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The CDC has revised its COVID-19 vaccine recommendations following FDA regulatory action, allowing for an additional updated vaccine dose for adults aged 65 years and older, and multiple doses for those who are immunocompromised.

Visitors learned about Pōhakuloa Training Area’s expansive environmental program and got to talk to archeologists, biologists and more.

However, Maui’s Baldwin High and Highlands Intermediate on O‘ahu nabbed the competition’s top prizes at an awards gala held Tuesday morning.

Zonta Club of Hilo asks businesses, organizations, and individuals to wear jeans on Denim Day, April 26, in support of sexual assault survivors and to raise awareness about sexual assault misconceptions.

Dylan and Leilani Alcain are facing the same 11 offenses stemming from alleged crimes that occurred on April 20.

An event in the Hilo Peace Garden will be held on April 27 as part of the 42nd Anniversary of National Crime Victims’ Rights Week, a nationwide event that aims to honor crime victims and survivors and recognize individuals dedicated to serving victims in the community.

At the direction of Hawaiʻi Gov. Josh Green, Chair Dawn Chang of the Department of Land and Natural Resources came to the Big Island to “broker peace” with cat groups upset the state mandated the removal of feeding and watering stations to protect nēnē in Waikōloa.

Hawai‘i Island police are renewing its request for the public’s assistance in locating 33-year-old Justina Alves of Ocean View.

The American Heart Association is hosting a free virtual Workforce Well-Being Panel Discussion on April 26 from 12 to 1 p.m.

Pacific Coffee Research is the first Hawaiʻi-based company to win in the awards’ coffee division.

This year’s recipient is Daphna Ehrenhalt, a fifth-grade inclusion teacher at Keaʻau Elementary School on Hawaiʻi Island.

Legendary musician Melveen Leed and kumu hula Iwalani Walsh Tseu were at a craft fair at the Prince Kūhiō Plaza in Hilo giving an impromptu performance when the general manager asked them to leave, sparking some community outrage.

The Voluntary Water Conservation Notice, in place since March 23, asks affected water customers to reduce water use by 10%.

Authorities confirmed the second case was exposed by the previously confirmed case in an international traveler reported on April 10.

Justine was last seen on Kaumana Drive in Hilo on Monday at 10:10 p.m. wearing a black hoodie and blue shorts.

The Integrated Climate Action Plan aims to chart the county’s responsibility to reduce climate change.

With the 2023 high school graduation season right around the corner, Big Island Now has launched a new special section that salutes all graduates and provides information about graduations across the island.

On Monday, Dylan Alcain and his wife Leilani Alcain appeared before Judge Kimberly Taniyama for an initial appearance after being arrested and charged in connection to two Hele Gas Station break-ins — one in Kona and the other in Captain Cook; an armed robbery in Kona Paradise Subdivision in South Kona; and shooting at police officers.

Hawai‘i Island police are asking for the public’s assistance in locating 15-year-old Isaiah Gravette.

Sharon Beck, principal of Ka ‘u High & Pahala Elementary School on Hawaii island, was named winner of the 17th Masayuki Tokioka Excellence in School Leadership Award as Hawaii’s top public school principal for 2023.