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By Daniel Langhorne, Special to the Independent The stars and stripes will continue to emblazon Laguna Beach police cars following a whirlwind of national media attention this week about a relatively small group of Laguna Beach residents who expressed discomfort with displaying...

The Laguna Beach Police Department reported this week that two “virtual kidnapping” scams occurred in Laguna on March 7 and 8. Virtual kidnapping is an extortion scheme that tricks victims into paying a ransom to free a loved one they believe is being threatened with violence or...

Customer pick-up available for non-deliveries only Recent storms, flooding and road closures have interrupted mail service in some parts of Laguna Beach, according to the United States Postal Service. Customers in the ZIP code area 92651 who did not receive delivery can pick up...

A former Laguna Beach couple who lived on Starlit Drive in Bluebird Canyon for more than 50 years is recuperating from the loss of their new home in Paradise after it burned in the Camp Fire three weeks after they moved in.

Last week, Thurston Middle School eighth graders had the opportunity to become familiar with the issue of immigration on a personal level. While honing their language skills with a long-distance pen pal, the middle schoolers discovered that they were talking to a Central American...

Sage Hill School in Newport Coast recently announced that two of their alumni, who both hail from Laguna Beach, Carolyn Witte (2008 graduate) and Luke Droulez (2007 graduate), have been named to Forbes Magazine’s annual ‘30 under 30’ list. Witte and Droulez are the fifth and...

Schools continue to improve menus, but student interest is lacking By Amy Orr | LB Indy “We use seasonal produce that is local and organic. Our beef is grass-fed, with no hormones and no nitrates.” This sounds like an advertisement for a farm-to-table restaurant, but it is...

The foundation is dedicated to promoting, protecting, and preserving the world’s oceans, waterways, and marine life. “We started the foundation with a focus on protecting the ocean through the arts,” Wyland said in a statement.

The Pacific Marine Mammal Center received approval from the Laguna Beach City Council on Nov. 13 to broaden the scope of its expansion, including the addition of a 2,150-square-foot, two-story building it plans to share with the Laguna Beach Animal Shelter.

Sponsors of the Liberate Laguna political action committee that invested heavily in the 2018 City Council election filed a complaint Nov. 15 against their ideological rival, Village Laguna, claiming that the nonprofit improperly took money from a former City Council candidate’s...

Emil Monda, president of the LBGOP, invites all Republicans, Independents and Libertarians to attend their next meeting from 5-7:30 p.m. on Wednesday, Nov. 28 at Mozambique, 1740 S. Coast Hwy.

Village Laguna’s general membership meeting will take place on Monday, Nov. 26, at 7 p.m. at the Unitarian-Universalist Fellowship, 429 Cypress Drive.

On Nov. 12, the Laguna Playhouse announced a new ticket program that will provide complimentary tickets for veterans and their families 

A Laguna Beach couple lost their appeal to the City Council on Tuesday to block a creek vegetation restoration plan proposed by The Ranch at Laguna Beach, a resort hotel with spa, restaurant and nine-hole golf course in Aliso Canyon.

The Laguna Beach City Council green-lighted city staffers Tuesday to draw up designs for converting a stretch of Ocean Avenue from Beach Street to South Coast Highway into a one-way street to improve traffic flow and create 10 new parking spaces.