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Pennsylvania Governor signs bill banning cellphones in schools

DOYLESTOWN, Pa. (WHTM) – Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro has signed a bill that will require a bell-to-bell cell phone ban in schools. Shapiro visited Lenape Middle School in Doylestown, Bucks County, to sign Senate Bill 1014 into law. Last week, the State Senate approved the bill 47-3 after the State House passed it 141-62. All […]
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Company behind 175 Hawaii hotel rooms files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Hawaii Ocean Plaza planned a mixed-use development project that included both condos and hotel rooms.
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Flood Watch issued as heavy rains, potential flooding expected across Islands

A flood watch has been issued for all Hawaiian Islands through Thursday morning due to an incoming weather system expected to bring heavy rain and potential flash flooding.
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Honolulu’s home exemption for owners 65 and older rises to $180,000 on July 1,...

Honolulu homeowners who are 65 or older are in line for a bigger property tax break beginning July 1, 2027. The City and County of Honolulu’s Real Property Assessment Division lists the home exemption for older owners rising from $160,000 to $180,000 on that date, while the amount for all other owners goes from $120,000 […]
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Derelict Mōʻiliʻili Property, Home To Squatters, Plagues Neighborhood

A proposed condominium building called Ohana Hale was supposed to bring 180 units of housing – more than half of them affordable – to Mōʻiliʻili. The project received exemptions from permit fees and zoning standards in 2015 and intended to start construction in 2017 before getting pushed to 2019, and then 2020, and then 2024.
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‘Not one bottle of water’: Hawaii residents left to fend for themselves by California...

For more than two months, Kevin Reiss and his wife have been bathing with water hauled in buckets, pouring it over their heads with a Tupperware cup. They can't flush their toilets, and pay $200 a month to use a portable toilet outside their home. It's how they've been living...
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Beluga Whales Last Refuge: a Library and A Quiet Bay

Displayed on a screen in a community hall, they are a species explained. Then the sound "beluga" whispers past a table with a skull displayed, whooshes by children examining sticker maps crowded with marine busyness, follows a glacial creek to Turnagain Arm, touches a bore tide surfer, passes Bird Point and another point that bears its name.
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Mary Peltola injured in multi-vehicle crash at Anchorage intersection Saturday

U.S. Senate candidate Mary Peltola was among those injured in a multi-vehicle crash in Anchorage Saturday evening. Anchorage police say the crash happened around 7 p.m. Saturday at the intersection of O’Malley Road and Lake Otis Parkway. Investigators say a westbound vehicle on O’Malley Road rear-ended a second vehicle,...
Featured picture for Emerald Ash Borer Is Now Inside Ash Trees at a College Place Home, the First Confirmed Infestation in Washington State

Emerald Ash Borer Is Now Inside Ash Trees at a College Place Home, the...

USDA confirmed emerald ash borer in ash trees at a College Place home, Washington's first infestation. WSDA urges residents to stop planting ash and report signs.
Featured picture for Black bear attacks Washington woman walking dog in backyard

Black bear attacks Washington woman walking dog in backyard

The woman was walking her dog on a leash when a bear approached from behind and knocked her to the ground.

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