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RIVER GROVE, Ill. (WGN) — What may have seemed like a tedious task quickly turned into a lottery victory for one Illinois man. The lucky player, who nicknamed himself “Fateful 56,” said he purchased a life-changing scratch-off ticket at a Shell gas station in River Grove, Illinois. According to officials from the Illinois Lottery, the…

PALM SPRINGS, Calif. (KTLA) — The person of interest in the “act of terrorism” that severely damaged a reproductive health facility in Palm Springs, California, is confirmed to be dead, according to authorities. An FBI spokesperson had initially confirmed the information to Nexstar’s KTLA early Sunday morning. The facility, the American Reproductive Centers (ARC), is a…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — After being diagnosed with a potentially paralyzing neck condition, an Oregon man decided to cash out his retirement, buy a boat and sail to Hawaiʻi with his cat. Oliver Widger, a 29-year-old former tire shop manager, bought a $50,000 sailboat, fixed it up and set sail toward the islands with his cat…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Over 2,500 graduates participated in University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa’s 2025 Spring Commencement ceremonies on May 17, with a ceremony in the morning and another in the afternoon. Graduates walked in the commencements at the Stan Sheriff Center and were joined by thousands of UH Mānoa community members, including friends, family, faculty…

HAWAII, Hawaii (KHON2) — Big Island authorities have launched a negligent homicide investigation after a deadly traffic collision involving a male pedestrian in Kurtistown on the evening of May 16. The victim was identified as 21-year-old Maxwell Robertson Sherwood of Keaʻau, according to authorities. Fresh flower lei prices soar as graduation season is in full…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — Graduation season is in full swing, with college ceremonies wrapping up and high school seniors getting ready to graduate all month long. But, if you were planning on buying fresh flower lei for your graduate, get ready to spend more money. HFD extinguishes ambulance fire in Wailupe Lei stands and flower shops…

HONOLULU (KHON2) — The Honolulu Fire Department responded to a 911 call reporting an ambulance that was ablaze in Wailupe shortly before 11 a.m. on May 17. Emergency Medical Services said that all of their personnel were able to safely self-evacuate from the ambulance. Hawaiʻi Island nurses hold informational picket HFD arrived on scene within…

HAWAII, Hawaii (KHON2) — Nurses at Queen’s North Hawaiʻi Community Hospital held an informational picket on the morning of May 17, citing “unfair treatment and the lack of progress on a new contract.” Almost 100 nurses represented by the Hawaiʻi Nurses’ Association work at the hospital, and HNA says they have been trying to negotiate…