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By Allison Jarrell | LB Indy On Monday, June 10, at approximately 7 p.m., the Orange County Sheriff’s Department (OCSD) was notified by the Laguna Beach Police Department (LBPD) that a body was discovered in a brush area off of Laguna Canyon Road near Woodland Drive, authorities...

By Daniel Langhorne, Special to the Independent After more than a year and a half of wrestling with the California Coastal Commission over short-term lodging regulation, the Laguna Beach City Council sent a revised ordinance back to the state agency Tuesday that would ban new...

By Daniel Langhorne, Special to the Independent Laguna Beach homeowners can expect their trash bills to annually increase by more than $5 for the next three years, following a new rate increase schedule approved Tuesday by the Laguna Beach City Council. The annual hikes amount to...

The Laguna Beach Unified School District (LBUSD) Board of Education recently announced that it is seeking community input to determine whether there is continued interest in live-streaming LBUSD Board of Education meetings. The district is also exploring other potential options...

The 44th annual Laguna Open women’s beach volleyball tournament took place at Main Beach on Saturday, May 11. (L-R): Hitting is Tessa VanWinkle, blocking is Kim Dicello, while Katie Spieler (second Laguna Open win in the last three years), watches. 2019 Women’s Laguna Open...

By Allison Jarrell | LB Indy The Laguna Beach Police Department recently warned residents and business owners of a new scam targeting Laguna. Authorities said a caller, posing as a Southern California Edison employee, states that “Your bill is overdue, and your power will be shut...

By Allison Jarrell | LB Indy On Sunday, May 11, Laguna Beach lifeguards rescued two females, an adult and a juvenile, after they were washed out to sea by a set of large waves from the rocks south of Aliso Beach. Chief Jason Young of OC Lifeguards said the woman and girl were...

By Allison Jarrell | LB Indy On Saturday, April 20, Zachary James McGuinness, 23, of Laguna Beach, was arrested and charged with attempted murder and illegal discharge of a firearm with negligence following reports of a late-night shooting, without injuries, that took place in...

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...