News across Greater Hilo
State briefs for Oct 2: Updates and announcements from the State of Hawaiʻi
October begins with information and reminders from four state departments.
AAA Hawaiʻi: Gas prices tick higher, remain among nation’s highest
Hawaiʻi gas prices remain elevated, with drivers paying some of the highest gas prices in the nation, according to the AAA Hawaiʻi Weekend Gas Watch.
Volcano Watch: An intrusion during an eruption at the summit of Kīlauea. How does it happen?
On Sept. 30, as flames, spatter and lava flows erupted from the north and south vents at the summit of Kīlauea, magma was also making a new path below the surface of the caldera.
Former Hawaii QB Luke Weaver leads San Jose State’s offense
For quarterback Luke Weaver, Hawaii was a football paradise.
Ray Kerr meets the moment as Braves cruise to Game 3 win over Phillies, move on to NLDS
ATLANTA — For the first time since winning the 2021 World Series, the Atlanta Braves have taken a postseason series, sweeping the Philadelphia Phillies with a 6-2 win in Thursday’s Game 3 of this National League Wild Card series.
Browns blow 11-point lead, rally past Steelers
Andre Szmyt booted a career-long 56-yard field goal with 10 seconds remaining to lift the Cleveland Browns to a 27-24 victory over the visiting Pittsburgh Steelers on Thursday night.
Tennessee pauses executions after death row inmate survives lethal injection
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Tennessee has called off its remaining planned execution in 2026 and will review how it puts prisoners to death after an inmate, Christa Pike, survived two doses of a lethal drug in the state’s second botched attempt at capital punishment this year.
UK police arrest dual UK-Iranian man in Fairford air base investigation
LONDON — British counter-terrorism police investigating a suspected plot involving an air base used by the U.S. to target Iran said on Thursday they had arrested a dual UK-Iranian national on suspicion of preparing terrorist acts.
SpaceX launches 13th long-duration astronaut crew to International Space Station
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — A SpaceX rocket lifted off from Florida on Thursday with a crew of two US astronauts, a Canadian astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut headed to the International Space Station for a science mission devoted to human health and performance in orbit.
US Postal Service to take extra steps to ensure ballot deliveries
WASHINGTON — The U.S. Postal Service said Thursday it will take a series of extraordinary measures to ensure the delivery of millions of ballots for next month’s 2026 congressional elections, including extending hours at some retail branches.
Renee Good’s family sues ICE agent and top officials over Minnesota killing
MINNEAPOLIS — Relatives of Renee Good, the woman killed by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement agent this year during the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, filed two federal lawsuits Thursday, including one against the officer who shot her and…
US judge denies request to find Lindsay Clancy not guilty after mistrial
BOSTON — A Massachusetts judge who oversaw Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial rejected a request on Thursday by her lawyers to declare her not guilty of murder, saying prosecutors presented sufficient evidence for a jury to find her responsible for killing her three young children in…