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If a picture is worth 1,000 words, then looking through a telescope into the depths of space and the twinkling stars staring back at you while imagining all the possibilities is priceless.

The state Department of Transportation issued its weekly list of road and lane closures for Sept. 10-16.

Teams from throughout the state recently came to the Big Island for a youth basketball tournament hosted by the Hawai’i Police Department.

A Big Island Boy Scout with aspirations to become an Eagle Scout recently completed a beautification project with assistance from an officer with the Hawai‘i Police Department and other volunteers.

Big Island residents can now receive the newest COVID-19 booster shot at a North Hawai‘i hospital.

A man who founded the Hawai‘i chapter of a right-wing extremist group has pleaded guilty to a felony charge for his actions during the Jan. 6, 2021, breach of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C.

A new burrow of an endangered Hawaiian sea bird was discovered in August at the U.S. military’s training facility on Hawai‘i Island.

Hawai‘i Police Department releases its weekly outstanding warrants list.

The state Department of Health on Thursday, Sept. 8, reported three additional cases of monkeypox.

The highest court in Hawai‘i on Thursday issued a reprieve for a man prosecutors improperly charged with murder in an opinion that is likely to have significant ripple effects on the state’s legal system.

A new traffic pattern is in effect for a roadway under construction in Hilo.

Mokuaikaua Church, the first Christian church in Hawai’i, received the first half of $50,000 grant award from First Hawaiian Bank National Fund on Wednesday, Sept. 7, the church announced on Thursday.

Gov. David Ige has ordered that the United States flag and the Hawaiʻi state flag be flown at half-staff at the Hawaiʻi State Capitol and upon all state offices and agencies as well as the Hawaiʻi National Guard in the State of Hawaiʻi immediately until sunset on the day of interment as a mark of respect for Queen Elizabeth II.

Big Island police report that Kiana Kekahuna-Foster was located in good health.

King Kamehameha Kona Beach Resort and Ironman announced today, Thursday, Sept. 8 that the property will serve as the official headquarter hotel for the VinFast Ironman World Championship and for the next five years, through 2026.

Queen Elizabeth the II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch, has died, according to officials from Buckingham Palace.

The Hawai’i County Council frequently tackles sometimes tough issues. But from time to time, its members are fortunate enough to celebrate.

Big Island police continue their crackdown on motorists who drive under the influence of an intoxicant.

No tsunami warning was issued following a 4.2-magnitude earthquake that rattled Pāhala early this morning.

Big Island police are investigating a traffic crash that closed a portion of a South Kohala roadway Tuesday, Sept. 6.