High winds whipped the islands as a storm came through on Sunday, with more expected overnight and into Monday. UPDATE: This story has been updated with additional details. Public schools and libraries will be closed on Monday, the Legislature will not meet, courts won’t open and all non-essential workers have been ordered to stay home…
HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) – State, county and utility crews are responding to several incidents triggered by severe weather across the state. Just before 11 am, a fallen tree blocked multiple lanes of Vineyard Boulevard in both directions between Nuuanu Avenue and Liliha Street. Another downed tree blocked traffic along Punchbowl and Miller streets near Queen’s Medical…
5 February 2026 – Wits Enterprise The Wits spin-out company has been named the Energy Supply Track Winner in this competition from the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) The IEEE Empower a Billion Lives competition is a global initiative recognizing scalable solutions that expand access to electricity…
Georgia regulators have approved a massive expansion of natural gas power plants that could dramatically increase the state’s climate pollution, largely to support the rapid growth of data centers. The projects approved by Georgia’s Public Service Commission in December include additions to nine natural gas facilities owned or supported by Georgia Power. Since the plan…
One man upended perhaps the biggest trend set over three years of The Hollywood Reporter‘s Red Carpet Power Rankings — but if anyone excels at breaking boundaries, it’s Bad Bunny. At the 2026 Grammys Sunday night, the superstar born Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio became the first artist to win album of the year for a…
SUNRISE, Fla. — The Boston Bruins are anything but comfortable in the Eastern Conference. The Columbus Blue Jackets, winners of seven straight, are closer in the rearview mirror than they appear. Columbus, in fact, has a better chance of making the playoffs. But with 32 games left in the regular season, the Bruins are among…
This aerial view shows the Taiwanese cargo ship Yang Ming sailing out of the Panama Canal on the Pacific side in Panama City on October 6, 2025. Martin Bernetti | Afp | Getty Images A simmering dispute over two container ports at either end of the Panama Canal risks becoming a geopolitical flashpoint between the…
Spring training opens next week and the World Baseball Classic is exactly a month away. Pool play (ie first round) begins Wednesday, March 4, when Australia takes on Chinese Taipei at the Tokyo Dome. All 20 teams will be in action by Friday, March 6. The Championship Game is scheduled for Tuesday, March 17, at…
