Keaau man charged with drug, theft offenses
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii Island police have charged a 29-year-old Keaau man with an array of drug and property crime offenses stemming from an incident that occurred Friday morning in Hilo.
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Sesame Street puppeteer Caroll Spinney dies at age 85
LOS ANGELES Caroll Spinney, who gave Big Bird his warmth and Oscar the Grouch his growl for nearly 50 years on Sesame Street, died Sunday at the age of 85 at his home in Connecticut, according to the Sesame Workshop.
Experts cite training gaps in accidental shootings by police
SEATTLE When an Iowa mother tried to take her child from her husband during an argument on a snowy sidewalk in 2015, an officer stepped in to stop the scuffle, but he accidentally fired his weapon as a dog approached. The bullet went through the womans arm and into her chest, killing her as her family watched in horror.
Trump, Dems in tentative deal on North American trade pact
WASHINGTON House Democrats have reached a tentative agreement with labor leaders and the White House over a rewrite of the U.S.-Mexico-Canada trade deal that has been a top priority for President Donald Trump.
House impeachment hearing gets rancorous as lawyers testify
WASHINGTON Top House lawyers sparred with lawmakers and each other in an acrimonious hearing Monday over the impeachment case against President Donald Trump as Democrats prepare formal charges.
Up to 13 feared dead in volcanic eruption off New Zealand
WHAKATANE, New Zealand A volcano off the New Zealand coast erupted Monday with a towering blast of ash and scalding steam as dozens of tourists were exploring its moon-like surface, killing five people and leaving eight others missing and feared dead, authorities said.
Hawaii ice cream company facing potential thaw in business
HONOLULU While a taste for its flavors may continue, a Hawaii ice cream company is facing an unsavory blow to its business after a supply partner declared bankruptcy.
American Samoa to begin mass measles vaccination this week
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa Health officials in the U.S. territory of American Samoa say they will begin mass measles vaccinations later this week.
American Samoa declares measles outbreak, closes schools
PAGO PAGO, American Samoa The government of American Samoa declared that the U.S. territory has an outbreak of measles, a move that led to the closure of public schools starting Monday and a ban on gatherings in parks.
Man charged with murder in artist’s death
KAILUA-KONA Hawaii Island police have charged the suspect in the Puna murder investigation that left a 75-year-old Mountain View man dead.
College football: Boise leaves Hawaii feeling blue
With thunderous purpose, the Boise State football team raced onto the field before Saturdays championship game, 103 hammer-carrying Thors.
Chiefs clinch AFC West; Ravens clinch playoffs
BUFFALO, N.Y. Lamar Jackson threw three touchdown passes and the Baltimore Ravens became the AFCs first team to clinch a playoff berth following a 24-17 win over the Buffalo Bills on Sunday.
College football: Rainbow Warriors to play in Hawaii Bowl against BYU
HONOLULU The University of Hawaii football team is staying home for the holiday.
Playoff showdowns: LSU vs. Oklahoma; Ohio State vs. Clemson
LSU will play Oklahoma and Ohio State will face defending national champion Clemson in the College Football Playoff.
Demonstration project seeks to reduce reliance on Christmas conifer imports
One Waiki accomplice now free
KAILUA-KONA One woman convicted of a lesser offense in her role of assisting cop killer Justin Waiki is now free to leave jail after her sentence was handed down Friday.
Fujino named interim chief judge of Third Circuit
KAILUA-KONA In addition to his criminal and civil court caseload, drug court and veterans court, Kona Circuit Court Judge Melvin H. Fujino is taking on a whole lot more.
Tax Foundation of Hawaii: Let’s not tax transportation
Some folks ask me if I have any radical ideas to change the tax system in Hawaii. Heres one: Stop taxing transportation of goods and people.
State to suspend Business Action Center Kona Resource Days
KAILUA-KONA The state Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs Business Registration Division will be suspending its Business Action Center (BAC) Kona Resource Days at the end of the year.
Attorney indicted for alleged forged deed, real estate theft
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Banana, duct tape add up to $150,000 at Art Basel Miami
Hong Kong protests mark 6-month mark with massive rally
HONG KONG Almost hidden among the throngs of demonstrators who marched in Hong Kong on Sunday was one woman who crawled, literally on hands and knees on the rough road surface an apt metaphor for the arduous path traveled by Hong Kongs protest movement in the past six months.
Island Life: Canopy criss-cross
Crisscrossing branches of a tree in Kona show off contrasts of shadows and bright greens on Sunday. (Bob Viggers/Community contributor)
Fish and Wildlife Service downgrade nene from endangered to threatened
KAILUA-KONA Hawaiis state bird is no longer on the edge of extinction.
