AVALON, Calif. (AP) - The pilot in a plane crash on a Southern California island that killed all five people aboard did not have clearance to take off, an airport official said. The twin-engine ...

SANTA CATALINA ISLAND, Calif. (CNS) - Recovery efforts were continuing Wednesday at the site of a plane crash on Santa Catalina Island that killed all five people aboard the aircraft. The twin-engine ...

An adult male red diamond rattlesnake at San Timoteo Canyon in Riverside County. Discerning what makes rattlesnakes tick is a life’s work for researchers like William Hayes. So if he wants to ...

Five people died in the crash of a twin-engine plane on Santa Catalina Island on Tuesday night, according to the Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department. The plane's takeoff from Catalina was ...

Officials of the conservancy that owns most of the island say they will try other ways to remove nonnative deer that are harming the ecosystem. By Soumya Karlamangla Scientists say nonnative deer are ...

AVALON, Calif. — Five people were killed when a small plane crashed during takeoff from Santa Catalina Island off the Southern California coast, authorities said Wednesday. The twin-engine Beechcraft ...

The pilot of a small plane that crashed on Santa Catalina Island, killing five, was warned not to take off in treacherous conditions after dark. Now, a new report sheds light on why he waited until ...

Santa Catalina Island, though just a roughly one hour boat ride from Long Beach, has always been somewhat of a mystery for me — despite my being a lifelong resident of the South Bay. It’s always been ...

AVALON, Calif.-- The wild fox population on Santa Catalina Island is so robust that biologists say they may seek to have the small animals taken off the federal endangered species list next year, it ...

This is an archived article and the information in the article may be outdated. Please look at the time stamp on the story to see when it was last updated. AVALON, Calif. (AP) — Five people were ...