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Retired detective arrested in wife's murder on Big Island

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A retired homicide detective who is accused of killing his wife appeared in a Kona court Tuesday. Daniel DeJarnette, Jr. allegedly murdered his wife nearly six years ago. More>>

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Staggered hours, combining ages considered for school bus challenges

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The Department is grappling with options to fill a $16 million shortfall on school bus service and is considering some drastic measures... More>>

Teen girl arrested for attacking school staff members

A 13-year-old girl was arrested in Waianae on Monday after she attacked several school staff members and threatened to kill another. More>>

Parents jailed after children miss 299 days of school

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Two parents were sentenced to jail time after their children missed too many days of school. More>>

New design unveiled for Hawaii's law enforcement memorial

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As Hawaii honors its fallen police officers this week, the push continues to build a permanent memorial. More>>

Crews working to repair Ewa Beach water main

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A water main break is causing problems for more than 30 residents in Ewa Beach. More>>

Hawaii to get $128K to protect monk seals, turtles

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Hawaii will get more than $128,000 to help protect and preserve Hawaiian monk seals, green sea turtles and hawksbill turtles. More>>

Allegiant Airlines expands Hawaii plans

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Allegiant Airlines has added four more cities to its plans for service to Hawaii, three of which have no current direct connections to the islands. More>>

Firefighters rescue 2 hikers on Hawaii Kai trail

Two hikers who were stranded on a trail in Hawaii Kai Monday night are safe after they were rescued by Honolulu firefighters. More>>

USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier to stop in Hawaii

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The USS Carl Vinson aircraft carrier is visiting Pearl Harbor on the way home to San Diego after a six-month deployment to Asia and the Middle East. More>>

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Rainbows Lose to UC Davis
Rainbows Lose to UC Davis
Updated: Monday, May 14 2012 8:40 PM EDT2012-05-15 00:40:44 GMT
Rainbows Lose to UC Davis DAVIS, CA – It'll be good to get home. Mike Trapasso's Rainbows baseball team completed an oh-fer road trip Monday with a 6-3 loss to UC Davis. The Rainbows had previouslyMore >>
Rainbows Lose to UC Davis DAVIS, CA – It'll be good to get home. Mike Trapasso's Rainbows baseball team completed an oh-fer road trip Monday with a 6-3 loss to UC Davis. The Rainbows had previouslyMore >>
Rainbow Wahine Softball Team Headed to NCAA Tournament
Rainbow Wahine Softball Team Headed to NCAA Tournament
Updated: Monday, May 14 2012 12:50 AM EDT2012-05-14 04:50:39 GMT
HONOLULU - The Rainbow Wahine softball team will be staying on the mainland, but for how long? Their performance in the NCAA Tournament will dictate. Bob Coolen's crew was selected as an unseeded teamMore >>
HONOLULU - The Rainbow Wahine softball team will be staying on the mainland, but for how long? Their performance in the NCAA Tournament will dictate. Bob Coolen's crew was selected as an unseeded teamMore >>
Viloria Retains WBO Flyweight Championship
Viloria Retains WBO Flyweight Championship
Updated: Sunday, May 13 2012 3:21 AM EDT2012-05-13 07:21:55 GMT
MANILA, Philippines (HawaiiNewsNow) - Brian Viloria slammed the book shut on his rivalry with Omar Nino Romero, earning a TKO in the 9th round at the Ynares Sports Arena. With 54-seconds remaining inMore >>
Brian Viloria slammed the book shut on his rivalry with Omar Nino Romero, earning a TKO in the 9th round at the Ynares Sports Arena.More >>
Rainbow Wahine Eliminated from WAC Tournament
Rainbow Wahine Eliminated from WAC Tournament
Updated: Saturday, May 12 2012 2:38 AM EDT2012-05-12 06:38:15 GMT
New Mexico (HawaiiNewsNow) - The 11th ranked Rainbow Wahine softball team watched their run in the WAC tourney come to an end at the hand of Fresno State 9-7 Friday night. Hawaii scored 6 runs in theMore >>
The 11th ranked Rainbow Wahine softball team watched their run in the WAC tourney come to an end at the hand of Fresno State 9-7 Friday night.More >>
Rainbow Wahine Softball Team Advances
Rainbow Wahine Softball Team Advances
Updated: Thursday, May 10 2012 9:03 PM EDT2012-05-11 01:03:10 GMT
LAS CRUCES, NM - (Hawaii Athletics) No. 11/13 Hawai`i (44-5, 17-3 WAC) defeated San Jose State (27-27, 9-10 WAC), 5-1 on Thursday, May 10, the second day of the Western Athletic Conference ChampionshipMore >>
LAS CRUCES, NM - (Hawaii Athletics) No. 11/13 Hawai`i (44-5, 17-3 WAC) defeated San Jose State (27-27, 9-10 WAC), 5-1 on Thursday, May 10, the second day of the Western Athletic Conference ChampionshipMore >>

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Allegiant Airlines expands Hawaii plans
Allegiant Airlines expands Hawaii plans
Updated: Tuesday, May 15 2012 12:09 PM EDT2012-05-15 16:09:35 GMT
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Allegiant Airlines has added four more cities to its plans for service to Hawaii, three of which have no current direct connections to the islands. In mid-November AllegiantMore >>
Allegiant Airlines has added four more cities to its plans for service to Hawaii, three of which have no current direct connections to the islands.More >>
Hawaii Five-0 season 2 finale promises bigger ending than ever
Hawaii Five-0 season 2 finale promises bigger ending than ever
Updated: Monday, May 14 2012 9:21 PM EDT2012-05-15 01:21:32 GMT
We promise! No spoilers! But, tonight, in the Hawaii Five-0 season two finale, look for explosions, a hostage situation, a return of some bad guys, and - if it's even possible - a bigger cliffhanger endingMore >>
We promise! No spoilers! But, tonight, in the Hawaii Five-0 season two finale, look for explosions, a hostage situation, a return of some bad guys, and - if it's even possible - a bigger cliffhanger endingMore >>
UH’s Hinshaw getting $287K sabbatical, high-paid professorship
UH’s Hinshaw getting $287K sabbatical, high-paid professorship
Updated: Tuesday, May 15 2012 9:40 AM EDT2012-05-15 13:40:30 GMT
UH's Hinshaw getting $287K sabbatical, high-paid professorship HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – University of Hawaii at Manoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw will be paid nearly $300,000 for a ten- month sabbaticalMore >>
University of Hawaii at Manoa Chancellor Virginia Hinshaw will be paid nearly $300,000 for a ten- month sabbatical after she steps down from her position this summer and she will land another high paying UH job next year.More >>
Parents jailed after children miss 299 days of school
Parents jailed after children miss 299 days of school
Updated: Tuesday, May 15 2012 4:40 PM EDT2012-05-15 20:40:05 GMT
Huntsville City Schools is working to deal with parent truancy issues. Officials said two parents recently went to trial for truancy. The parents have four children and each parent was charged with fourMore >>
Two parents were sentenced to jail time after their children missed too many days of school.More >>
$1 million bail for Puna woman charged with heroin offenses
$1 million bail for Puna woman charged with heroin offenses
Updated: Tuesday, May 15 2012 4:58 PM EDT2012-05-15 20:58:25 GMT
Big Island police say a Puna woman is being held on $1 million bail after being charged with heroin and weapons offenses. On Thursday (May 10), officers served a narcotics search warrant on a MelekuleMore >>
Big Island police say a Puna woman is being held on $1 million bail after being charged with heroin and weapons offenses.More >>

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Workers go trash-picking for Mass. woman's rings
Workers go trash-picking for Mass. woman's rings
An Attleboro, Mass., woman is praising the city's trash collection company after its workers helped her dig through mountains of stinking garbage to find five valuable rings she inadvertently threw away, including her...More >>
An Attleboro, Mass., woman is praising the city's trash collection company after its workers helped her dig through mountains of stinking garbage to find five valuable rings she inadvertently threw away, including her...More >>
Dozens of flyswatters wash up on Alaska beaches
Dozens of flyswatters wash up on Alaska beaches
Dozens of fly swatters bearing logos of collegiate and professional sports teams have been washing up on the beaches of an Alaska island.More >>
Dozens of fly swatters bearing logos of collegiate and professional sports teams have been washing up on the beaches of an Alaska island.More >>
Man freed on bond but must write book reports
Man freed on bond but must write book reports
A man charged in an undercover sting operation in Northern California that ended in gunfire has been ordered released on bond on the condition that he read and write book reports.More >>
A man charged in an undercover sting operation in Northern California that ended in gunfire has been ordered released on bond on the condition that he read and write book reports.More >>
Cops: NY man shoots friend in leg at his request
Cops: NY man shoots friend in leg at his request
Authorities say a northern New York man had his friend shoot him in the leg with a rifle because he wanted to know what it feels like to be shot.More >>
Authorities say a northern New York man had his friend shoot him in the leg with a rifle because he wanted to know what it feels like to be shot.More >>
No border dispute here: Vt., NH reaffirm boundary
No border dispute here: Vt., NH reaffirm boundary
In case you were wondering, the Vermont-New Hampshire border hasn't changed.More >>
In case you were wondering, the Vermont-New Hampshire border hasn't changed.More >>

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Report says female farmworkers suffer sex abuse
Report says female farmworkers suffer sex abuse
Farmworker women across the United States are commonly sexual harassed and assaulted, in part because their immigration status makes them fearful of calling police, according to a report being released Wednesday by Human...More >>
Female farmworkers across the United States are commonly sexually harassed and assaulted, in part because their immigration status makes them fearful of calling police, according to a report being released Wednesday by Human...More >>
Medical marijuana supporter wins Oregon AG primary
Medical marijuana supporter wins Oregon AG primary
A retired state judge supported by marijuana advocates has defeated a former federal prosecutor in a Democratic primary race for attorney general that focused on Oregon's medical marijuana law.More >>
A retired state judge supported by marijuana advocates has defeated a former federal prosecutor in a Democratic primary race for attorney general that focused on Oregon's medical marijuana law.More >>
Jury resuming deliberations in Powell voyeur case
Jury resuming deliberations in Powell voyeur case
A jury handling the voyeurism case against a missing Utah woman's father-in-law is restarting deliberations.More >>
A jury handling the voyeurism case against a missing Utah woman's father-in-law will restart deliberations Wednesday, a day after struggling to reach a verdict and asking a question about the key evidence gathered in the...More >>
UN team in Syria evacuated from tense town
UN team in Syria evacuated from tense town
Syrian forces are targeting medical workers and patients who were wounded in the 14-month-old conflict, forcing doctors to scramble to help the injured in makeshift clinics, an international aid agency warned Tuesday.More >>
A team of international observers was evacuated Wednesday from a tense town in northern Syria a day after their convoy was hit by a roadside bomb, a U.N. spokesman said.More >>
Crews try to stop AZ blaze from crossing fire line
Crews try to stop AZ blaze from crossing fire line
Firefighters have been working to prevent a wildfire near the historic mining town of Crown King from spreading to an area where it could quickly grow.More >>
Firefighters were working to prevent a wildfire near the historic mining town of Crown King from spreading to an area where it could quickly grow.More >>
Manhunt under way for groom of slain bride in Ill.
Manhunt under way for groom of slain bride in Ill.
A groom whose bride had sought to keep their impending wedding secret from most of her family is wanted on a murder charge after his new wife was found stabbed to death.More >>
A groom whose bride had sought to keep their impending wedding secret from most of her family is wanted on a murder charge after his new wife was found stabbed to death in a bathtub in her suburban Chicago home.More >>
Defense mum on whether John Edwards will testify
Defense mum on whether John Edwards will testify
John Edwards' attorneys won't say publicly whether the former presidential candidate or his one-time mistress will take the witness stand Wednesday.More >>
The John Edwards corruption trial appears to be winding down without testimony, so far, from the former presidential candidate or his one-time mistress.More >>
Some attack plans bolstered, others eased at nukes
Some attack plans bolstered, others eased at nukes
By The Associated Press The U.S. government has adopted the first set of comprehensive changes in the emergency planning program for communities near nuclear power plants since its creation after the Three...More >>
By The Associated Press The U.S. government has adopted the first set of comprehensive changes in the emergency planning program for communities near nuclear power plants since its creation after the Three...More >>
Greek, European woe could cause problems for US
Greek, European woe could cause problems for US
Your 401(k) could sink again. A plummeting euro may make it harder for American companies to sell goods overseas. Credit could be tightened.More >>
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AP: Killer of 3 says he considers requesting death
AP: Killer of 3 says he considers requesting death
A death-row inmate convicted of murdering a Connecticut mother and her two daughters says he sometimes thinks about requesting a lethal injection.More >>
A man on Connecticut's death row for the murder of a suburban mother and her two daughters says he believes the only way he will be put to death is if he volunteers for the lethal injection.More >>