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2024 Election Autopsy: Results vs. Forecast
HILO, Hawaii — Donald Trump’s decisive victory over Vice President Kamala Harris may have come as a surprise to many in the Democratic party, but it didn’t come as much of a shock to us, despite HawaiiLocal.News tilting five of the seven swing states in Harris’ favor, shown on the map above and in the…
Read MoreBig Island Community Policing Focus: National Coffee With A Cop Day
HILO, Hawaii — The Ninth Annual National Coffee With A Cop Day is slated for Wednesday, October 2 this year, and the Hawaii Police Department is holding events around the Big Island to highlight its community policing efforts. Events scheduled in Hilo, Pahoa, Kona, Waimea, and Honokaa will give community residents the opportunity to get…
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Low Pressure System Could Form Into Tropical Depression This Week
HONOLULU — The National Hurricane Center is reporting an area of low pressure approximately 1050 miles southeast of Hilo, Hawaii that could form into a tropical depression within the next 7 days. This system is currently producing disorganized showers and thunderstorms and moving west at 5 to 10 miles per hour. According to the agency’s…
Read MoreSuspect Arrested In Connection With A Kailua-Kona Bank Robbery
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii — Hawaii Island Police have arrested a suspect during the course of a bank robbery investigation Thursday afternoon. At approximately 3:24 p.m. according to a Hawaii Police Department media release, officers responded to an active bank robbery at a financial institution in the 75-5600 block of Palani Road in Kailua-Kona. The male suspect…
Read MoreVideo Allegedly Shows Comedian Doug Stanhope Being Detained At His Arizona Residence By Cochise County Sheriff’s Deputies During Instagram Live Stream
BISBEE, Ariz. — A four-minute video posted by X user @TerryMartindale earlier this afternoon baffled Internet users today, as it allegedly shows comedian Doug Stanhope being detained by Cochise County Sheriff’s deputies at his home during an Instagram Live stream. Men who appear to be Sheriff’s deputies in the video command Stanhope to get on…
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