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Police ID remains of Volcano man who went missing in 2015
In June of this year, police were alerted to the discovery of human skeletal remains in a forested area on the 11-3800 block of 6th Avenue in Volcano, which is near where Seenarine lived. Read more
Ocean View investigation nets $1.4 million in seized drugs
Hawaii island police are investigating what they called a large-scale marijuana growing operation in Ocean View. Read more
Man, 35, dies after being hit by vehicle on North Nimitz Highway
This was Oahu’s 82nd traffic fatality this year compared with 54 at the same time in 2024. Read more
FBI investigating Minnesota fraud scheme, director says
Federal officials in recent weeks have portrayed Minnesota’s Somali community as a hotspot for fraud involving millions of federal dollars intended for social services. Immigrant-rights advocates have accused the administration of using the fraud investigations as an excuse to target Somali immigrants more broadly. Read more
Trump and Netanyahu to discuss next phase of Gaza plan
Netanyahu said this month that Trump had invited him for talks, as Washington pushes to establish transitional governance and an international security force for the Palestinian enclave. Read more
Italy arrests 9 over alleged Hamas funding through charities
The suspects are accused of “belonging to and having financed” the Palestinian group – classified as a terrorist group by Israel, its top ally the U.S. and the European Union – prosecutors in the northern Italian city of Genoa said in a statement. Read more
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees cruise missile launching drill
Kim expressed satisfaction as the cruise missiles flew along their orbit set above the sea west of the Korean Peninsula and hit their target, KCNA said. Read more
Louis Gerstner, former IBM CEO who revitalized ‘Big Blue,’ dies at 83
IBM chairman and CEO Arvind Krishna announced Gerstner’s death in an email sent Sunday to employees, but did not provide a cause of death. Read more
1 dead, 2 missing in southern Spain amid flash floods
In Valencia, where deadly floods in October last year killed over 220 people and caused billions of euros in damage, authorities issued red alert warnings to people’s phones on Sunday evening urging them to stay indoors and on high ground. Read more
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Zelenskyy meets Trump in Florida for talks on Ukraine peace plan
Zelenskyy has said he hopes to soften a U.S. proposal for Ukrainian forces to withdraw completely from the Donbas region of eastern Ukraine, a Russian demand that would mean ceding some territory held by Ukrainian forces. Read more
Driver, pedestrian hospitalized after car crashes in Waikiki
A witness reported the crash was near a hotel drop-off area. Read more
Hit-and-run crash seriously injures boy riding bike in Salt Lake
At about 3:15 p.m., a motorist was traveling west on Catlin Lane when she struck a boy riding a bicycle on the road, police said. Read more
Teamsters strike ends at Kapi’olani Medical Center
The Hawaii Teamsters & Allied Workers, Local 996, represents roughly 300 hospital workers, including nurse aides, surgical technicians, maintenance engineers, dietary workers, cooks, housekeepers and others. Read more
Hawaii island police seek ‘armed and dangerous’ Ocean View man
Jordin Trevena-Garon was described as 6 feet, 250 pounds, with short brown hair and brown eyes. Read more
Waymo’s San Francisco outage raises doubts over robotaxi readiness during crises
Driverless Waymo taxis were stuck at intersections with their hazard lights turned on as traffic lights stopped working following a fire at a PG&E substation that knocked out power to roughly one-third of the city on Dec. 20. Read more
Russia pummels Kyiv before Trump-Zelenskyy meeting
Zelenskyy said the attack made clear that Russia was not serious about peace talks. Read more
Connecticut man drowns off South Kona
Hawaii island police said a 62-year-old man and a family member had been snorkeling at the beach when the man showed signs of distress. Read more
California drops lawsuit over Trump decision to pull $4B in rail funds
California officials said the decision to abandon it reflected the state’s “assessment that the federal government is not a reliable, constructive, or trustworthy partner in advancing high-speed rail in California.” Read more
Winter weather leads to thousands of flight delays, cancellations in Northeast
Over 14,400 domestic U.S. flights today were canceled or delayed as of mid-morning, with the majority in the New York area. Read more
Perry Bamonte, guitarist and keyboardist in the Cure, dies at 65
The Cure announced Bamonte’s death in a statement on its website Friday that said he had died after “a short illness at home over Christmas.” Read more
2 men serious injured in H-3 traffic accident
The men, 58 and 57, were treated by Honolulu Emergency Medical Services paramedics on the scene for traumatic injuries and transported to an area hospital. Read more
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