Patch wants to share stories about people who work every day to change others' lives for the better.
Joe Mazzarella suffered a massive heart attack last week at John Wayne Airport while trying to board a plane back to Northern California.
The Laguna Beach High School Prescription Drug Awareness Club wants anonymous drug drop boxes to be installed in every Orange County city.
Who says the punishment always has to fit the crime?
Christian Bucks’ idea to foster friendship spreads to 32 states—and counting.
Here's our roundup of the most uplifting and feel-good stories from Patch towns across the country.
Fifty turkey experts will answer questions on meal prep and turkey emergencies this holiday season.
It's not on the menu, but customers can give baristas a special recipe that will produce a drink similar to the beverage enjoyed by the fictional witches and wizards from the Harry Potter books.
Nicholas Elias wins the grand prize in the Ocean Institute's Laguna Beach Million Dollar Home Raffle.
We rounded up the most uplifting stories trending across the country.
A football dream comes true for a high school senior in New York.
The second annual People's March Against Bullying will hit the streets in Laguna Beach Friday.
Hundreds remembered the life of bodybuilder, police chief, city manager, father and husband Mitch Waller this week.
Laguna Beach's Jack Pariser shared memories of surviving the Holocaust with his family at the opening of "The Courage to Remember" traveling exhibit at the Newport Beach Central Library.
A longtime Lagunatic remembers a youthful time when the allure of reading a controversial book was so great that he stole from one of the city's legendary figures ...
The Magellan Award is like the Oscars of the travel industry ...
Fecal matters: A 67-year-old man who lives in a gated Newport Coast neighborhood (and drives a Lexus) was fingered Tuesday regarding numerous incidents of ... yuck!
In a symbolic gesture, visiting Tibetan monks from India's Drepung Loseling monastery destroy the stunning sand mandala they spent a week constructing.
Jason Michael Roberts struck and killed Oriana Miller in the early morning hours of July 22, 2011, then fled the scene.
About 1,500 residents were able to be contacted and warned about the blaze. A previously scheduled test of the system is set for Thursday.
Stephen Reginald McDow was sentenced to 60 days in jail for not returning a woman's wrongly-deposited $110,000 windfall.
"I saw Sept. 11 unfold as if one of my eyes were looking through a microscope, and the other looking though binoculars."
The Advocate picks up the story, and asks what's taking so long for the accused suspects to finally face a jury.
For two years, Wade Michael Page was in the racist OC band Youngland, which performed at an Anaheim club known for being nice to Nazis.
Jessica Haines, 21, was injured Saturday while hiking in the park. She was able to radio for help.
Prosecutors file two charges against a man accused of killing his former Laguna Beach High classmate at a Santa Monica party.
Both Ryan Tyler Bright and Jensen Gray had multiple offenses, including drugs, battery and weapons. Gray was killed Wednesday in Santa Monica.
The victim, Jensen Gray, was 27. An arrest has been made.