KAILUA-KONA — As of 11 p.m. Thursday, authorities confirmed a male and female were taken into custody in South Kona during search efforts for a suspect accused of shooting and killing a Puna patrol officer earlier this week.

KAILUA-KONA — Police have identified a cyclist killed after being struck by a vehicle on Queen Kaahumanu Highway Thursday morning.

KAILUA-KONA — A father and son motorcycle ride turned tragic Monday evening after a reported hit-and-run left a 61-year-old man for dead on the side of Highway 11 in South Kona. It was the third fatal crash on Hawaii County roads within 24 hours.

KAILUA-KONA — A 17-year-old boy is facing 20 years in prison after pleading guilty in 3rd Circuit Court for crimes committed during a 2016 rape at Old Kona Airport Park.

KAILUA-KONA — The state Attorney General continues to provide no updates or shed further light on the status of a stolen drug evidence case involving the Hawaii County Police Department.

KAILUA-KONA — Hawaii Police are investigating a shooting Thursday night in Glenwood on Highway 11 that left a man with two apparent gunshot wounds.

KAILUA-KONA — A grand jury indictment has been handed down in the case against a Honaunau man accused of murder after a shooting last month on Painted Church Road.

KEALAKEKUA — A Honaunau man accused of murder appeared for a preliminary hearing Friday afternoon in District Court wearing a hospital gown, leg brace and sitting in a wheelchair.

KEALAKEKUA — A plea agreement has been reached with a man accused of drunken driving twice within 24 hours and striking a pedestrian eight months ago resulting in the dismissal of most charges original brought against him.

KAILUA-KONA — What started as a spark has fanned to flames as the community supports two women in their effort to stock the shelves of the local blood bank and improve trauma services in West Hawaii.

KAILUA-KONA — The Hawaii Supreme Court on Thursday overturned a Family Court’s ruling that prohibited the Kailua-Kona parents of a toddler boy, who died last year while in foster care, from speaking about the case.

KAILUA-KONA — A mental evaluation was ordered for a man suspected of a carjacking over the weekend despite the 23-year-old’s strong objections Wednesday afternoon in court.

KAILUA-KONA — A Honaunau man has been charged with murder in connection with a Saturday shooting on Painted Church Road in South Kona that left one dead and two injured.

KAILUA-KONA — The last time Rachel Velez saw her brother, Thomas Ballesteros Jr., was two weeks ago in Ocean View trying to hitch hike to Kona.