Laguna Family Law Attorney’s Business Booms During Pandemic
By Barbara McMurray, Special to the Independent
The divorce rate has skyrocketed in China as a result of mandatory lockdowns aimed at curbing the spread...
Concrete Company Owner Feels Stuck in the Mud During Pandemic
By Barbara McMurray, Special to the Independent
Throughout California, as in Laguna Beach, construction has slowed due to the coronavirus, but the beat of hammers...
Scaled-Down Laguna Beach Farmers’ Market Will Open Saturday
The Laguna Beach Farmers’ Market will reopen on a smaller scale Saturday, following a weeks-long closure prompted by coronavirus concerns.
The Laguna Beach City Council...
Laguna Beach Doctor Dies After Fatal Collision, Knife Assault on PCH
A Laguna Beach cyclist died yesterday after being struck from behind by a vehicle, then stabbed at the Pacific Coast Highway and Crown Valley...
DUI Checkpoint Planned this Weekend
Laguna Beach Police Department will be conducting a DUI/driver’s license checkpoint on Saturday, Aug. 17, between 9 p.m. and 2:30 a.m.
From White House to Laguna Beach Streets
Not unlike the pinnipeds brought in sick or injured, the Army veteran was given a fresh start at the PMMC after living on the streets of coastal Orange County for more than four years.
Landmark Hotel Laguna to Close
The local family that has operated the iconic Hotel Laguna for more then three decades intends to close its doors next month and has filed a lawsuit alleging they are being illegally forced out by the property’s owners.
Tailor shop stitches together a three-decade legacy of fine craft
By Barbara McMurray, Special to the Independent
For 30 years, the shop at 987 South Coast Hwy. near Thalia Street has been a tailoring and...
DUI suspect arrested after rollover collision in Laguna Beach
A 28-year-old Chula Vista woman faces multiple charges for a rollover crash on Sunday, including endangering the life of a three-year-old boy in the...
Obituary: Remembering Bill Gillespie
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...
Citizen task force to advise Laguna Beach police on use of force
CORRECTION: A previous version of this story misidentified the police department that employed the former officer who is accused of murdering George Floyd. The...
Students Learn About Tourism Industry
Representatives of the Orange County Visitors Association talked to nearly 200 Laguna Beach High School students about career opportunities in the region’s tourism and...
Police Investigating Unspent Bullets Found at Thurston Middle School
By Allison Jarrell | LB Indy
Three unspent .22 bullets were found at Thurston Middle School's campus on Monday and Wednesday, according to an email...
Murder Suspect Arrested in Laguna Hills
Laguna Beach detectives have arrested Dino Rojas-Moreno, 26, in connection with the murder of Laguna Beach restaurant manager Tatum Goodwin, authorities said.
“This arrest was...
UPDATED: Laguna Beach police arrest driver after hit-and-run crash kills man, injures wife
A Costa Mesa woman was arrested on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter in the hit and run death of a 60-year-old Costa Mesa man and...