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Update at 2:53 p.m. Oct. 29, 2026: Hawaiʻi Judiciary online services and systems are restored following an unexpected interruption earlier today. This includes the Judiciary Electronic Filing and Service System, eCourt Kokua, eTraffic and eJury, as well as phone-based services. Story originally published at 11:11 a.m. Oct. 29, 2026:...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Police were involved in a shooting Thursday afternoon that left one person dead in a south Anchorage parking lot. Anchorage police reported only a large officer presence on Industry Way, near the corner of Old Seward and Huffman Road, but a reporter at the scene observed a body on the ground that was covered by a sheet.

A man died Tuesday afternoon following an officer-involved shooting near Huffman in Anchorage during an burglary investigation, according to Police Chief Sean Case. Case said officers responded to a burglary call in the Huffman area at approximately 10:05 a.m. Investigators used security footage from the business and video from nearby...

Cinnamoroll, Pompompurin and My Melody are joining the fun with Hello Kitty. And yes -- that includes Hawaiʻi exclusive styles for locals, plus a first-ever blind box bag item!

Forty-eight sculptures now rise from the ruins of a 1930s pavilion at Haleʻiwa Beach Park, the final stop for a citywide art project that spent nearly two years tracing Oʻahu's hidden histories back to the surface. The City and County of Honolulu Mayor's Office of Culture and the Arts opened the installation last Friday, closing out a series that began at Fort Street Mall in downtown Honolulu. Carved by artists Amber Khan and Jordan Souza, the sculptures tell the story of Laniwahine, an aliʻi mo

MAKAKILO (HawaiiNewsNow) - If you are searching for Halloween thrills on West Oahu, one local homeowner is turning his neighborhood garage into an underground burial site. Retired construction worker Timothy Armstrong has transformed his Makakilo garage into the “Catacombs of Paris,” crafting an intricate, free haunted walkthrough for the community.

Legendary college football coach June Jones, architect of the Run & Shoot offense, has died at age 73, according to the Honolulu Star-Advertiser. According to the publication, a close family friend noted he had been suffering health issues this year and had entered hospice care two weeks ago. Jones famously led Hawaii to a 12-0 regular season and the WAC title in 2007, earning a BCS Sugar Bowl trip to face Georgia to conclude that year. His quarterback, Colt Brennan, posted absurd numbers during

A Seattle City Council budget proposal would put up $350,000 to partner with a nonprofit that buys and cancels old medical debt, a move backers say could wipe out millions of dollars owed by local residents. The idea comes from Councilmember Dionne Foster, who is pushing the one-time investment as part of the city's 2027-28 budget deliberations.

LONGVIEW, Wash. (KPTV) - The Washington State Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) has fined Nippon Dynawave paper mill in Longview for an incident that happened a month before the deadly tank explosion. L&I said the April 2026 incident happened when a tank valve was unintentionally left open, causing pulp...

OLYMPIA – Washington voters are being asked to repeal or maintain an income tax with a $1 million deduction on the Nov. 3 general election ballot. The income tax, passed by the Washington Legislature in March 2026, doesn’t go into effect until January 1, 2028, with the tax on 2028’s income due in 2029. When it goes into effect, it exempts the first $1 million in income and then taxes the remaining income at a rate of 9.9%.