Firefighters from Pearl City have been sent to check on a report of a brushfire adjacent to the north-bound lanes of the H-2 Freeway near the Ka Uka Boulevard off-ramp in Gentry Waipio.
They call themselves the Rockin' Robins. Robins because they worked for A.H. Robins Co., the pharmaceutical company that is part of the Richmond area's storied business history.
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) - The Senate has all but killed a move to make it illegal for drivers to send text messages on cell phones or type on laptop computers or other electronic devices.
HART'S LOCATION, N.H. (AP) - Two hikers from Pennsylvania cut short their planned multi-day traverse of the Presidential Range in New Hampshire's White Mountains after they got off their trail and ran into snow depths of 3 to 5 feet.
JOHNSON CREEK †Southern Trailways leader Johnson Creek belted out 14 hits and took advantage of early mistakes to beat Hustisford/Dodgeland, 7-2, Friday night."The errors prolonged innings," H/D coach Rich Padron said. "That doesn't help too many teams, especially against good ones."Johnson Creek (13-3, 11-1 South) jumped out quickly on H/D ace Austin Neu, belting out 12 hits and seven earned
HUSTISFORD †Derek Pieper and Wes Jahnke combined for seven hits and five RBIs for Hustisford/Dodgeland in Monday's 10-0 Southern Trailways rout of visiting Williams Bay."Just a solid ballgame," H/D coach Rich Padron said. "We got the job done and stayed right up there with Johnson Creek."H/D (12-4, 9-2 South) used a bases-clearing triple by Pieper in the third inning to forge a 4-0 lead.Pieper
NEW BEDFORD †John H. Brown, Jr., 89, of South Dartmouth, died Wednesday, November 28, 2007, at St. Luke's Hospital, New Bedford after a period of declining health. He was the husband of the late M. Jeannette (Johnson) Brown.
Jack H. Palmer, a longtime resident of Pahrump, died March 19, 2008. He will be interned at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery in San Diego, Calif., 1 p.m. May 19.