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Farmer-turned-policeman is Mexico’s eyes and ears at Popocatepetl volcano

Farmer-turned-policeman is Mexico’s eyes and ears at Popocatepetl volcano

May 27, 2023

SANTIAGO XALITZINTLA, Mexico — When the Popocatepetl volcano reawakened in 1994, Mexican scientists needed people in the area who could be their eyes and ears. State police helped them find one, Nefi de Aquino, a farmer then in his 40s who lived beside the volcano. From that moment on, his life changed.

By MARÍA VERZA Associated Press • May. 27, 2023 • Updated 12:05 am

From the Civil War to today’s mattress sales, Memorial Day is full of contradiction

By BEN FINLEY Associated Press • May. 27, 2023 • Updated 12:05 am

Biden says debt deal ‘very close’ even as two sides far apart on work requirements

By MARY CLARE JALONICK, LISA MASCARO and FATIMA HUSSEIN Associated Press • May. 27, 2023 • Updated 12:05 am

Remembering the fallen: Former Hawaii County Mayor Harry Kim connects the past with present at veterans memorial event

By KELSEY WALLING Hawaii Tribune-Herald • May. 26, 2023

4 to 7 hurricanes predicted: Hawaii officials remind public to get prepared for storm season

By JOHN BURNETT Hawaii Tribune-Herald • May. 26, 2023

Expect big crowds for the summer travel season — and big prices, too

By DAVID KOENIG AP Airlines Writer • May. 26, 2023

Oath Keepers founder Stewart Rhodes sentenced to 18 years for seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 attack

By MICHAEL KUNZELMAN, ALANNA DURKIN RICHER and LINDSAY WHITEHURST Associated Press • May. 26, 2023

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‘I’ll beat your ass’: Puna man indicted for alleged domestic violence

May 25, 2023

A 19-year-old Puna man has been indicted by a grand jury for a violent domestic incident last week that allegedly included an abduction, a beating and an involuntary car ride from Hilo to Puna for the victim.

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Letters to the editor, May 23, 2023

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