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.
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) -- Filmmaker and actor Tyler Perry has surprised middle school students in Ohio by showing up at a musical concert and donating $100,000 to help student athletes in the city's South-Western schools....
CANNES, France (AP) -- Associated Press journalists open their notebooks at the 2013 Cannes Film Festival....
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- The Stone Temple Pilots accuse former frontman Scott Weiland of misusing the band's name to further his solo career and want a judge to strip the rocker of his ability to use the group's name or songs....
SANTA MONICA, Calif. (AP) -- A Southern California teen turned heads at his prom when he showed up with a Sports Illustrated model as his date....
NEW YORK (AP) -- Actress Amanda Bynes appeared disheveled in a long blond wig and sweats Friday in a criminal court where she was charged with reckless endangerment after police said she heaved a marijuana bong out the window of her 36th-floor Manhattan apartment....
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- It's considered the Holy Grail of comic books: Action Comics No. 1 from 1938, featuring the debut of Superman. And David Gonzales found one mixed in with old newspapers insulating a house he was renovating in a small town in Minnesota....