Suspects sought in assault, robbery near new county homeless camp
Police are seeking information about an assault and robbery that occurred Tuesday afternoon near the new Hawaii County homeless camp located off Ponahawai Street in Hilo.
Japanese national who caused scare at Hilo airport has been released
A Japanese national whose alleged actions caused a closure of Hilo International Airport early Tuesday morning has been released from police custody pending further investigation.
Alleged kidnap victim found in good health, police say
Police have identified the victim in the alleged abduction Sunday night in the parking lot of the Puainako Town Center.
Volcano man accused of wild drive in stolen Jeep
A 43-year-old Volcano man was arrested after allegedly leading officers on a high-speed chase in Hilo on the Fourth of July in a stolen Jeep.
Top Hawaii QB Sagapolutele commits to Cal
With Campbell’s Jaron-Keawe Sagapolutele deciding to orally commit to California on Monday, the state’s No. 1 prospect in the class of 2025 from Hawaii is set to make history.
Wimbledon recap: Donna Vekic’s double fault recovery, tennis under roofs, American losses
Serving for the second set against Lulu Sun, Donna Vekic double faulted five times — the joint-second highest number in a game in Wimbledon history. It was an incredible implosion, or at least it would have been had we not seen these kind of struggles with Vekic before. She went through an excruciating defeat from an advantageous position against Serbian Olga Danilovic at the French Open.
Taylor Averill went from party boy to college volleyball star to Paris-bound Olympian
Many people’s introduction to University of Hawaii alumnus Taylor Averill will take place in Paris, the picturesque site for his Summer Olympics debut with the U.S. men’s volleyball national team.
Alec Baldwin manslaughter trial revolves around Wild West gun
SANTA FE, New Mexico — The inner workings of a Colt .45 “Peacemaker” revolver, a symbol of the American Wild West, have become the focus of Alec Baldwin’s trial for the 2021 fatal shooting of “Rust” cinematographer Halyna Hutchins on a New Mexico movie set.
US safety board studies Southwest airplane damage that happened before roll
WASHINGTON (Reuters) — The National Transportation Safety Board said on Tuesday it is seeking to determine when structural damage occurred to the rudder system on a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 MAX that rolled in May.
Sen. Menendez’s defense says focus on gold belies lack of bribery evidence
NEW YORK — Bob Menendez’s defense lawyer on Tuesday said prosecutors at the senator’s corruption trial focused on “provocative” images of cash and gold bars found at the home the New Jersey Democrat shared with his wife because they lacked evidence of bribery.
Heat wave bakes Texas amid power outages while Canada braces for wildfires
(Reuters) — Millions of Americans in southeast Texas endured brutally hot conditions on Tuesday without the relief of air conditioning after deadly Tropical Storm Beryl knocked out power to a large portion of the region.
Biden looks to move past his troubles, opening NATO summit with warning to Putin
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden opened NATO’s 75th anniversary summit on Tuesday seeking to bolster confidence in both the alliance and his own political standing with a forceful speech warning of the threat posed by Russia and other authoritarian states as the world plunges into a new era of superpower conflict.
Council recommends impact study of proposed STVR regulations
A Hawaii County Council committee has supported a proposal for a study about the economic impacts of much-debated changes to the regulations for short-term vacation rentals.
Proposal aims to create more farmers markets
More farmers markets could be established across Hawaii Island.
Are solar panels a good investment? New Berkeley study offers an answer
How much does going solar shave off those electricity bills? A major new study by scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory that analyzed 500,000 households across the U.S. in 2021 offers the best snapshot to date on estimated savings of rooftop solar for American consumers.
US economy no longer overheated, Fed’s Powell tells Congress
WASHINGTON —The U.S. is “no longer an overheated economy” with a job market that has cooled from its pandemic-era extremes and in many ways is back where it was before the health crisis, Fed Chair Jerome Powell said in remarks to Congress that suggested the case for interest rate cuts is becoming stronger.
Green signs public safety bills
Bills signed into law Tuesday expand the statute of limitation for civil litigation against predators who sexually abuse children, raise the age to buy ammunition to 21 — the legal age to purchase guns in Hawaii — and mandate the state’s law enforcement agencies to hire more women and nonbinary police officers.
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The president’s promises: Biden presses on with his campaign
On Friday, a bit over a week after his poor debate performance against Donald Trump, President Joe Biden sat down with ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos for a conversation widely seen as meant to reassure allies and the American electorate that he’s up to the job.
A UK victory for Labour and ‘No Drama Starmer.’ It doesn’t take much to start a landslide
The Labour Party’s demolition of the chaotic Conservative Party in Britain’s July 4 general election is another marker of the reassertion of sensible, fiscally sound centrism and, above all, the rejection of leaders who bring either revolt or chaos.
