Laguna Beach

A wildfire fanned by ocean winds consumed multi-million dollar homes in Southern California Wednesday.

A wildfire fanned by ocean winds consumed multi-million-dollar homes in Southern California Wednesday. Ian Cull reports.

Evacuation orders were issued for neighborhoods in Laguna Niguel as the Coastal Fire spreads through hillside neighborhoods.

Firefighters responded early Thursday to a brush fire in the Laguna Beach area.

Some 20 pinnipeds are currently under the watchful eye of staffers at the Laguna Beach rehabilitation facility.

A very rare orca pod sighting off the Orange County coast delighted a group of 30 whale watchers Thursday afternoon.

The Sawdust, that arty summertime stalwart, will open over “five festive weekends,” helping gift-seeking guests connect with holiday cheer.

Laguna Beach’s world-famous hold-the-pose art extravaganza will celebrate our “Wonderful World” via its annual stage show.

Become a member of the Festival of Arts and purchase your ticket starting Oct. 1 (rather than near the end of the year).

The celebrated summer happening is winding down, but fans of the Laguna Beach lark can look forward to five fa-la-la weekends close to Christmas.

Nyjah Huston, the 26-year-old who will lead Team USA as skateboarding makes its Olympic debut, discusses his love for the sport, success and selling out.

Visit an open-air setting and learn about the work the Laguna Beach rescue does while also observing some of the animals in the center’s care.

The long-running Laguna Beach fair will bring music, joy, and memories of past visits to the wider public, all to help support the popular festival’s mission.

An ex-Laguna Beach police officer accused of holding a gun to a fellow officer’s head during a night of partying pleaded not guilty Monday to an assault with a deadly weapon charge. Luke Christian Gilbertson, 35, also faces a sentence-enhancing allegation for the personal use of a firearm and faces up to 19 years in prison if convicted. Gilbertson, who…

In the cases of the first two alleged victims who came forward, the defendant met them in his job as a babysitter. If convicted, he would face 490 years to life in prison.

Three people face federal charges in California for allegedly defrauding foreign investors in a jobs program overseen by U.S. immigration officials, federal prosecutors said Tuesday.

Police Tuesday asked for the public’s help identifying a man who asked for a job at a Watts business then shot the owner when he was told there was no hiring.

Three California parents have pleaded guilty in the college admissions cheating scheme. Marjorie Klapper, Jane Buckingham and Robert Flaxman pleaded guilty in Boston on Friday to a charge of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud.

Laguna Beach police reported Thursday that they’ve identified four additional alleged victims of a babysitting service operator charged this week with sexually assaulting two boys in Laguna Beach and Los Angeles.

An American flag graphic on the side of freshly painted police cars is dividing a small coastal city in Southern California.