Shutdown solution seems unlikely before Dems take House
Boy, 12, survives avalanche that buried him for 40 minutes
Mortgage-free condo donated to Army veteran
KAILUA-KONA — Destin Foree was overcome with emotion as he stood at the steps of a Kailua-Kona condo with his wife and four sons as the key to the front door was given to them — permanently.
Minister assaulted, man arrested
KAILUA-KONA — The minister of the Kona Koyasan Daishiji Mission in Holualoa is at home recovering after a reported robbery Wednesday left him with numerous abrasions to his head, neck and elbows.
PGV: Donation unrelated to permit request
Alaska company proposes satellite launch facility on Shipman land
Tourism still lagging
Fed up: Much damage done by a president without boundaries
Congratulations, Donald Trump, on presiding over the biggest single day’s stock market point gain in Dow Jones Industrial Average history. The biggest!
Measles outbreaks in US and Europe should be a wake-up call for states with loose immunization rules
Public health officials in New York and New Jersey are fighting a measles outbreak that has sickened dozens of people since November, most of them unvaccinated members of orthodox Jewish communities.
Trump finally found a conspiracy theory he doesn’t believe
Cartoon for December 28
The world as seen by cartoonist Steve Breen, The San Diego Union-Tribune.
Bieni Kohler-Johnson Fun Run and Dog Walk slated for April at HPA
The Bieni Kohler-Johnson Fun Run and Dog Walk is slated for 8 a.m. April 13, 2019.
Senior ID card schedule for January
The county Department of Parks and Recreation Elderly Activities Division Coordinated Services for the Elderly announces the January schedule for seniors to get identification cards. The schedule is as follows:
Shall we dance?
Try something new in 2019 by enrolling in Wednesday night dance classes with the Big Island Ballroom Dance Club.
North Hawaii Community Hospital hosts ground blessing for new ER
A ground blessing was hosted Nov. 12 at North Hawaii Community Hospital, as crews prepared to start construction on the hospital’s new emergency room.
Rotary Club of South Hilo seeks proposals
The Rotary Club of South Hilo announces a request for proposals from any nonprofit organization seeking project funding for 2019.
Saudi king orders Cabinet shakeup after Khashoggi’s killing
Nation and World briefs for December 28
Father of dead Guatemalan boy heard rumors they could cross
Furious Iraqi lawmakers demand US troop withdrawal
Pope’s Christmas wish: World fraternity despite differences
US stocks stage big rally, erase 600 point drop in Dow
Pluto explorer ushering in new year at more distant world
State briefs for December 28
BIIF boys basketball: Waiakea flexes favorite muscle, overwhelms Keaau
Waiakea looked sluggish in the first quarter against Keaau, then used the rest of the game to send a message to the rest of the league that it’s the team to beat.