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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.

The Planning Commission voted unanimously, 5-0, to deny CVS Pharmacy entrance into downtown Laguna Beach at a hearing this week. The national retail pharmacy sought to take over Laguna Drug, which operators say has struggled to turn a profit.

This story was revised June 7. By Lauren Korduner, Special to the Independent Laguna Beach city staff recommends denial of a bid by CVS Pharmacy to...

Now, the Trump administration’s immigration policies – stepping up deportations, restricting entry from specific countries, plans for a border wall and an executive order blocking funding for sanctuary cities – is rippling into the local economy in an unexpected way.

It started at 6:30 p.m. at Main Beach with about 20 people carrying half as many signs. Some passersby joined the street action organized by the Indivisible OC 48 to demand the FBI investigate Rep. Dana Rohrabacher’s ties to Russia.

In June, four well-loved members of the school district staff with a combined tenure of 110 years will retire from Laguna Beach schools. All four women were recognized at a school board meeting, Tuesday, May 23.

In axing the long-lived stone carving program on the Laguna College of Art and Design campus, President Jonathan Burke said he acted to protect students, faculty and staff from possible health risks generated by fine stone dust.

By Cassandra Reinhart, Special to the Independent Laguna Beach’s only movie theater is again listed for sale, as almost six months have come and gone...

Zalan Szabo departed from his home in Laguna Niguel in darkness on Memorial Day to take advantage of a low tide and pursue his...

Assembly member Matthew Harper is the keynote speaker at a Memorial Day ceremony planned for 11 a.m. Monday, May 29, at Monument Point in...

The owners of the Sandpiper Lounge, a well-known bar known for music acts and its Dirty Bird moniker, appealed without success to the City Council to refrain from adopting a citywide smoking ban that the brothers claim will hurt their business.

Down 5-3 in the third inning, Laguna Beach High School pitcher Jack Loechner was hit by a line drive that broke a finger on...