Body found on Saddle Road suicide victim
Hawaii Island police have identified the body discovered off of the Daniel K. Inouye Highway last Feb. 14 and determined the cause of death.
Residential fire reported in Ocean View
HILO Volunteers with the American Red Cross are responding to a residential fire reported in Ocean View
Man hospitalized after Hamakua helicopter crash
KAILUA-KONA A 39-year-old man was hospitalized with serious injuries following a helicopter crash Thursday morning in Kukuihaele.
Double fatality ruled murder-suicide
KAILUA-KONA Linda Leilani Mills felt a sense of closure with the latest news in her daughters death, which was reclassified by law enforcement from a coroners inquest to a murder-suicide.
Flares prompt searches but no findings
KAILUA-KONA Reports of flares off the Kona Coast have prompted two U.S. Coast Guard responses in just over a week, with each turning up no sign of distress.
Staffing cuts coming to Mokulele
KAILUA-KONA A week after the announcement that a Mississippi-based airline had acquired Mokulele Airlines and an affirmation that it would keep all of Mokuleles current employees, those employees on Wednesday received news of a 10 percent reduction in staffing levels.
Council advances general excise tax hike
HILO A general excise tax increase continued its forward march Wednesday, with the County Council voting 7-2 to bring the county surcharge up to one-half percent and extend it for another 10 years.
Oahu lawmaker proposes fireworks ban
HILO A bill that would make fireworks illegal for consumer use throughout the state will go before a House committee on Friday.
32 arrested for suspected DUI
KAILUA-KONA More than half of the motorists arrested for suspected driving on the Big Island between Feb. 11 and Sunday were arrested in the Kona District.
Couple found dead in Kona apartment ruled murder-suicide, police confirm
KAILUA-KONA Police have reclassified a coroners inquest investigation to a murder-suicide for a Kona couple found dead in their apartment last summer.