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Several thefts from vehicles were reported this week at two separate Big Island beaches and police are investigating.

Kailua-Kona was buzzing before the sun rose Thursday morning, with about 2,500 triathletes and thousands of volunteers and spectators ready for the return of the Ironman World Championship.

Due to elevated seismic activity on Mauna Loa, the Hawai‘i Volcanoes National Park is closing the Mauna Loa summit backcountry until further notice.

Hawai‘i Island police detectives charged a 28-year-old North Kohala patrol officer with abuse following a domestic dispute on Oct. 1 at a residence in ʻĀinaloa.

The strongest women’s professional field in Ironman World Championship history will compete in the grueling 140.6-mile triathlon in Kona on Thursday. They all will be gunning for “Angry Bird.”

The Hawaiʻi Fire Department, responding to a call Tuesday about a missing boat captain, recovered the body of a male about 30 yards offshore of Mahai‘ula Beach Park in West Hawai‘i.

The state Department of Health reported 1,273 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, Oct. 5, bringing the statewide total to 357,232. Eight new fatalities were reported.

Skye Ombac remembers when she was a little girl and her father, Eddie-O, would drive her and her twin sister Katrina from their home in Hilo to the west side of the Big Island to experience all the excitement of the famous Ironman World Championship in Kona.

After two hours of discussion about a proposed new gun control policy that would restrict where firearms could be carried on the Big Island, the Hawai‘i County Council decided Tuesday the “sensitive places” listed were too broad and postponed taking action on the bill until Oct. 18 to allow for revisions.

The Hawaiʻi Police Department is on the trail of a sign thief with 16 road signs gone missing in the last month.

The return of the IRONMAN World Championship to the Big Island this week is necessitating the closure of the county’s solid waste facilities because of road closures associated with the triathlon.

Learn about the 140.6-mile course of the 2022 VinFast Ironman World Championship and where the best places are to view the 5,000 triathletes compete on Thursday and Saturday.

The VinFast Ironman World Championship’s Parade of Nations was held Monday afternoon in Kailua-Kona to celebrate approximately 5,000 triathletes who qualified for the elite race from about 90 countries.

Hawai‘i Island police have charged 41-year-old Matthew B. Cummings of Captain Cook with multiple drug-related offenses after recovering 51 grams 51 grams of methamphetamine, 140 grams of marijuana and several counterfeit $100 bills.

Tropic Lightning Soldiers from across the 25th Infantry Division will participate in a large-scale training exercise that runs Oct. 31 through Nov. 9 on the Big Island, with increased military traffic starting Oct. 7.

The University of Hawai‘i at Hilo women’s soccer team swept its competition last week, scoring a total of 10 goals in two matchups at home. The performance earned the Vulcans honors as the Pacific West Conference Team of the Week.

Authorities are investigating the death of a former Big Island resident pulled from the Columbia River in Washington State.

The body discovered buried in the Ka‘ū District in late July 2022 has been identified by Hawai’i Island police as 36-year-old George “Eddie” Dodge of Mountain View.

William Boyd, 81, who was reported missing Sunday has been located in good health in Puna, according to the Hawaiʻi Police Department.

A nearly stationary frontal boundary continues to weaken over Maui and the Big Island this morning producing extensive clouds and enhanced showers. The highest…