Women’s Volleyball Earns the No. 2 Seed in the Big West Championship
Story Links IRVINE, Calif.—The field for the inaugural 2023 Outrigger Big West Women's Volleyball Championship is set. With Saturday's win over Long Beach State, the University of Hawai'i [...]
Critchfield, Idaho Department of Education launch new podcast
The following is a news release from the Idaho Department of Education. BOISE — Parents, teachers, administrators and other education stakeholders in Idaho can now connect with important issues through [...]
Rallying through rubber ducks: Jeep owners support recovering ISP Tro…
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (WCIA) — Illinois State Police Trooper Dakotah Chapman-Green is on the road to recovery after being shot and beaten during a traffic stop. On Saturday, he got a [...]
Anchorage hoop hero Alissa Pili returns home for Great Alaska Shooto…
Alissa Pili shoots a layup at basketball practice for the University of Utah at the Alaska Airlines Center in Anchorage on Friday, Nov. 17, 2023. (Matt Faubion/Alaska Public Media) Anchorage’s [...]
Aquilla Cook’s death shrouded in mystery
Within the past year or two, a couple of readers of this column –– both avid hikers –– asked me what I knew about the disappearance and death of a [...]
Casey DeSantis blames ‘Bidenomics’ for Walmart habit
'Everything is so darn expensive and my children grow up so fast that I need $2 t-shirts. OK?'Florida’s First Lady is explaining her penchant for discount shopping in Iowa Sunday, [...]
Newsom releases attack ad on DeSantis and Florida’s abortion ban
California Gov. Gavin Newsom released an ad Sunday attacking Florida’s six-week abortion ban as he and Gov. Ron DeSantis get set for a televised debate at the end of the [...]
Naugatuck man assaulted driver, passenger due to road rage
NAUGATUCK, Conn. (WTNH) — A 52-year-old Naugatuck man assaulted a driver and her passenger during a road rage incident, according to police. Shawn Newton cut off multiple vehicles and “brake [...]
Delaware State University inks training deal with United Airlines
United’s Capt. Mike Bonner, Managing Director of United’s Aviate and Pilot Strategy, and DSU President Tony Allen sign the formal agreement that will make it possible for DSU Aviation Professional [...]
Climate actions centered on Indigenous knowledge can improve resilience : Big Island Now
Climate change in Hawaiʻi and the Pacific Islands worsens inequities and threatens unique island ecosystems, cultural resources, human health, livelihoods, the built environment, and access to clean water and healthy [...]
America’s Got Talent finalists to perform with other local vocalists Monday
REXBURG — Local vocalists from the Rexburg, Idaho Falls, Shelley and Rigby areas will take the stage Monday night for an all-ages show that organizers hope will inspire the next [...]
Maggie Daley ice skating ribbon open, with Chicago rinks soon to foll…
As winter approaches, Chicago’s ice skating rinks are gearing up for the season, with the iconic Maggie Daley Skating Ribbon open for the season. That attraction, located in downtown Chicago, [...]
2023 SEC Football Power Rankings: Week 12
Only three Southeastern Conference games occurred during Week 11 with the rest of programs enjoying games against the little sisters of the poor. The football turned out to be fun, despite [...]
Democrats urge feds to update banking ‘red flags’ on legal marijuana businesses
The federal government unfairly penalizes state-legal marijuana businesses whose owners have been convicted of marijuana-related crimes, restricting them from loans and other banking tools, a group of U.S. Senate and [...]
Turbulence Sparks NTSB Flight Rules After Incidents Include Hawaii
Before airline turbulence was in the news to the degree it has been in the past year, NTSB had already published a safety research report on preventing air turbulence injuries. That led [...]
The Mountain America Center’s first year was a huge success. Here’s what’s coming in 2024
IDAHO FALLS — From the first Spud Kings game to the upcoming GENTRI concert on Dec. 2, the Mountain America Center in Idaho Falls is celebrating its one-year anniversary. The [...]
Illinois is 1-4 in the worst division in Power 5
Happy Sunday, Illinois Land! I feel like I’ve written this column 10 times in the past 12 months. A winnable game for Illinois football that ends in a loss due [...]
The Civil Beat Editorial Board Interview: UH Economists Sumner La Croix And Carl Bonham
The economists say Maui’s economy appears to be in better shape than anticipated, and they don’t expect Japanese visitors to return to pre-pandemic levels anytime this decade. Editor’s note: The Civil [...]
Chicago police issue alert following attempted kidnapping of 12-year-…
Chicago police have issued a warning to residents after a man tried to kidnap a 12-year-old girl earlier this week in the Clearing neighborhood on the city's Far West Side. [...]
Rainbow Warriors Set Another Record to Close Out SMU Invite
Story Links SMU Invitational Day 3 Results DALLAS – For the second time this week, the Hawaii men set a [...]
Illinois School Board Weighs Increased Funding Requests Ahead of Budg…
Illinois Superintendent of Education Tony Sanders listens to public comments during the Illinois State Board of Education’s monthly meeting in Chicago on Nov. 16, 2023. (Andrew Adams / Capitol News [...]
Hawai‘i Could Fix Its Housing Crisis
I think the lack of housing is our No. 1 problem. I and my staff have covered the issue in many ways over the years and we will continue to [...]
Pheasant hunting season winds down
While taking pictures of Cedar waxwings eating hawthorn berries at Beaver Dick Park along the Henrys Fork of the Snake River west of Rexburg, a movement under a picnic table [...]
Yellow Line train crash caused by ‘design problem’ with braking syste…
The Chicago Transit Authority’s Yellow Line train crash was caused by a “design problem” involving the train’s braking system, according to federal investigators.The passenger train that slammed into a “snow [...]
Big Island volunteers collect gift-filled shoeboxes for Operation Christmas Child : Big Island Now
Monday, in the parking lot at Living Stones Church in Kailua-Kona, more than 20 volunteers gathered to collect brightly colored shoeboxes, filled with Christmas gifts and necessities, to ship to [...]