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Council debates staff raises

Updated: Jun 19, 2013 12:05am

By TOM CALLIS

Tribune-Herald staff writer

A proposal to give the County Council members’ appointed staff a 4 percent raise was tabled Tuesday after a lengthy discussion over step...

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IRS official contradicts claims about reviews

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

By STEPHEN OHLEMACHER

Associated Press

WASHINGTON — Internal Revenue Service officials in Washington scrutinized the very first application from a tea party group seeking tax-exempt...

Nation roundup for June 18

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

Military plans would put women in most combat jobs

WASHINGTON (AP) — Women may be able to start training as Army Rangers by mid-2015 and as Navy SEALs a year later under plans set to be...

Missing Pahoa girl sought

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

Police are searching for a 15-year-old Pahoa girl who was reported missing. Kaiini Nihoa was last seen at Spencer Beach Park in South Kohala at 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

She’s described as...

Waimanu Valley brush fire probed

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

Fire officials are investigating the cause of a Sunday brush fire on Waipio Valley Trail in Waimanu Valley.

Twelve units responded to the 8:44 a.m. alarm with the first unit arriving on...

State roundup for June 18

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

Tesoro announces $75M sale of Hawaii refinery

HONOLULU (AP) — Tesoro Corp. said Monday it has agreed to sell its refining operations in Hawaii to Par Petroleum Corp. for $75 million plus the...

GMO meeting on Monday

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

A bill before the Hawaii County Council to restrict the use of genetically modified crops will be the subject of a meeting next week held by GMO Free Hawaii Island.

The meeting, from 7-9 p.m...

Odds and ends for June 18

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:05am

Federal agents search land linked to Hoffa case

OAKLAND TOWNSHIP, Mich. (AP) — Federal agents revived the hunt for the remains of Jimmy Hoffa on Monday, bringing excavation equipment to a...

HI Pride Festival seeks vendors for July 6 event

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:06am

Coordinators of the Hawaii Island Pride Festival are looking for food and craft vendors for the event on Saturday, July 6, at the Mo‘oheau Park Bandstand in downtown Hilo.

A charge of $50...

<p>HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald</p><p>Shoppers browse through the fifth annual Volcano Pottery Sale at the Volcano Art Center Niaulani Campus on Friday afternoon. The sale featured work from 12 East Hawaii ceramic artists.</p>

Bowled over by beauty

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:06am

Photos by HOLLYN JOHNSON/Tribune-Herald

Hospice hosting bereavement camp

Updated: Jun 18, 2013 12:06am

Registration has begun for Hospice of Hilo’s Ohana Bereavement Camp, formally called Camp Maluhia, taking place July 20 at United Hawaii College in Hilo.

The overnight camp is an opportunity...