‘Sound the Alarm’ success

Volunteers with the Avalon Lions Club teamed up with a mainland contingent of American Red Cross volunteers on Saturday for the “Sound the Alarm”...

Avalon High School Varsity Golf

On Monday, March 5, three members of the Avalon High School Varsity Golf Team participated in The Glendora Golf Invitational held at the private...

Museum group travels to Arizona for Cubs Spring Training

For the Islander Chicago Cubs spring training has been linked with Catalina Island since 1921 when William Wrigley Jr. first brought them out West to...

Catalina Island Medical Center schedules public forum

Facing a critical vote on a proposed ballot initiative April 10, the Catalina Island Medical Center has scheduled a public forum March 15 at...

Officials express concern over vehicle growth

It’s probably a bit far-fetched to say Catalina Island is experiencing traffic jams, but city officials on Tuesday did express a growing frustration over...

City OKs cannabis application process

For the Islander The Avalon Council on Tuesday gave the green light to an application process that will authorize the delivery of medical marijuana in...

‘Doug Bombard: A Life on Santa Catalina Island’

Although it’s hard to define a true “living legend,” there lives on Catalina Island a 90-year-old man whose legendary pursuits probably come very close...

Couple cleans up with gift package

A San Diego couple who decided to come to Catalina to help clean up the harbor stopped in to see the Casino exhibit and...

Chihuly’s Catalina chandelier to stay in Avalon

Record crowds flocked to the Catalina Island Museum last year for an intimate view of works by internationally renowned artist Dale Chihuly. The museum-wide...

Sheriff’s Log: Feb. 21-27, 2018

Editor’s note: The following is the Avalon Sheriff’s Station significant incidents report for the week of Feb. 21 to Feb. 27, 2018. All suspects are...