Officers make deal on false-report counts
Four Honolulu police officers, charged with falsifying DUI arrest reports so that officers who weren't present would qualify for possible overtime, have pleaded no contest and have the chance to clear...
View ArticleMedicare rises as election issue in GOP gamble
TAMPA, Fla. >> With Mitt Romney’s selection of Rep. Paul D. Ryan as his running mate, Florida quickly emerged on Monday as a critical test of the nationwide Republican gamble that concerns over...
View ArticleCasino mogul's frontman in China is focus of inquiries
When Sheldon Adelson, the casino magnate, needed something done in China, he often turned to his company’s “chief Beijing representative,” a mysterious businessman named Yang Saixin.
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No tsunami threat from submarine quake • Kapaa teenager brought to Oahu for treatment • 2 try to help paddlers but get in trouble
View ArticleWork to start on rebuilding Kawaiaha'o Church's wall
Work will begin soon on restoring portions of historic Kawaiaha‘o Church's 169-year-old wall that were heavily damaged April 2 when a city bus crashed into it.
View Article3 Kaneohe Marines are killed in attack by allies
Three Hawaii Marines were killed Friday in southern Afghanistan on a day when six U.S. Marines apparently were gunned down by Afghan allies in two incidents.
View ArticleRestaurant closes; 82 out of jobs
Señor Frog's closed its Waikiki restaurant Sunday and will lay off 82 workers. The Mexican restaurant with three bars said it couldn't work out a new lease agreement for its third-floor space at the...
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Body identified as that of Ewa Beach man • Teenager arrested in burglary, vandalism
View ArticleColorado bests Hawaii for lowest obesity rate
The federal government released its “obesity map” Monday, outlining the rates of obesity and how rates in the states compare.
View ArticleCall police on water thieves, city and state officials urge
Neither state nor city officials we contacted knew who was taking the water or why.
View ArticleYankees get an unexpected boost
NEW YORK » Derek Lowe was being given a tour of the Yankees’ facilities and changing at a locker without a nameplate Monday afternoon. David Phelps had little more than a day to prepare for a spot...
View ArticleVictorino big in L.A. win
PITTSBURGH » No matter what uniform he’s wearing, Shane Victorino always gives the Pittsburgh Pirates trouble.
View Article2 dead in Uganda helo crashes on Mt. Kenya
NAIROBI, Kenya >> Rescue teams searching for survivors in the aftermath of the crashes of three Ugandan helicopter gunships on Kenya’s highest mountain found two dead bodies on Tuesday and were...
View ArticleLegionnaires cases in U.K. from possible hot tub source total 21
A confirmed case of Legionnaires’ disease in Stoke-On-Trent, England, has bought the number of patients in the city known to have the disease to 21 in the past three weeks, the Health Protection Agency...
View ArticleEgypt opening border ahead of Muslim holiday
RAFAH, Gaza Strip >> Egypt on Tuesday opened its border with Hamas-ruled Gaza for a three-day period ahead of a major Muslim holiday this weekend, but imposed tight restrictions on who can travel...
View ArticleMagnitude 5.2 earthquake hits Taiwan at 6.55 p.m.
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck Taiwan’s eastern coast at 6:55 p.m. local time, the island’s Central Weather Bureau said on its website. There were no immediate reports of damage.
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Chan and Kim tied for 84th at U.S. Amateur • Kapolei in Little League softball semis
View ArticleOahu Shockers rout Maryland
Kyson Donahue homered for the second straight game and drove in five runs to lead the Oahu Shockers to a 14-2 win over Maryland on Monday in the Cal Ripken World Series in Aberdeen, Md.
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