HONOLULU — Federal forecasters warn that Hawaii’s shorelines will likely flood over the weekend as record-level spring “king tides” combine with a large summer swell. The National Weather Service in Honolulu posted a statement Wednesday warning of coastal flooding and erosion across the island chain for the holiday weekend. South shore beaches like Oahu’s Waikiki
King tides expected to bring coastal flooding to Hawaii
LEAVENWORTH, Wash. — The Latest on a wildfire that started at an old log-storage site near Leavenworth, Washington (all times local): 4:05 p.m. Officials have made changes to wildfire evacuation orders near a Washington state hiking and skiing destination, reducing the number of people in homes and cabins needing to leave immediately. Officials with Chelan
The Latest: Evacuations lessened at state tourism spot
SAN FRANCISCO — Jurors have sided with a California research university in its dispute with a renowned plant scientist credited with developing tasty strawberries as a professor there. Jurors in a San Francisco federal court said Wednesday that professor Douglas Shaw broke the law when he and his research partner tried to profit from their
Jury rules with school in fight over California strawberries
ORLANDO, Fla. — The parents of a Chechen man who was fatally shot while being questioned in Florida about a Boston Marathon bombing suspect in 2013 have sued four law enforcement agents for wrongful death. The lawsuit was filed Monday in federal court in Orlando by the estate of Ibragim Todashev and Todashev’s parents against
Boston Marathon-bomber friend’s family sue agents over death
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Officials say eight California prison guards and seven inmates were taken to hospitals after a fight between two inmates quickly raged out of control. Correctional officers fired 19 bullets from semi-automatic rifles and three hard foam rounds to break up Wednesday’s melee at Pelican Bay State Prison near the Oregon border. Five
8 California guards, 7 inmates sent to hospital after attack
Travelers at some U.S. airports are being asked to place electronic devices bigger than a cellphone in separate bins so that they can be examined more closely. The Transportation Security Administration said Wednesday that it has been testing the procedure at 10 airports for more than a year, and it may be expanded nationwide. The
TSA tests screening larger electronic devices separately
Federal regulators say nearly 29,000 controllers for implanted heart pumps are being recalled after reports of 26 deaths linked to malfunctions. The recall covers the external power supply controller for the HeartMate II, made by Abbott Laboratories’ Thoratec unit and distributed from July 2012 until last March. The ventricular assist device helps the heart’s main
FDA: Controller for heart pump recalled over deaths
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — An alligator farm set up by Florida wildlife officials uncovered illegal alligator hunts and the sale of about 10,000 illegally harvested alligator eggs. The Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission announced nine arrests Wednesday. The agency created a fully functioning and licensed alligator farm where two officers lived. Sunshine Alligator Farm came
Florida agency’s undercover gator farm leads to 9 arrests
MIAMI — Police in Florida have managed to arrest the Joker without Batman’s help following reports of a green-haired man with tattoos on his face pointing a gun at traffic. A Miami-Dade police report says 29-year-old Lawrence Sullivan was arrested Tuesday evening and charged with carrying a concealed firearm. A booking photo shows the word
Tattooed ‘Joker’ accused of pointing gun at traffic
HONOLULU — Forecasters say the central Pacific region around Hawaii can expect a normal or slightly above-average hurricane season, depending largely on the presence of El Nino conditions. Chris Brenchley, director of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Central Pacific Hurricane Center, said at a news conference Wednesday that the region can expect anywhere from
Forecasters: Pacific hurricane season depends on El Nino
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