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In what does your garden grow?

Updated: May 19, 2013 12:05am

Gardeners know that for all of the items you can control, the success of a garden greatly depends on the soil it is planted in. No matter what type of soil you have, knowing the nutrient...

Saving seeds is sustainability in action

Updated: May 19, 2013 12:05am

Gardens can be works of art in many ways. A beautifully landscaped piece of property offers visual pleasure. Artistic gardeners and farmers often use their creativity to design attractive and...

World briefly 5/18

Updated: May 19, 2013 6:57pm

60 sent to hospitals as trains collide

FAIRFIELD, Conn. — Two commuter trains serving New York City collided in Connecticut during Friday’s evening rush hour, sending 60 people to the...

<p>Ethan Stender enjoys a ride during the 8-year-old and younger short board mix portion of the 18th annual Keiki Surf for the Earth competition held Saturday at Kohanaiki in North Kona. (Chelsea Jensen/West Hawaii Today)</p>

Keiki Compete

Updated: May 19, 2013 1:46pm

South swells fueled set after set of waves for youngsters to ride Saturday during the annual Keiki Surf for the Earth event at Kohanaiki.

Now in its 18th year, the surf competition drew...

Kona Area Property Crime Report | May 11 to 16

Updated: May 19, 2013 12:05am

Editor’s note: This log of property crimes reported in the Kona District is a regular feature of West Hawaii Today and is compiled using Hawaii Police Department records. The department considers...

Jazz musician ‘Ollie’ Mitchell dies on Big Island

Updated: May 19, 2013 12:05am

HILO — Ollie Mitchell, trumpeter, bandleader and a legendary studio musician, died May 11 at his Puako home. He was 86.

Founder and leader of the Olliephonic Horns, the Big Island’s “little...

AP News in Brief

Updated: May 19, 2013 7:45am

IRS targeted tea party but ignored most influential political groups

WASHINGTON — There’s an irony in the Internal Revenue Service’s crackdown on conservative groups.

The nation’s tax...

Victims: Marines failed to safeguard water supply

Updated: May 19, 2013 7:46am

CAMP LEJEUNE, N.C. — A simple test could have alerted officials that the drinking water at Camp Lejeune was contaminated, long before authorities determined that as many as a million Marines and...

FBI searches apartment in ricin letter case

Updated: May 19, 2013 7:43am

SPOKANE, Wash. — Authorities in hazardous materials suits searched a downtown Spokane apartment Saturday, investigating the recent discovery of a pair of letters containing the deadly poison ricin...

Powerball jackpot numbers drawn

Updated: May 19, 2013 7:44am

DES MOINES, Iowa — Lottery officials say the winning numbers in a near-historic Powerball jackpot have been drawn.

They are: 10, 13, 14, 22, 52 and Powerball 11.

Officials say the...