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State orders cattle quarantine

Updated: May 23, 2013 12:05am

By ERIN MILLER

Stephens Media

Two years after tests first indicated the presence of a sexually transmitted disease in a handful of Hawaii Island cattle, state officials imposed a...

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Former highways chief sues county

Updated: May 14, 2013 12:05am

By JOHN BURNETT

Tribune-Herald staff writer

The former chief of the county’s Highways Division chief is suing the county and Public Works Director Warren Lee, alleging defamation of...

Police ID pedestrian killed

Updated: May 14, 2013 12:05am

Police have identified a pedestrian killed Friday night when struck by a water truck near the 20-mile marker of Volcano Highway (Highway 11) in Glenwood as 45-year-old Robert S. Silva of Mountain...

<p>Hawaii Forest & Trail</p><p>Hawaii Forest & Trail president and co-founder Rob Pacheco, left, explains some of Hawaii Island’s geology during a guided Kohala Waterfalls Hike.</p>

Award-winning outdoor company expands

Updated: May 13, 2013 12:05am

By CHELSEA JENSEN

Stephens Media

Rob and Cindy Pacheco founded Hawaii Forest & Trail back in May 1993 with a vision to share Hawaii’s natural history while educating about the...

Coming soon to Palace Theater: New leaders

Updated: May 13, 2013 12:05am

By HUNTER BISHOP

Tribune-Herald staff writer

The end of an era is fast approaching for Hilo’s historic Palace Theater.

By the close of May, a new executive director is expected...

Two convicted of trafficking

Updated: May 13, 2013 10:55am

A Keaau man and a Maui man were convicted Friday in federal court in a meth trafficking case.

A jury found 45-year-old Reynaldo Agudo of Keaau and 58-year-old Jeffrey Javier of Kahului, Maui...

Police Week kicks off

Updated: May 13, 2013 10:55am

By CHELSEA JENSEN

Stephens Media

Four Hawaii Island officers killed in the line of duty, as well as two officers injured in a Hilo shooting earlier this year, will be honored by fellow...

Citizens sought by isle police

Updated: May 13, 2013 10:55am

As of Friday, the following individuals are wanted by the Hawaii Police Department because of outstanding warrants:

Raiani S. Nena, Unknown, Hilo

Angelina M. Nero, 23, Canby, Ore.

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Isle roadwork slated

Updated: May 13, 2013 10:55am

The state Department of Transportation has announced the following roadwork through Friday, weather permitting:

l On Volcano Highway (Highway 11), northbound lane shifts in the vicinity of...

B&B proposed for Herb Kane’s home

Updated: May 13, 2013 10:55am

By ERIN MILLER

Stephens Media

Two South Kona residents are proposing to turn the late Herb Kane’s Honaunau home into a bed and breakfast.

David Cox and Michael Corbitt, who...

<p>Pictured are the Ka‘u High graduates of the Youth Ranger Internship training program. They are, front from left: Shaylin Navarro, Tyler Amaral, Keoki Pavao, Kaila Olson, Jena Ha‘ailio, Marileah Lalin, Jenna Gascon; back from left, Royden Esperon, Niel Libunao, Park Ranger Kupono McDaniel, and Jaganath Dockstader.</p>

Program trains youth to be isle’s caretakers

Updated: May 13, 2013 10:55am

By COLIN M. STEWART

Tribune-Herald staff writer

Like enormous lighthouses, Hawaii Island’s parks serve as beacons, calling out to vacationers and adventure seekers across the globe....