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JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER

JENNIFER SINCO KELLEHER

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Crime|US

Utah judge orders release of suspect in 1977 Hawaii killing after prosecution stalls

A 66-year-old suspect in the 1977 killing of a Hawaii teenager has been released from a Utah jail

Utah judge orders release of suspect in 1977 Hawaii killing after prosecution stalls
Crime|Technology|US

Hawaii man freed after 30 years in prison visits mother's grave and ponders ubiquitous cellphones

A Hawaii man released after spending 30 years in prison for a murder he has always denied committing has spent his first day of freedom visiting his mother's gravesite and marveling at how much the world is different

Hawaii man freed after 30 years in prison visits mother's grave and ponders ubiquitous cellphones
Americas|Crime|US

After 30 years in prison for murder, new DNA evidence frees Hawaii man who maintained innocence

A judge has ordered the release of a Hawaii man who was imprisoned for 30 years for a murder he has always denied committing

After 30 years in prison for murder, new DNA evidence frees Hawaii man who maintained innocence
Business|Environment|Political|US

Hawaii court rules against insurance companies in Maui wildfire, allowing $4B settlement to proceed

Hawaii’s Supreme Court has ruled that insurance companies can’t bring their own legal actions against those blamed for Maui’s catastrophic 2023 wildfire, the deadliest in the U.S. in more than a century

Hawaii court rules against insurance companies in Maui wildfire, allowing $4B settlement to proceed
Business|Economy|US

What to know about what's tying up a $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims

The Hawaii Supreme Court is considering insurance issues tying up a potential $4 billion Maui wild fire settlement

What to know about what's tying up a $4B settlement for Hawaii wildfire victims
Crime|Education|US

Grim memories resurface after DNA advances lead to arrest of suspect in Hawaii teen's 1977 murder

The unsolved death of a teenager in 1977 haunted students and staff at Honolulu's McKinley High School for nearly half a century

Grim memories resurface after DNA advances lead to arrest of suspect in Hawaii teen's 1977 murder
Economy|Environment|Political|US

Hawaii wildfire victims spared from testifying after last-minute deal over $4B settlement

Lawyers representing victims of a deadly Hawaii wildfire have reached a last-minute deal, averting a trial to determine how to split a $4 billion settlement

Hawaii wildfire victims spared from testifying after last-minute deal over $4B settlement
Crime|US

Native Hawaiian brothers say police framed them for a tourist's murder in 1991

Two Native Hawaiian brothers who were convicted in the 1991 killing of a woman visiting Hawaii allege in a federal lawsuit that local police framed them under pressure to solve a high-profile murder

Crime|News|US|World

Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97

Authorities in Hawaii have adjusted the number of deaths from the deadly Maui wildfire down to at least 97 people

Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97
Crime|Environment|Health|News|US|Videos

Lahaina residents brace for what they'll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone

Lahaina residents are bracing for what they'll find when they return to the ruins of their homes after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century killed at least 97 people and destroyed thousands of buildings

Lahaina residents brace for what they'll find as they return to devastated properties in burn zone
Economy|Environment|News|US

Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes

Economists in Hawaii warn that residents who survived the wildfire that destroyed much of the Maui community of Lahaina might not be able to afford to live there after it is rebuilt unless officials alter the zoning laws and make other changes

Hawaii economists say Lahaina locals could be priced out of rebuilt town without zoning changes
Environment|News|US

First of thousands of Lahaina residents return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire

The first of thousands of residents who lost their homes in the wildfire that destroyed the Hawaii town of Lahaina have returned to their devastated properties

First of thousands of Lahaina residents return to homes destroyed by deadly wildfire
Crime|Environment|News|US|World

Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance

As hundreds of homes burned in Lahaina, the only community in West Maui reserved for Hawaiians emerged almost unscathed from the wildfire that killed at least 97 people

Native Hawaiian neighborhood survived Maui fire. Lahaina locals praise its cultural significance
Education|Environment|News|World

Schools near a Maui wildfire burn zone are reopening. Parents wrestle with whether to send kids back

More than two months after a wildfire killed at least 98 people on Maui, the three surviving public schools are set to reopen Monday

Schools near a Maui wildfire burn zone are reopening. Parents wrestle with whether to send kids back
News|Sports|US

Football provides a homecoming and hope in Lahaina, where thousands of homes are gone after wildfire

The varsity and junior varsity football teams in Lahaina played their first home games since the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century destroyed the town

Football provides a homecoming and hope in Lahaina, where thousands of homes are gone after wildfire
Americas|Crime|News|World

Man accused of Antarctic assault was then sent to remote icefield with young graduate students

A man who was accused of physically assaulting a woman in Antarctica was then assigned to look after the safety of a professor and three young graduate students on a remote icefield, according to documents obtained by The Associated Press

Man accused of Antarctic assault was then sent to remote icefield with young graduate students
Crime|News

Jury finds man not guilty of assaulting woman at US research station in Antarctica

A federal court jury has found a man not guilty of assaulting a woman at a U.S. research station in Antarctica

Jury finds man not guilty of assaulting woman at US research station in Antarctica
Asia|News|World

Marcos says China showing interest in South China Sea atolls closer to coast of the Philippines

Philippines President Ferdinand Marcos Jr_ says the situation for his nation in the South China Sea “has become more dire.”

Marcos says China showing interest in South China Sea atolls closer to coast of the Philippines
Environment|News|US|World

A landslide in Alaska has devastated one family, killing three members and leaving two kids missing

Authorities have identified those missing or killed in an Alaska landslide this week as five family members and their neighbor, a commercial fisherman who made a longshot bid for the state's lone seat in the U.S. House last year

A landslide in Alaska has devastated one family, killing three members and leaving two kids missing
Health|Travel|World

Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii's leprosy patients

Devotees of two Catholic saints — Damien and Marianne of Molokai — want to see where they spent a pivotal part of their lives caring for Hawaii’s leprosy patients

Pilgrims yearn to visit isolated peninsula where Catholic saints cared for Hawaii's leprosy patients
Environment|Health|News|US

She died weeks after fleeing the Maui wildfire. Her family fought to have her listed as a victim.

A wildfire that tore through the heart of the Hawaii island of Maui this summer showed how older residents are at particular risk from disasters

She died weeks after fleeing the Maui wildfire. Her family fought to have her listed as a victim.
Environment|Travel

Huge surf pounds West Coast and Hawaii, flooding some low-lying areas

Powerful surf is rolling onto beaches on the West Coast and Hawaii as a big swell generated by the stormy Pacific Ocean pushes toward shorelines

Huge surf pounds West Coast and Hawaii, flooding some low-lying areas
Arts|News|US|World

$100M will be left for Native Hawaiian causes from the estate of an heiress considered last princess

There will be at least $100 million left in the estate of the so-called last Hawaiian princess to support Native Hawaiian culture

$100M will be left for Native Hawaiian causes from the estate of an heiress considered last princess

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