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LWV to host July 11 candidate forum in Hilo
Community Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amThe League of Women Voters of Hawaii County invites the public to a candidate forum at 6 p.m. Wednesday, July 11, at Aunty Sally Kaleohano’s Luau Hale at 799 Piilani St. in Hilo. Doors will open...
Catholic dioceses, colleges sue over Obama mandate
Nation Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amAssociated Press
NEW YORK — Roman Catholic leaders opened a new front against the Obama administration mandate that employers provide workers birth control coverage, filing federal lawsuits...
Project Linus
Local News Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amProject Linus volunteers sew blankets for children in need.
Sheriff: Gang started prison riot in Mississippi
Nation Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amSheriff: Gang started prison riot in Mississippi
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) — A gang fight in a prison for illegal immigrants quickly escalated into a riot involving as many as 300 inmates, some...
Ex-Rutgers student gets 30 days in webcam case
Nation Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amEx-Rutgers student gets 30 days in webcam case
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. (AP) — A former Rutgers University student who used a webcam to spy on his gay roommate was sentenced Monday to just 30...
Obama on Afghan: Leave on time, no ‘perfect’ end
Nation Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amBy ANNE GEARAN
Associated Press
CHICAGO — President Barack Obama and leaders around the globe locked in place an Afghanistan exit path Monday that will still keep their troops fighting...
Hit-and-run suspect pleads not guilty
Local News Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amBy JOHN BURNETT
Tribune-Herald staff writer
A 40-year-old Volcano woman pleaded not guilty Monday to charges stemming from a hit-and-run collision that killed a 20-year-old bicyclist...
Big isle drought persists
Local News Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amBy Carolyn Lucas-Zenk
Stephens Media
Drought lingered on the Big Island through another dry winter and is returning this summer to more deeply ravaged, already water-stressed places....
Bioenergy firm signs agreement to sell power
Local News Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amBy PETER SUR
Tribune-Herald staff writer
Hu Honua Bioenergy took another big step toward the start of operations with the announcement Monday that it has signed a power purchase...
Big Island trio among state’s best
Local Sports Comments Updated: May 22, 2012 12:05amThe Hawaii High School Athletic Association has announced the 2012 Class of Inductees into the HHSAA Hall of Honor. The impressive list includes:
• Dawnyelle Awa, Konawaena (basketball,...
