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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.

Ironman expects the two championship races this year to bring $100 million to the state. Some businesses and residents around Kona say the impact the island endures isn’t worth it.

The Hawaii Police Department is seeking the public’s help in locating a missing “at risk” 81-year-old male, William Boyd, who was last seen in a green Toyota Prius with Hawaiʻi license plate ZCM251.

Under the new National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure program, the Hawai’i Department of Transportation will install 11 electric charging stations on six islands with federal funding.

The University of Hawaiʻi is a major contributor to protecting Earth from asteroids big and small with several telescopes and programs.

Driving a car around West Hawai‘i during Ironman race day, or race days, in this case, is hectic. But it’s not impossible.

The state Department of Transportation issued its weekly list of road and lane closures for Oct. 1-7.

With the Ironman World Championship in Kailua-Kona less than a week away, race organizers are scrambling to find volunteers to fill about 4,000 shifts to help care for the approximately 5,000 participants.

Waiakea Intermediate School’s library is closing its doors and books not taken in by teachers to their own classrooms will be donated to the public library.

The closure and reopening of Waipiʻo Valley Road has led to a conflict between valley residents who want the area to remain mostly closed for the sake of the land and culture and those who believe it is their right to have access to the public lands and ocean.

A former Hilo Medical Center nurse was charged with various offenses including prescription drug theft and possession of the synthetic opioid fentanyl.

A bail reduction request for a man charged with attempted murder was denied on Thursday.

Dr. Darah Wallsten, a psychologist at the Kaiser Permanente clinic in Hilo, said research shows an intersection between mental and physical health. If left untreated, according to Dr. Rachel Kaya, a psychologist at the Kaier Maui Lani clinic, mental health issues can also wreak havoc in other areas.

The brush fire burning in the Hāmākua District has scorched 46.6 acres and is now 60% contained.

A jury found 45-year-old Joshua Masuda-Mercado of Kailua-Kona guilty of continuous sexual assault of a minor under the age of 14 and attempted sexual assault in the first degree on Wednesday in Kona Circuit Court.