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Water conservation by the 19,121 customers in the Laguna Beach County Water District remains short of a state-mandated 24 percent cutback, according to statistics released Tuesday, Jan. 5.

Broming assesses the amount of moisture and microbes in the soil for a soon-to-be vegetable patch

Laguna local Kylie Schuyler will introduce Global G.L.O.W. (Girls Leading Our World), a non-profit in Santa Ana she founded five years ago

As rain swept across Southern California this week, a determined group of volunteers secured temporary overnight shelter for homeless people turned away from the...

When the going gets tough, the tough get creative. Four enterprising local gallery owners are navigating changes in the art market by devising new...

Rooftop vandals broke into three science classrooms at Laguna Beach High School at 11:56 p.m. New Year’s Eve, covering every surface and laboratory equipment...

Dolores Marie DuPont Treviño passed away peacefully with her family by her side at her home in Laguna Beach on Dec. 30, 2015. Born...

Congressman Shares his Views on Gun control, San Onofre and a Favorite Break

How Volunteering Might Save My Holiday Cooking I love holiday cooking. More accurately, I love when someone else does this kind of cooking and serves...

Editor’s Note: This edition features submissions from a writers’ workshop led by local resident Christine Fugate. All are fiction, except as noted. Used to be...

A 25-year-old Laguna Niguel man who had fallen from an ocean bluff was airlifted by helicopter from a south Laguna Beach around 2 p.m.,...

While much remains unchanged in Laguna Beach, memorable stories filled the year just concluded. Here’s a rundown. Gelson’s Buys a Foothold After a swift roll out...

John Andrew Leaf  June 13, 1945 – Dec. 21, 2015 On Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, kidney failure ended the life of John Andrew “Andy” Leaf. He...

    Freya waited in line, pulling her tattered grey cashmere poncho closer to her. The sun had almost completely set and the night brought with...

By Eileen Keighley Editor’s Note: The next two editions will include submissions from a writers’ workshop, led by local resident Christine Fugate. All are fiction,...