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Fat Bear Week: Here’s what you should know
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — The brawny bruins on the Alaska Peninsula are ready to brawl it out to see which will win this year’s fattest bear title in the wildly popular annual online voting contest known as Fat Bear Week. The main event featuring adult bears starts next week, but first up Thursday is what…
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Tyson Foods planning to halt use of high fructose corn syrup in its products
(The Hill) — Tyson Foods said this week it plans to halt the use of high fructose corn syrup in its products by the end of this year. The Arkansas-based food producer announced on Monday that, in addition to pausing the use of high fructose corn syrup, it also plans to halt the use of…
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The LDS Church buys old Kam Drive-In lot for $60M
AIEA, Hawaii (KHON2) — The old Kam Drive-In lot sat untouched for decades, but that is about to change. Get Hawaii’s latest morning news delivered to your inbox, sign up for News 2 You A multi-million dollar purchase by the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints is giving the property new life and the…
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‘He was such a character’: Former Herald editor-in-chief Crosbie Cotton dies at 74
Former Calgary Herald editor-in-chief Crosbie Cotton — a larger-than-life character with a storied journalism career — died Sept. 13 of a heart attack. In the newspaper world of black ink and white pages, Cotton injected colour, charisma and confidence. Read More
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Golden opportunity: New Maui Gold Pineapple farm tour launches
MAUI, Hawaiʻi (KHON2) — Visitors can now spend the day as a Maui Gold Pineapple farmer and experience life on Maui’s last operating pineapple farm. Check out more news from around Hawaii This new tour will have visitors digging for gold, Maui Gold Pineapples that is, during “The Planting Experience.” The Planting Experience is a…
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Bell: Danielle Smith blasts teachers for ‘barreling ahead’ to a strike
Wednesday morning and it is clear Alberta Premier Danielle Smith must have had a high-octane breakfast. Read More
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Voting underway on potential Kaiser strike
HONOLULU (KHON2) — At the end of September, 62,000 Kaiser employee contracts will expire nationwide, and many are looking to settle contract negotiations before then. On Monday, Sept. 15, the Strike Authorization vote began in order to give Union leadership time to call for a strike if negotiations aren’t settled before the expiration date on…
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Bee-Boop the big-hearted pup awaits his forever family
KAHULUI, Hawaiʻi (KHON2) – On this week’s Wags N Whiskers Wednesday, we feature a sweet and loving puppy. This pup is looking for a brand new home Meet Bee-Boop, a two-year-old pup with a heart as big as his name. He was found as a stray in the Walgreens parking lot in Kahului, and even…
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With new Flames deal in hand, Mikael Backlund has Jarome Iginla’s games played record in sight
Assuming he stays healthy, Mikael Backlund will soon claim a franchise record that many Calgary Flames fans never thought they’d see get broken. Read More
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Honolulu powers up career opportunities for Castle High School students
HONOLULU (KHON2) — The City and County of Honolulu Department of Environmental Services will return to Castle High School on Friday, Sept. 19. Their return is for the annual Career Exposure Fair. The event runs from 8 a.m. to 10 a.m. for students, and it’s followed by a public session from 11:30 a.m. to 1…