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Wahine volleyball team closes out season-opening with victory over Texas State
The Hawaii women’s volleyball team closed out an impressive season-opening homestead with a victory just like most of the others this season. Read more
Honolulu police open murder investigation after body found in Manoa
Police said the decomposing body of a female was found Friday afternoon on the 2600 block of Dole Street. Read more
Magnitude 4.3 earthquake shakes Kilauea volcano summit
The quake did not generate a tsunami, the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center confirmed, adding “some areas may have experienced shaking.” Read more
Hawaii’s road woes continue in 31-13 loss to Sam Houston
The Warriors lost for the 12th time in 13 road games during head coach Timmy Chang’s 29-game UH tenure. Read more
Venezuela arrests 3 Americans for alleged ‘destabilization’
The arrests are likely to deepen the country’s already substantial tensions with the United States after Venezuela’s disputed presidential election in July. Read more
Boeing strike could drag on, union leader warns
Boeing’s stock fell 3.7% on Friday. It has tumbled almost 40% this year, slashing the company’s market value by roughly $58 billion Read more
As California fires still burn, some residents mourn lost homes
Even as crews gain more ground, many residents must deal with the shock of seeing a lifetime of memories reduced to ashes. Read more
GAME DAY BLOG: Hawaii at Sam Houston
Hawaii is coming off a bye week and hasn’t played since it lost to UCLA, 16-13, at Ching Complex two weeks ago. Read more
Russia sharing nuclear secrets with Iran worries U.S., U.K.
Secretary of State Antony Blinken suggested that Russia was exchanging nuclear technology with Tehran during a news conference in London last week. Read more
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NATO official: Ukraine has military reason for striking deeper into Russia
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has been asking allies to allow Ukraine to use Western missiles deep into Russian territory to limit Moscow’s ability to launch attacks. Read more
Man, 88, dies after being struck by car while crossing Maili road
This was Oahu’s 31st traffic fatality this year, compared with 41 at the same time in 2023. Read more
Disney, DirecTV reach deal, restoring programming for 11M satellite TV viewers
DirecTV customers had lost access to ABC, ESPN and other Disney-owned networks on Sept. 1, after the two sides reached an impasse in renewal talks. Read more
Kapi’olani locks out hundreds of nurses after one-day strike
Management vows not to let the nurses return to work until they “unconditionally” accept the hospital’s latest offer. Read more
Hawaii women’s volleyball team defeats Oregon State in Outrigger Invitational
The Hawaii women’s volleyball team pulled out its biggest comeback yet of the young season, falling behind two sets to none before rallying for a 20-25, 18-25, 25-22, 25-23, 15-10 reverse sweep of Oregon State tonight in the Outrigger Invitational. Read more
Meeting with Biden, British leader hints at Ukraine weapon decision soon
Putin responded to reports that America and its allies were considering such a move by declaring that it would “mean that NATO countries — the United States and European countries — are at war with Russia.” Read more
Tiger Woods undergoes surgery on his back
Woods, 48, has not played competitive golf since missing the cut at the Open Championship in July. Read more
4 Alaska Airlines employees sickened on flight from Lihue
EMS treated four flight attendants, ages 28, 31, 53 and 59, at Daniel K. Inouye International Airport in Honolulu and took them in stable condition to a hospital. Read more
JD Vance lays out plan to end Ukraine war similar to Putin’s
Vance’s critics immediately said he had described a Russian victory, while his supporters said he had offered the only realistic path to peace. Read more
Hawaii Attorney General releases second phase of Maui fire probe
The 518-page Lahaina Fire Incident Analysis Report makes 84 unique findings and 140 recommendations for improving preparation, vegetation management, communications, collaboration between stakeholders. Read more
Tua Tagovailoa’s future uncertain after concussion in Dolphins loss
At the time McDaniel held a web conference with reporters this morning, the coach reported Tagovailoa was still sleeping at home and was checking into team facilities later in the day for follow-up testing. Read more
Walgreens paying $106.8M over prescription billing fraud
The Justice Department said Walgreens violated the federal False Claims Act between 2009 and 2020 by submitting payment claims to Medicare, Medicaid and other healthcare programs for prescriptions it processed but which were never picked up. Read more
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