BEELINING FOR AVALON? There are a few ways to get to Catalina Island's magnificent main burg. There's flying, of course, and if you do wing it to the enchanting isle, you'll set down at one of the ...

LONG BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A maintenance barge for the Catalina Express in Long Beach is sinking after taking on water from a leak. The sinking barge is not impacting departures for the Catalina ...

Evacuees from Catalina Island arrive in Long Beach on Saturday ahead of Tropical Storm Hilary hitting the region. (Genaro Molina / Los Angeles Times) The warning sounded around 10 a.m. Saturday — a ...

If you like to go to Catalina Island, you may have noticed that adult ferry tickets from Southern California are hovering right around $70, which is a big chunk of change, to whit 280 quarters, which ...

NEAR LONG BEACH (CBSLA) — Authorities Friday called off the search for a man who went overboard a boat headed from Long Beach to Santa Catalina Island Thursday evening. Pending further updates, the ...

People who have birthdays — so all of us — have an adorable tendency to keep track of where the freebies can be found when their big day rolls back around. Gratis pancakes? On-the-house ice cream? A ...

My friend Mary Pickert of Highland Park recently visited Catalina Island for the first time to celebrate her birthday. “Because it was my birthday, I got a wealth a freebies -- from the boat ride ...

At about 9:15 each weeknight, the “Islander” barge rumbles toward the rocky shoreline of eastern Catalina Island — and on it, the daily essentials for 4,000 residents and an estimated 1 million ...

Crew members of a California Catalina Express ferry said they saw a man jump off the boat before he disappeared into the water on Thursday evening. The man had been a passenger on a privately owned ...

Those who make Catalina Island home know the secret: fall and winter are the best times to visit. No crowds, untouched sandy escapes, clear skies and a mild Mediterranean climate. Picture the French ...