked, of the...

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...

The Irvine Bowl at the Festival of Arts grounds was filled to the brim last week when parents, other family members and friends turned...

High school science teacher Joanie McKnight gave notice that she intends to retire at the end of the school year, her attorney confirmed Tuesday....

  Motorists can expect higher parking rates, extended meter hours, and valet parking in a pilot summer parking program that begins  on July 1. The goal...

As of August, often the busiest summer tourist month, the tidepools in Laguna Beach’s most popular marine sanctuary will likely be staffed with fewer...

By Kellie Hall, Special to the Independent A search is currently underway in the Los Padres National Forest for Mike Herdman, a 36-year-old off-duty Arcadia...

The buzz about a presidential visit started building in the North Laguna neighborhood around Ledroit Street last Thursday when temporary “no parking” signs sprouted...

A 55-year-old Laguna Beach bicyclist died Tuesday, June 17, in a Santa Ana hospital due to injuries suffered in a 6:56 p.m. accident with...

Before this group of philanthropists gave away $3,500 in scholarships, they were out on the grass, shirttails flying, neck- and bowties askew, working up...

The scholarships awarded to Laguna Beach High School's 2014 graduating seniors are as follows, in alphabetical order: A Dream for the Future' Scholarship $10,000.00 Aria Askaryar Andrew...