Local youths get lessons in snorkeling

Approximately 25 local children recently had the opportunity to explore Catalina Island’s marine environment this summer through a partnership between Catalina Kids Snorkeling and the Catalina Island Outdoor Adventure Club (COAC). Catalina...

Catalina Co-Ed softball opens fall season

The Catalina CoEd Softball League returned to the diamond for the Fall Season. The first game was between Leave it to Leo Handyman and Straight Up Builders. Three base hits and a...

Mysterious Island: The Monster of Iron Bound Bay

Jim Watson is the author of Mysterious Island Catalina: The Strange Side of Catalina, available on Amazon and in stores in Avalon and Two Harbors. A million tales have been told around...

16th Catalina Film Festival unveils three-day destination weekend

The 16th annual Catalina Film Festival returns to Avalon September 25–27, bringing filmmakers, audiences, and industry guests together for a focused three-day destination weekend of screenings, conversations, red carpets, parties, and...

Conservancy Times: Helping the bison herd during the California drought

Bison were first brought to the Island for a movie in 1924, and there’s been a herd of them on Catalina ever since. The Catalina...

Internal Affairs to investigate Avalon deputy’s shooting of bison

The Internal Affairs Bureau of the Los Angeles Sheriff’s Department is investigating the recent shooting of a bison by an Avalon Station deputy. The...

Sheriff’s Log: July 30 to Aug. 5.

The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of July 30 to Aug. 5. “It is important to note...

Mysterious Island: What was the ‘Sea Freak?’

We return you once again to the Mysteries of the Deep and another little gem I discovered while perusing vintage copies of the Catalina...

Sheriff’s Log: Nov. 23 to Nov. 29, 2023

The following is the Avalon’s Sheriff’s Stations significant incidents report for the period of Nov. 23 to Nov. 29, 2023. All suspects are presumed innocent...

Marine Corps helps restore Conservancy roads

Innovative Readiness Training Project focused on reducing sediment loss Avalon, Calif. – Catalina Island Conservancy said goodbye to the United States Marine Corps’ 3rd Marine...

Island Museum welcomes ‘William Wrigley Jr.’ back to Catalina for exhibition

On Feb. 16, 2019—nearly 100 years to the date—the Catalina Island Museum and close to 150 members and guests celebrated William Wrigley Jr.’s purchase...

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Steven Douglas Eddy Jr, 55

Steven Douglas Eddy Jr., 55 years old, of Avalon, CA died on Feb. 21, 2026, in La Jolla, CA. His cause of death was...

Letters to the Editor: Published Jan. 23, 2026

Local merchants: sit up and pay attention Over the last two or three decades, a once-in-a-hundred years economic shift has been taking place. It’s called...

Celebrating Charlie Canby

Approximately 350 of Charlie Canby’s friends and family gathered at the Catalina Boat Yard recently, to celebrate his life. Pastor Enrique provided a eulogy...

Acclaimed artist debuts new work inspired by Avalon

The Catalina Museum of Art & History is proud to present From Los Angeles to Catalina: The Art of Sonia Romero, an intimate and...

Letters to the Editor: published April 4,2025

We were so saddened to learn of Lolo’s passing. I’m sure you could fill every edition until summer with condolences and memories from those...