US single-family homes need over hundred thousand dollars a year
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US single-family homes need over hundred thousand dollars a year

Americans need to earn nearly $108,000 a year to afford a single-family home in most cities now, according to a new economics report. Oxford Economics revealed this week that a household in 2024 needs an average annual income of $107,700 to afford a new single-family home, including property taxes and…

US Coast Guard saves father and sons clinging to capsized boat in Hawaii
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US Coast Guard saves father and sons clinging to capsized boat in Hawaii

A man and his two children were saved from the Pacific Ocean in Hawaii over the weekend.  The rescue happened on Saturday after the man made a mayday call saying his boat had capsized. The man hadn’t said on the call where he and his boat were located. The Honolulu sector of the US Coast Guard (USCG) heard…

Hawaii off-duty life guard, Noland Keaulana, rescues stranded teen kayaker Kahiau Kawai
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Hawaii off-duty life guard, Noland Keaulana, rescues stranded teen kayaker Kahiau Kawai

A teenager in Hawaii was recovering Friday after spending more than 11 hours clinging to a kayak before being rescued during an overnight ocean search by an off-duty lifeguard and the US Coast Guard. Kahiau Kawai, 17, had gotten separated from his high school paddling team on Wednesday after capsizing…

Oregon nurse, Melissa Jubane, found dead after Hawaii wedding, neighbor Bryce Johnathan Schubert arrested
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Oregon nurse, Melissa Jubane, found dead after Hawaii wedding, neighbor Bryce Johnathan Schubert arrested

An Oregon nurse who vanished days after she returned home from her Hawaii wedding was found dead Saturday amid a 3-day search as police accused her 27-year-old neighbor of murder. Melissa Jubane, 32, a cardiac nurse at St. Vincent Hospital in Southwest Portland, raised concerns with her friends and family…

Stranded woman, child, tortoise, and cat rescued in Hawaii
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Stranded woman, child, tortoise, and cat rescued in Hawaii

The United States Coast Guard and Navy rescued a mother and her 7-year-old child alongside their pet tortoise and cat from a sailboat nearly 1,000 miles off the coast of Hawaii during Hurricane Gilma’s landfall last week after the boat’s captain died.  Watchstanders at the Joint Rescue Coordination Center Honolulu…

Hone’s outer bands lash Hawaii’s Big Island as cyclone strengthens into hurricane
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Hone’s outer bands lash Hawaii’s Big Island as cyclone strengthens into hurricane

HILO, Hawaii – A Tropical Storm Warning remains in effect for portions of Hawaii as Hurricane Hone brushes by to the south of the archipelago, lashing the region with torrential rain and gusty winds that could have a big impact on those living or traveling to the Aloha State. Communities on Hawaii’s Big Island, like Hilo,…