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Club Leader Nominated for Women in Business Award  Ellie Tipton Ortiz, current president of Laguna Beach’s Woman’s Club and a member of Soroptimist International locally,...

The vintage surf auction "California Gold" went off at the OC Fair & Events Center in Costa Mesa with total sales of $680,000. The event...

March 28, 1923 - May 14, 2013   Henri Hellieson had a long and happy life. He had a marvelous deep voice and was a fabulous...

Council Celebrates Cinco de Mayo The Crosscultural Council hosted a Cinco de Mayo celebration at the Woman’s Club with a taco dinner, a balloon man...

By Tad Heitmann, Special to the Independent Laguna Beach High School's Park Avenue Players have forged their own intense interpretation of Arthur Miller's classic American...

Baseball (26-3) Laguna’s storied 75th season ended in the heat at La Sierra High School as the Breakers struggled early against the Eagles (18-10) on...

By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent Calm in demeanor, clear in vision and strong in her devotion to children’s education, Peggie Thomas acts with...

Five hours after police released the identity of a suspect in a sexual assault in April, the 26-year-old man turned himself in to the...

Richie Nunis delivered a one-out bases loaded single deep into right-center field to lift Laguna to a 5-4 victory over Victor Valley (14-17) as...

Comments raised during a hearing Tuesday served to highlight key points of contention in a draft Laguna Beach view ordinance, such as balancing the...

In the wake of a ruling requiring public input before the ailing San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station restarts, a local advocacy group aims to...

By Justin Swanson | LB Indy   Living up to its name, With Our Two Hands, representatives of the Laguna Beach-based nonprofit will welcome orphans to...

Police investigators are seeking the public’s assistance in locating a 26-year-old man suspected in a sexual assault of a Laguna Beach woman in April. Earlier...

A throng of people with quarts of paint doused a boarded-up, ocean-front Laguna Beach structure with balloon-like messages, wall-length streaks and artistic giant-sized lettering...

By Robin Pierson, Special to the Independent   What started as one woman’s dream to create a high-end, affordably priced shopping extravaganza to raise money to...