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Hurricane Lane damage repairs on the Laupāhoehoe Gulch Bridge are slated to begin next month.

The state Department of Health reported 1,132 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, Sept. 21, bringing the statewide total to 343,204.

A high surf advisory has been issued for all south-facing shores across the Hawaiian Islands.

Hawai’i County Council members expected a roadmap for how to end homelessness on the Big Island, but were mostly disappointed with what was presented.

The current long-period south-southwest swell will produce elevated surf along south facing shores today, before it slowly lowers on Friday. A reinforcing…

A grand jury indicted a Hilo man this morning for kidnapping a 15-year-old girl.

Authorities are looking for a male in connection to a stabbing near Hale Halawai Park in Kailua-Kona on Sept. 10.

Big Island police are asking if anyone knows or has seen a man involved in a theft earlier this month at a Kea‘au business.

Have you seen this man? If so, the Hawai‘i Police Department wants to hear from you.

A perimeter was created around the library at a Hilo elementary school while emergency responders addressed a strong chemical odor coming from the building Tuesday morning.

It’s better to be safe than sorry, and that’s especially true when it comes to keiki.

The University of Hawai‘i women’s soccer team is moving on up in national rankings.

The crackdown by Big Island police on motorists who drive under the influence of an intoxicant continues, with 22 motorists arrested for DUI during the week of Sept. 12-18.

A Hilo man accused of kidnapping a 15-year-old girl over the weekend forced her to smoke methamphetamine out of pipe while driving on Daniel K. Inouye Highway Friday afternoon and shackled her in a school bus overnight, according to a probable cause document filed in Hilo District Court in East Hawai’i Tuesday.

A Hilo District Court judge maintained $2 million bail on a Hilo man accused of kidnapping and sexually assaulting a 15-year-old girl over the weekend.

Four mariners were rescued 180 nautical miles off Hawai‘i Island after their sailing vessel became disabled after its rudder was damaged.

Authorities seek help locating a driver following a hit-and-run crash in Kaʻū that left one person dead.

Three men are being screened for firearm offenses in connection to the fatal shooting of a 12-year-old boy at Camp Honokāia Boy Scout Camp, near Honokaʻa last month.

Around 100 protestors gathered at Waipi’o Valley Road in response to Hawai‘i Island Mayor Mitch Roth amending his emergency order to reopen the road to residential and tour operator vehicle traffic. They said the mayor’s sudden reversal disrespected the residents who have worked for years with the county to try and find a solution to fixing the overcrowded road.

There’s something to be said about being in the right place at the right time.