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A Mountain View man is facing charges in connection to a stolen vehicle in Kona as well as a vehicle break-in in Hilo.

The state Department of Health reported 827 new COVID-19 cases Wednesday, bringing the statewide total to 239,591.

Madeleine Albright, the first female U.S. secretary of state, has died of cancer, her family confirmed today.

Restrooms at the tennis courts and runway of the Old Airport Park in Kailua-Kona will be temporarily closed today and tomorrow.

All county-sponsored COVID-19 testing events will be suspended until further notice, starting Saturday, March 26.

A Puna man is facing various charges after entering an automotive repair shop on Monday morning in Pāhoa and assaulting the owner and attempting to steal a car.

Two years of the COVID-19 pandemic have taken their toll on college-bound high school students from the islands.

The Aloha Exchange Club of East Hawaiʻi recognized South Hilo Patrol Officer and Hawai‘i Fire Department Emergency Medical Services Specialist II 2021 as Officer and Firefighter of the Year. #BigIslandNews #BigIslandNow

Authorities seek the public’s help locating a missing 14-year-old girl.

Mayor Mitch Roth said Tuesday that his request for an energy emergency declaration wasn’t just for Hawai’i Island, it was for the entire state.

The Hawai‘i State Judiciary plans to lift pandemic-related restrictions on March 26.

It could be time to reconsider the very definition of drought, according to new research from half a dozen institutions, including the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa, which investigated what the future might have in store for rainfall and soil moisture.

Big Island police are asking for help from the public in an investigation of an early Sunday morning, March 20, traffic incident in Hilo.

A multi-agency search and recovery operation was conducted Monday in Kōke‘e, for an overdue Civil Air Patrol plane that crashed late Sunday afternoon.

The Hawai’i Police Department continues its crackdown on motorists who drive under the influence of an intoxicant.

Authorities are investigating the crash of a Cessna 172 on Kaua‘i, the National Transportation Safety Board tweeted this morning.

A Puna man who was charged in relation to the theft of a telehandler forklift, valued at over $100,000, from a Puna business, is back in custody.

Mayor Mitch Roth is encouraging Hawaiʻi Island youth to participate in the annual worldwide contest, the Young Artists and Authors Showcase through original artwork, literature, photography and music.

The county’s Department of Public Works, Department of Water Supply, Planning Department’s Disaster Recovery Division and Council Member Ashley Kierkiewicz convened a virtual meeting with 50 community members to report on the status of restoring road and water infrastructure impacted by the 2018 Kīlauea volcanic eruption.

A four-year, $1.29-million grant from the National Science Foundation has been awarded to University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa researchers from the School of Life Sciences to study subterranean biodiversity associated with lava tubes on Hawaiʻi Island.