Wendy’s decision delayed: Kailua Village Design Commission canceled due to lack of quorum
It’ll be another couple of weeks before the Kailua Village Design Commission takes up a design review application for a new Wendy’s in Kailua-Kona.
Kona man indicted in fatal South Kona crash
A Kailua-Kona man is facing manslaughter and other offenses stemming from a fiery crash that killed a 19-year-old woman.
Keaau High School student charged with terroristic threatening
A lockdown at four Keaau schools Tuesday morning ended with no one injured and a 17-year-old Keaau High School student arrested by police.
Hawaii to get $78M to battle drugs
Hawaii will receive $78 million as part of a $26 billion nationwide opioid settlement.
US inflation will likely stay high even as gas prices fall
WASHINGTON — Americans may finally be catching a break from relentlessly surging prices — if just a slight one — even as inflation is expected to remain painfully high for months.
DNA leads to arrest of Maui man in 1982 California killing
SUNNYVALE, Calif. — A Maui man has been arrested after DNA technology helped investigators identify him as a suspect in the 1992 slaying of a 15-year-old girl who was abducted in Northern California from a bus stop, raped and killed, authorities said.
GOP rallies around Trump following FBI search of his estate
NEW YORK — For much of the year, small cracks in Donald Trump’s political support have been growing.
‘I didn’t really learn anything’: COVID grads face college
Angel Hope looked at the math test and felt lost. He had just graduated near the top of his high school class, winning scholarships from prestigious colleges. But on this test — a University of Wisconsin exam that measures what new students learned in high school — all he could do was guess.
US will stretch monkeypox vaccine supply with smaller doses
WASHINGTON — U.S. health officials on Tuesday authorized a plan to stretch the nation’s limited supply of monkeypox vaccine by giving people just one-fifth the usual dose, citing research suggesting that the reduced amount is about as effective.
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Albuquerque police detain suspect in killings of Muslim men
Large explosions rock Russian military air base in Crimea
KYIV, Ukraine — Powerful explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea and sent towering clouds of smoke over the landscape Tuesday in what may mark an escalation of the war in Ukraine. At least one person was killed and several others were wounded, authorities said.
Biden, Democrats bet on long-term goals for short-term boost
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden’s legislative victories have aimed to position the U.S. to “win the economic competition of the 21st century,” but his investments to boost the nation’s technology, infrastructure and climate resilience over the next decade are set against a 90-odd-day clock until the midterms.
Editorial: Alex Jones soils free speech
Alex Jones disgraces all that’s good about the First Amendment.
My Turn: Are we watching all this begin again?
Sunday was the ninth day of the Jewish month of Av, Tisha b’Av, the saddest day in the Jewish calendar.
Island Life: Vigorous vanda
A hybrid vanda orchid shows off its spots.
Serena Williams to retire after U.S. Open
The world first came to know Serena Williams as a 17-year-old with beaded braids, overwhelming power and precocious intelligence and poise when she stunned her sport by winning the first of her 23 Grand Slam singles titles at the 1999 U.S. Open.
Federal judge denies LIV golfers bid for PGA Tour postseason
SAN JOSE, Calif. — A federal judge in California ruled Tuesday that three golfers who joined Saudi-backed LIV Golf will not be able to compete in the PGA Tour’s postseason.
Goodell: NFL appeal of Watson suspension ‘right thing to do’
BEREA, Ohio — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell said he feels the league needed to keep pushing for a year-long suspension for Cleveland Browns quarterback Deshaun Watson because of his “egregious” and “predatory behavior” toward women.
All-Star Game highlights MLS, Liga MX partnership, rivalry
The LA Galaxy striker better known as Chicharito would like to get away from the us-against-them storyline and instead embrace both Major League Soccer and Mexico’s Liga MX.
Sean McVay reveals he has contract extension with LA Rams
IRVINE, Calif. — Coach Sean McVay says he has finalized his contract extension with the Los Angeles Rams.
