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School begins next week and The Salvation Army is helping make sure Big Island students return to classrooms with enough supplies to kick off another year of learning.

The state Department of Health reported 4,075 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, July 27, bringing the statewide total to 325,944.

With island keiki heading back to school soon, the Hawai‘i Police Department is encouraging motorists to drive safely when approaching school zones.

Big Island police reported at 7:16 p.m. Tuesday that Kaūmana Drive is now open.

A 4.1 magnitude earthquake struck Tuesday afternoon near Pāhala.

A Mountain View man is facing several sexual exploitation charges.

KAPA FM’s weekly morning DJs of The Bolohead & Babes Show are retiring.

Designed by Subaru Telescope to bring astronomy and STEM education to students and communities across Hawai‘i Island, the brand new Subaru Stars program held its first event at Nā‘ālehu Elementary School earlier this summer.

An expanding corruption scandal involving a former county housing specialist and his cronies has made headlines during the past two weeks and put a focus on the county’s use of affordable housing credits.

Update: Hawai‘i Island police reported at 12:59 p.m. Tuesday, July 26, that Jason Bjune, who was previously reported missing, was located Tuesday in Kapoho in good health. Police thank the public for its assistance in this matter.

Hawai‘i Island police report at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday that Hawaiian Telecom has successfully repaired its fiber line and that cell and landline phone service to the west side of the island is now fully restored.

During the week of July 18-24, Hawai‘i Island police arrested 22 motorists for driving under the influence of an intoxicant. Seven of the drivers were involved in a traffic accident. Three of the drivers were under the age of 21.

Hawai‘i Island police have located one of two vehicles involved in a recent pedestrian fatality in Kona and are renewing their request for information on leads about the second vehicle involved in the incident.

Several students in Hilo now have a good fish story to tell.

Hawai‘i police are investigating a possible medical incident that resulted in the death of a scuba diver in the waters at Wawaloli Beach, commonly referred to as OTEC, on Sunday.

The inaugural four-week cohort of a new institute aimed at training Native Hawaiian and Pacific Islanders who work in museums and cultural heritage centers is underway.

The Hawaiʻi Department of Health will open monkeypox vaccination appointments to Hawaiʻi residents at higher risk of monkeypox infection or severe illness this week.

Big Island firefighters responded Monday afternoon, July 25, to a structure fire in Pāhoa.

The public will have another chance to learn more about the environmental assessment for Hawaiʻi Volcanoes National Park 2018 Disaster Recovery Project and provide input during an online meeting Wednesday, July 27.