The discussions on the budget are being held by two Puna councilmen at the same time in different locations.
Police said Jensen Yadao was found unharmed earlier this month.
The ornate tree snake native to Southeast Asia is related to the brown tree snake which has wreaked havoc on the environment in Guam.
In business news this week, Volcano House names a new general manager while Bay Clinic adds a pediatrician to its Pahoa Women’s Clinic.
US Rep. Tulsi Gabbard will speak at ceremonies at Hilo Veterans Cemetery No. 1 in the morning and at Kilauea Military Camp in the afternoon.
"Four Weddings and an Elvis," a romantic comedy by Nancy Frick, enters its final weekend at the Parker School Theater.
The USDA-funded program was established to ensure that school children continue to receive nutritious meals when school is not in session.
CANNES, France (AP) -- A French-Cambodian film, "The Missing Picture," which explores the bloody history of Pol Pot's dictatorship in late 1970s Cambodia, has won the "Un Certain Regard" prize at the Cannes Film Festival....
LAS VEGAS (AP) -- The junked signs that attracted throngs to old Las Vegas have for years gathered dust in a neon boneyard just a few miles from the sleek mega-casinos on the Strip....
CANNES, France (AP) -- Jerry Lewis, so beloved in France, isn't quite overcome with emotion now that he's back at the Cannes Film Festival....
CANNES, France (AP) -- After two weeks, 20 films and parade after parade down the red carpet, the Cannes Film Festival has not produced a clear-cut frontrunner for the Palme d'Or....
CANNES, France (AP) -- Tilda Swinton injects her own brand of otherworldly-cool into Jim Jarmusch's latest movie "Only Lovers Left Alive," an unusual comedy that puts a spin on the age-old vampire genre....
A look at key moments this past week in the wrongful death trial in Los Angeles between Michael Jackson's mother, Katherine Jackson, and concert giant AEG Live LLC, and what is expected at court in the week ahead:...