With whirring power saws and a huge crane, a crew reduced the 135-year-old landmark pepper tree in front of Laguna Beach City Hall to a 12-foot stump. The chop-down Wednesday, Oct. 4 started promptly ...

A five-story building with 109 apartments could soon go up on Vista’s beloved Pepper Tree Frosty lot, where generations of North County residents have gone for burgers, hot dogs and ice cream treats.

VISTA (CBS 8) - In the age of innocence, there's still a magic moment for a youngster when a lick of swirled-top ice cream cone is an almost-religious experience. Scenes like this have been a daily ...