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60-year-old Jet Skier Rescued from Kelp Bed Near Catalina
KTLA NewsCATALINA (KTLA) -- A 60-year-old man on a jet ski was rescued Monday evening, after becoming trapped in a kelp bed near Catalina Island. The U.S. Coast Guard and Los Angeles County lifeguards launched a search-and-rescue operation after the man failed to...Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Los Angeles
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Firefighters Gain Upper Hand on Catalina Island Blaze
KTLA NewsCATALINA (KTLA) -- Hot, windy conditions sparked several fires in Southern California on Monday, including a grass fire on Catalina Island. The Catalina fire broke out in the afternoon behind the Catalina Yacht Club. It burned an estimated 30 acres....Tags: Fires, Ladera Heights, San Pedro, Disasters and Accidents, Emergency Incidents
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Second Quake This Week Recorded Off Catalina Island
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterLOS ANGELES -- Another in a series of small earthquakes was reported Tuesday morning in the waters off Catalina Island. The magnitude 2.5 quake occurred at 8:17 a.m. and was centered southwest of Newport Beach (and about 43 miles south of downtown L.A.),...Tags: Newport Beach
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2 Asteroids Have Close Encounters with Earth Today
KTLA NewsPASADENA, Calif. -- A small asteroid passed within the moon's distance from the Earth on Wednesday morning, and another will do likewise later in the day, space watchers say. The space rocks were only discovered Sunday by the NASA-funded Catalina Sky...Tags: Science and Technology, Arizona, Disasters and Accidents, NASA, Massachusetts
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Three Injured in Plane Crash on Catalina Island
KTLA NewsAVALON -- Three people are recovering from burn injuries after their small plane crashed on Catalina Island Sunday. At around 3:30 p.m. Sunday, the small twin-engine Cessna 310 was reported down just outside Avalon's airfield, Airport in the Sky. The...Tags: Fires, Disasters and Accidents
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Missing Boaters Found Safe Off Catalina Island
KTLA NewsAVALON, Calif. ( KTLA) -- The U.S. Coast Guard has found a pair of missing boaters off Catalina. Authorities say 44-year-old Donald Stone and his fiancee were onboard the 26-foot-long power boat when the vessel broke down on its way from Avalon to...Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California)
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Authorities Search for Accused Piranha Smuggler
KTLA NewsLOS ANGELES -- Authorities are searching for a man suspected of smuggling protected wildlife species, including piranhas. 61 year old Isaac Zimerman of West Hills missed his July 12 court hearing to face 13 charges, including conspiracy, illegal fish...Tags: Crimes, Crime, Law and Justice, Gardena, Organized Crime, Nature
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Scuba Diver Dies Off Palos Verdes Peninsula
KTLA NewsPALOS VERDES PENINSULA -- A Palmdale man died Sunday afternoon after failing to surface from a recreational dive off the coast of the Palos Verdes Peninsula, U.S. Coast Guard officials said. The victim was diving in the Flat Rock area 100 yards off the...Tags: U.S. Coast Guard, Los Angeles County, Los Angeles, Redondo Beach
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Deadly Plane Crash Ignites Brush Fire on Catalina Island
KTLA NewsAVALON, Calif. -- A light plane crashed on Catalina Island Thursday afternoon, killing the pilot and igniting a brush fire that burned dangerously close to several island youth camps. The plane crashed shortly after 1 p.m. about two miles from the...Tags: Heart Attack
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State's Dirtiest Beachwater In Los Angeles County
KTLA NewsSANTA MONICA -- Some beaches in Southern California rank among the dirtiest in the country, according to a report released by the Natural Resources Defense Council Wednesday. The group said pollution continues to contaminate beaches and waters. There...Tags: Natural Resource Industry, Skin Rash, Water Pollution, Newport Beach, Environmental Issues
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Deputies Make Major Drug Bust on Catalina Island
KTLA NewsAVALON, Catalina Island -- L.A. County Sheriff's deputies have detained three illegal immigrants and seized a large amount of marijuana after an apparent smuggling boat ran aground on Catalina Island. The Avalon Sheriff's deputies received a call at 5:45...Tags: Migration, Drugs and Medicines, Mexico, Immigration, Health
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Coast Guard Suspends Search for Missing Elderly Couple
LONG BEACH -- The Coast Guard has suspended its search for a couple who were reported missing from the Carnival Paradise cruise ship Friday. A Coast Guard spokesman says the aerial search ended Saturday morning after consulting with the couple's...Tags: Festive Events, Long Beach (Los Angeles, California), San Diego (San Diego, California), Sacramento, Mexico
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