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The Big Island Visitors Bureau added a little more aloha to Hilo last night, and welcomed the Cohen family of Los Angeles, who flew in on the new nonstop flight between Los Angeles and Hilo on United Airlines.

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A California man has died from injuries sustained when he fell off his bicycle.

On July 14, Kona patrol officers responded to a 1:18 a.m. report of a crashing sound on the 75-6100 block of Alii Drive and found a man lying next to a bicycle.

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Arriving home to a hero’s welcome Tuesday (Aug 3) Shaedon Quevedo, 12 years-old, won two medals at the 3rd Annual World International Brazilian Jiu Jitsu Championships in Riverside, California.

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A final day 297 propelled the University of Hawaii at Hilo into an 11th place tie after the final round of the NCAA Division II Men’s Central/West Region on The Classic Club/Troon Golf Course in Palm Desert, Calif.

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The University of Hawaii at Hilo remains in a tie for 14th place after the second round of the NCAA Division II Men’s Central/West Region Championship at the Classic/Troon Golf Club in Palm Desert, CA.

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The University of Hawaii at Hilo is tied for 14th place after the first round of the NCAA Division II Men’s Central/West Regional at The Classic Club/Troon Golf in Palm Desert, CA.

The Vulcans are 17-strokes behind tournament leader Western Washington who turned in a 291.

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Big Island police are renewing their request for the public’s help in locating a 68-year-old man who was reported missing on June 3 of last year.

Annad Arkangel has no permanent address but was known to frequent the Kea’au area. His son in California last heard from by telephone on August 15, 2008.

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A 24-year-old Kailua-Kona woman and a 26-year-old California man were arrested for drug offenses Monday (April 12).

Following a traffic stop at 10 a.m. on Route 190 near the Waikoloa junction, investigators from the Area II Vice Section served a search warrant on the sedan the pair occupied. Police recovered 11 grams of crystal methamphetamine and a glass smoking pipe containing marijuana.

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After a tied first half the UH-Hilo Vulcan men’s basketball team pushed past the Dominican Penguins with a 68-65 final score in California. The Vulcans are a perfect 3-0 in the PacWest Conference.

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The Dominican University of California women’s basketball team scored their first win of the PacWest Conference with a victory over UH-Hilo 91-64 at the Conlan Center in San Rafael, California Saturday (Jan 9).

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Justin Smith’s 24 points in 28 minutes of play led the University of Hawaii at Hilo to a 66-51 win over Notre Dame de Namur University in Pacific West Conference play in Belmont, Calif.

The Vulcans are 8-4 overall and 2-0 in the PacWest while the Argonauts are 2-10 overall and 0-1 in the PacWest.

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