The latest University of Hawai'i football commitment was named Sacramento's Metro Football Player of the Year. More »

For the second year in a row, Hawai'i Pacific University has been selected as one of Military Advanced Education's Top Military Friendly Colleges and Universities Honorees for 2008. Selections are based on the institution's favorable policies toward men and women in uniform. More »

A 20-year-old Schofield Barracks soldier who joined the Army just a year ago has been killed in Iraq, the Pentagon said yesterday. Pfc. Christopher W. Lotter, of Chester Heights, Pa., died New Year's Eve in Balad from wounds suffered when he was shot by enemy forces in Tikrit, the Army said. More »

A job-site helicopter and a military chopper safely made emergency landings in separate incidents in Wai'alae Iki and Hale'iwa yesterday. There were no reported serious injuries. More »

The USS Arizona Memorial was Hawai'i's No. 1 visitor attraction for 2007, bringing in nearly 1.6 million visitors, according to the state Department of Business, Economic Development and Tourism. More »

The city continues work on the extension of Kapolei Parkway on two fronts. More »

The man accused in a fatal shooting Sept. 1 at Ala Moana Beach Park lost a bid yesterday to be released from custody pending trial. More »

When the school year started, Michael McCormick, the statewide coordinator for a program called Best Buddies International, could see the potential. Best Buddies, founded by Anthony Kennedy Shriver with chapters in 37 countries, pairs a kid with intellectual disabilities with a mainstream buddy at school. The two become a social team, looking out for one another, saving a seat in the lunch room, giving encouragement on the day of the big test and so on. More »

A man drowned in waters off Kehena Beach in Kalapana yesterday afternoon, and five people who tried to assist him had to be rescued themselves with the help of a Hawai'i County Fire Department helicopter. More »

Three Hawaii schools have earned "Shift Into Safety" grants from State Farm, the nation's largest auto insurer and a leader in teen driver safety efforts. More »