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Wednesday, March 23 Bench warrant. Joseph John Phelan, 57, was arrested on suspicion of methamphetamine possession and multiple bench warrants. He was held on a...

A dispute between Laguna Beach neighbors over a home addition that would typically simmer has entered the courtroom and pages of the local news...

Regulars at south Laguna beaches are noticing what they’re calling a relatively new phenomenon, believed to be borne of urban encroachment:  a slow build-up...

La Tire (la-teer) She places a tall silver pot over a blue flame and prepares la tire for the holiday; dark molasses, the color of wet tree...

Bill Gillespie broke hearts all over Orange County when he died of natural causes Dec. 10 at the age of 79. By Lori Basheda   The beloved...

Pedestrians, bicyclists and cars will soon share Laguna Beach's first complete street following a City Council decision Tuesday, March 17, to allow separate lanes...

As a Garden Grove teenager Diane Valentino would ditch school with girlfriends to hang out in Laguna Beach’s sun and sand. The visits in...

Laguna said goodbye this year to residents and community contributors who touched our lives and will long be remembered in our town.

Local voters will soon get used to hearing the words “Measure KK.” Proponents and opponents of the November ballot measure to open two medical marijuana dispensaries in Laguna Beach say they will make their points with anyone and everyone who will listen.

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...

The Festival of Arts plans to roll out the red carpet for its end-of-season celebrity gala on Saturday, Aug. 26, which will feature a performance by nine-time Grammy award winning trumpeter, songwriter and music executive Herb Alpert and an appearance by actor Brian Cranston, who will act as commentator during the Pageant of the Masters production.

Laguna Beach firefighters responded to a Laguna Beach home on fire at 617 Lombardy Lane on Monday night. After being dispatched around 6:13 p.m, firefighters...

Laguna Beach’s City Council will consider options at Tuesday’s meeting on how to close a growing deficit from running transit services, whose costs have...

Confronted by a walk-in refrigerator stocked with perishable ingredients and the unexpected departure of its founding chef, owners Michael and Cindy Byrne devised a plan to wrest some good from certain ruin.

The City Council approved a plan Tuesday night to replant native trees to replace those cut down last fall in Bluebird Canyon because of...