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“My father was kidnapped, my husband was murdered, and I saw all of it,” Alkhafji said. “My family has been threatened; I have been threatened everyday. I couldn’t stay in Baghdad.”

In the glow of Laguna Beach’s setting sun, you can see that Farah Alkhafaji’s eyes have seen too much for her 35 years.

new anti-smoking law in Laguna Beach goes into effect today that expands existing prohibitions against smoking tobacco or marijuana on public beaches to include all public places, such as sidewalks, streets and alleys as well as common areas of multi-unit residences.

Chris Herzfeld, the Laguna Beach High School principal who signaled his intent to step down as an administrator at the end of the school...

By Charlie Warner, Special to the Independent Laguna Beach High School valedictorian Autumn Geil is a sterling model of the graduating class of 2017, which...

The old pepper tree in front of Laguna Beach City Hall hasn’t fallen yet, it has made a sound.

Laguna Beach schools will see significant changes this fall with Dr. Jason Allemann starting as the new principal at Laguna Beach High School, while another era may be ending at Top of the World Elementary School, with the suspension of a 34-year-old program.

Myriad performers will be entertaining those planning on attending the event or just people passing through downtown Laguna Beach.

Services were held this week at Bellevue Memorial Park in Ontario for a construction worker who died from injuries suffered in a 12-foot fall at a job site of a controversial hillside home under construction in Laguna Beach.

Improved cellular phone coverage may be on its way for Verizon Wireless subscribers in Laguna Beach. The telecommunications company has submitted 18 applications for new wireless facilities within city and state rights-of-way to increase capacity for its data-hungry customers.

By Amy Orr, Special to the Independent Dr. Jason Allemann is expected to be named as the principal of Laguna Beach High School during the...

Jeremy Frimond, marine protection officer for the City of Laguna Beach, noted, “Great white shark sightings are not as new an occurrence as some might think.

Under cloudy skies, more than 500 fans packed the boardwalk at Main Beach to watch the finals of the annual Laguna Open, a two-day sand volleyball tournament. After 62 matches, a field of 64 players had been narrowed to four men: Ed Ratledge, Eric Zaun, Trevor Crabb, and Sean Rosenthal.

The Festival of Arts is a hive of activity with hardhat workers roaming the site on evenings and Saturdays, scrambling to make up for time lost due to El Nino induced rains.