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A 4.5 magnitude earthquake rattled the southwest rift zone of Kīlauea volcano this afternoon.

A Hilo man accused of kidnapping a teenage girl pleaded not guilty in Kona’s 3rd Circuit on Monday and has requested a jury trial, which was set for Feb. 7, 2023.

NASA just crashed a spacecraft the size of a school bus into an asteroid about the size of a pyramid to assess if a deliberate impact can deflect objects on a collision course with Earth.

Black Sands Beach subdivision is expanding its community garden with the help of committed volunteers and education.

A residential home burned to the ground in Waipi‘o Valley Friday, a scene to which firefighters had difficulty responding given the remote location.

A melting pot of fanbases, early morning kickoffs, beers with your eggs and afternoons free when games wrap up, Hawai’i’s NFL experience is truly one-of-a-kind.

A Honomu resident asked a friend who was a hunter to shoot wild pigs on his property at night, but the hunter instead shot his neighbor’s horse Onyx who had a nursing foal.

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

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.

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

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.

A Big Island man faces several charges, including second-degree murder, in connection with the death of a woman last week.

The State of Hawaiʻi’s MAILE AMBER Alert system has been used only twice in 17 years, but both times it was successful, including on Saturday with the rescue of a 15-year-old on the Big Island.

After nearly 24 agonizing hours, family of Mikella Lani Debina were reunited and a manhunt for the perpetrator is underway.

Federal funds are headed to the Big Island to help protect the forests in Kohala Mountain.

After 73 days spent alone, rowing a boat nearly 2,400 miles across the world’s largest and deepest ocean, surviving on limited rations of mostly freeze-dried food, Carlo Facchino finished his epic San Francisco to Hilo journey.

Beginning Sept. 19, all Big Island residents, county-permitted tour company operators and those seeking to practice their Native Hawaiian traditional or customary rights can travel down the steep, crumbling road in beautiful and sacred Waipiʻo Valley — but only if their vehicle has 4-wheel drive.

Police have identified the woman who died in a hit-and-run collision back in July.

A tourist was indicted with various charges including attempted murder by the Hawaii County Office of the Prosecuting Attorney.