HILO -- In stark contrast to last year, only one Hawaii County Council member is attending the National Association of Counties convention in Washington this week.

HILO -- A 25-year-old Hilo man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for the fatal crash that killed his best friend.

University of Hawaii at Hilo's Amber Waracka flirted with a no-hitter for the second straight day before settling for a one-hit, 8-0 win over Dominican University on Tuesday at the UHH Softball Field.

HILO -- In stark contrast to last year, only one Hawaii County Council member is attending the National Association of Counties convention in Washington this week.

HILO -- In stark contrast to last year, only one Hawaii County Council member is attending the National Association of Counties convention in Washington this week.

HILO -- A 25-year-old Hilo man was sentenced Tuesday to 10 years in prison for the fatal crash that killed his best friend.

HILO -- University of Hawaii at Hilo's Amber Waracka flirted with a no-hitter for the second straight day before settling for a one-hit, 8-0 win over Dominican University on Tuesday at UH-Hilo's softball field.

A Colorado man who belongs to a Hilo-based ministry that holds marijuana as a sacrament has been convicted of misdemeanor drug charges.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook the Big Island at about 6:30 p.m. Monday, Hawaii County Civil Defense said. The quake did not generate a tsunami. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located five miles south southwest of Keanakolu in the Hamakua District, 7 miles east northeast of the Mauna Kea summit and 20 miles west northwest of Hilo. West Hawaii residents reported feeling ...

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook the Big Island at about 6:30 p.m. Monday, Hawaii County Civil Defense said. The quake did not generate a tsunami. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located five miles south southwest of Keanakolu in the Hamakua District, 7 miles east northeast of the Mauna Kea summit and 20 miles west northwest of Hilo. West Hawaii residents reported feeling ...

HILO -- Not that long ago, county officials thought they'd be trucking Hilo's garbage across the county to West Hawaii by now.

HILO -- Nationwide, health care providers are reeling from a potent cocktail of spiraling costs and an increase in demand from the uninsured and indigent populations.

HILO -- The recent rainfall in East Hawaii has been a welcome respite for farmers and those on water catchment, but it doesn't mean that El Nino or the associated drought that's plagued the Big Island is over.

Some residents are questioning the strength of the police presence in downtown Hilo after a recent spate of gang-like activity by roving packs of teens.

Hospice of Hilo is planning a free Youth Day Camp for young people who have experienced the loss of a loved one.

Hawai'i County police have identified Kimo K. Elderts, 28, of Hilo, as the motorist who died Saturday from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Queen Ka'ahumanu Highway, three-tenths miles south of the 71-mile marker.

GEORGETOWN, Colo. — A Colorado man who is a member of the Hilo-based THC Ministry says his religion explains his marijuana use and is fighting a possession charge in court.

Big Island police officials have identified Kimo K. Elderts, 28, of Hilo, as the motorist who died Saturday from injuries he sustained in a two-vehicle crash on Queen Kaahumanu Highway, 0.3 miles south of the 71-mile marker.

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake shook the Big Island at about 6:30 p.m. Monday, Hawaii County Civil Defense said. The quake did not generate a tsunami. According to the U.S. Geological Survey, the quake was located five miles south southwest of Keanakolu in the Hamakua District, 7 miles east northeast of the Mauna Kea summit and 20 miles west northwest of Hilo. West Hawaii residents reported feeling ...

HILO -- Not that long ago, county officials thought they'd be trucking Hilo's garbage across the county to West Hawaii by now.