Back to the drawing board- Roth vetoes Planning commision zoning bill
Mayor Mitch Roth on Thursday vetoed Bill 194 presented to him by the Hawaii County Council.
Obituaries for Sunday, April 2, 2023
Michael Imaino
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Indictment Means What?
Gender equality: coming to a Formula One racing team soon?
Taking a break in the paddock after watching Max Verstappen set a lap record in practice at the Australian Grand Prix, Melbourne teenager Kaitlyn Bourne was loving her day at the track.
Strange sightings
Curious new developments have come to light following last week’s chocolate factory explosion near Redding, PA.
52 years after capture, orca Lolita may return to Pacific
MIAMI (AP) — More than 50 years after the orca known as Lolita was captured for public display, plans are in place to return her from the Miami Seaquarium to her home waters in the Pacific Northwest, where a nearly century-old, endangered killer whale believed to be her mother still swims.
Grateful for your support
Dozens of people recently rallied for Kona Community
Factory explosion survivor, on fire, fell into chocolate vat
A woman pulled alive from the rubble of a Pennsylvania chocolate factory after an explosion that killed seven co-workers says flames had engulfed the building, and her arm, when the floor gave way beneath her. That might have been the end, if she hadn’t fallen into a vat of liquid chocolate.
Police arrest man after armed standoff in Puna
A 35-year-old Mountain View man was taken into custody Thursday after an hourslong armed standoff in the Aloha Estates subdivision.
Funerals set for Nashville school shooting’s 6 victims
Funeral arrangements were disclosed Thursday for the six people killed in this week’s school shooting in Nashville, as the grieving city mourns the victims of the horrific attack that transformed what should have been a normal day of school on a bright, sunny morning into wrenching tragedy.
Transgender Day of Visibility rallies held amid backlash
Thousands of people rallied across the country Friday as part of a Transgender Day of Visibility in support of the rights of transgender people and their resilience amid what many denounced as an increasingly hostile environment.
Canada migrant death toll at 8, after 2 more bodies found
AKWESASNE, Quebec (AP) — The bodies of two more migrants who died trying to cross from Canada into the United States, were found Friday, bringing the death toll to eight, including two children, police in the Mohawk Territory of Akwesasne said.
EPA approves California rules phasing out diesel trucks
The Biden administration cleared the way Friday for California’s plan to phase out a wide range of diesel-powered trucks, part of the state’s efforts to drastically cut planet-warming emissions and improve air quality in heavy-traffic areas like ports along the coast.
Worries grow that Trump indictment will eclipse other probes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The indictment against former President Donald Trump involving a 2016 hush money payment is raising concerns that it could undermine public confidence in what democracy experts view as far more important investigations.
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Trump Prepares to Surrender in New York as Police Brace for Protests
Not Real News – A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular but completely untrue stories and visuals of the week following the fatal shooting of six people at a Christian school in Nashville. None of these are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media. The Associated Press checked them out. Here are the facts: