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See a ‘Newly Discovered' Bald Eagle Nest on Catalina Island
The Institute of Wildlife Studies shared video of the hard-to-spot nest, which is located “in the bottom of a canyon.”
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Catalina Island Mother Arrested on Suspicion of ‘Severely' Abusing 2-Year-Old
A Catalina Island mother was arrested on suspicion of child abuse of her 2-year-old child after Los Angeles County Sheriff Alex Villanueva says the girl was severely abused, and discovered with rope marks.
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Feared Extinct Catalina Island Shrew Caught on Camera by Researchers
An endemic and elusive Catalina Island shrew was spotted by wildlife conservationists for the first time in more than 15 years, it was announced Wednesday.
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Whale With Mangled Tail Traveled From Russia to California
A whale watching crew in Southern California has discovered a humpback whale with a disfigured tail had traveled from Russia, an unheard-of journey in the whale world. The Orange County Register reported Tuesday that the whale watchers spotted the animal earlier this month off Catalina and sought photos to help tell its story and maybe reveal how its tail was...
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Whale With Mangled Tail From Russia Visits SoCal
A whale watching crew in Southern California has discovered a humpback whale with a disfigured tail had traveled more than 3,000 miles from Russia, an unheard-of journey in the whale world.
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Spend the Night in Catalina Island's Iconic Casino
Catalina Island Company is offering the “once-in-a-lifetime opportunity” to a few adventurous, Avalon-loving overnighters.
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Catalina Island Museum's New ‘Titanic' Exhibition Debuts
Join a virtual fundraiser and lend your support to the esteemed Avalon-based institution.
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A Museum Brings Its Frida Kahlo Celebration Outdoors
The “larger-than-life projection series” is playing nightly through Sept. 27.
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California's ‘Island of Romance' Crippled by Virus
When the gates to California’s “island of romance” were all but locked to lovers and pretty much everybody else last month it may have saved the 4,000 residents from a coronavirus outbreak but it destroyed an economy based almost solely on tourism. The stay-at home order instituted across California isolated tiny Santa Catalina Island from the virus that was spreading…
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Catalina Island Just Sent the Mainland a Moving Message
The “importance of human connections” is the focus of the fresh offering from the Catalina Island Chamber of Commerce & Visitors Bureau.
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Here's Your Chance to Dive (and Do Good) at Avalon Bay
Join the Avalon Harbor Underwater Cleanup and swim in an area that’s closed to divers, save one day a year.
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Warm up to Catalina Island's Winter Deals
Snag a boat-hotel combo package, and enjoy your Avalon adventure, through March 2020.
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Enter the '20s at a '20s-Era Avalon Landmark
One of California’s balloon-drop-iest bashes will welcome the new decade inside the Casino Ballroom.
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Catalina Island's Jovial Gingerbread Confections
A gingerbread ode to Catalina Island’s former St. Catherine hotel is on display.
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Watch: Live Catalina Island Camera
Check in on Catalina Island off the coast of Southern California with our live camera.
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‘Thought We Were Prey:' Great White Shark Leaves 2 Teeth in San Diego Man's Kayak
Two San Diego men are thanking their lucky kayaks for taking the brunt of a great white shark bite near Catalina Island over the weekend.
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Cold, Dark, & Sharks: San Diego Teens To Swim Catalina Channel
Six swimmers will attempt to break a relay record while raising money for charity when they swim the daunting Catalina Channel.
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Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik Split After 4 Years of Marriage
Zooey Deschanel and Jacob Pechenik have called it quits. The “New Girl” alum and her film producer beau have split after four years of marriage.
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1 Person Killed in Helicopter Crash on Catalina Island
Rescue crews searching Catalina Island for a missing helicopter found a crash site on the west end of the island Tuesday and confirmed that one person, presumed to be aircraft’s pilot, had died.