A 32-year-old Hilo woman accused of stabbing her 79-year-old former father-in-law during a custody dispute more than 16 months ago has changed her plea in the case.

Lori Delgado sat outside the Hilo courtroom Wednesday after a brief hearing for Izaiah Shields, the man accused of smuggling the fentanyl into Hawaii Community Correctional Center that killed her husband, Steve Delgado.

The Hawaii Community Correctional Center inmate who survived a fentanyl overdose in the facility on Jan. 4 was revived by a dose of naloxone, also known as Narcan.

A Kailua-Kona couple charged with drug offenses in connection with two suspected fentanyl overdoses — one fatal, at Hawaii Community Correctional Center — has a date today in Hilo District Court.

A 58-year-old woman was convicted for stealing a nene gosling from Wailoa State Recreation Area last March and sentenced Tuesday in Hilo Environmental Court.

Attorney General Anne Lopez said Friday that if the state Legislature passes a bill in the upcoming session that would legalize the adult use of cannabis in Hawaii, it will do so without her office’s support.

Reports of dogs biting people on the Big Island have increased dramatically in the past five years, according to the Hawaii Police Department.

Nelson Ho, a prominent Hawaii Island environmental and political activist, died after a long illness Tuesday at Hilo Medical Center. He was 73.

For many, 2023 will be remembered as the first full-fledged post-COVID-19 year since 2019.

A 27-year-old Hilo man who almost fatally stabbed the mother of his son 2 1/2 years ago and then turned the knife on himself was sentenced Thursday to 20 years in prison.

Top Hawaii County executives will get significant pay hikes starting Jan. 1.

There’s a good chance the line from the island Christmas song “Mele Kalikimaka” will happen this year. You know the one: “Here we know that Christmas will be green and bright.”

A Hilo man accused of fatally stabbing his paternal grandparents in January will remain for now in the Hawaii State Hospital.

Two solar industry groups have filed a motion requesting the state Public Utilities Commission reconsider a recent decision they say could make rooftop solar systems less attractive to homeowners and small businesses.

A 25-year-old Pahoa man was sentenced to a year of probation and 100 hours of community service Tuesday for fatally shooting a Honomu couple’s pet horse.

A Hilo man accused of stabbing his grandparents to death in January is scheduled to appear in court Thursday.