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Main Beach roared with cheers as an estimated 2,000 people rallied in spirit with the Women’s March on Washington and the hundreds of “sister marches” across the globe last Saturday, Jan. 21.

Sam Goldstein, who owns a historic building in downtown Laguna Beach occupied by two restaurants and a store, is known for his persistence in...

Police closed the lower section of Park Avenue in Laguna Beach today, Sunday, Jan. 22, due to a possible landslide even as a flash...

Last year, a group of local open space preservationists submitted documents to the National Park Service to include the Laguna Beach greenbelt in the Historical American Landscapes Survey, a national program established by the National Park Service in October 2000 to document historic landscapes in the United States and its territories to serve as tangible evidence of the nation’s heritage and development.

Laguna Beach High School suspended five students this week in the wake of a racially motivated attack against another student even as administrators took steps to start discussions about diversity and inclusiveness, beginning with meetings this week with representatives from O.C. Human Relations.

President Obama added six sites totaling roughly 6,000 acres to the California Coastal National Monument on Thursday, Jan. 12. The additions to the monument, one of Obama’s last executive orders, included the Orange County Rocks, the white-capped outcroppings visible from Crescent Bay known as Bird Rock.

By Cassandra Reinhart, Special to the Independent “We have got to start the process and start moving, or we will all be here in our...

He enters the stage calling out to a dog named Chapatti and segues into a monologue about the animal’s idiosyncrasies and wanting to give...

Laguna Beach High surf team’s match against Santa Margarita was cut short after stingrays injured two of their surfers and the sighting of an 8- to 10-foot shark resulted in a beach closure near the Huntington Beach this past Sunday, Jan. 8.

The Laguna Beach City Council voted to approve the continuation of what is called the 9/80 employee work schedule at Tuesday’s council meeting, but not without some push-back from residents.

In response to a racially motivated attack against a Laguna Beach High School student that occurred over the winter break, administrators issued a statement...

The Laguna Canyon Foundation is making plans to relocate to a ‘40s canyon ranch house this year, the first time its staff and volunteers will have a home base within the open space they protect.

A Laguna Beach family speaks out about a racially motivated attack in an effort to foster greater support for inclusiveness.

Police say they arrested the son of a defeated Laguna Beach City Council candidate for making criminal threats against public figures after he allegedly...

The owner of Mozambique restaurant continues to push for a change of his license, which was suspended for five days in the last week over dancing and noise, both license condition violations.