http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking RSS Feed for Breaking en-us Wed, 19 Jun 2013 04:55:48 GMT http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130618_Tiger_shark_bites_person_at_Kona_Coast_beach.html A Kailua-Kona man was bitten shortly before 1 p.m. today apparently by a tiger shark in waters off a Kona Coast beach, Hawaii County police said. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130618_Firefighters_are_on_the_scene_of_Waiakamilo_area_fire.html Firefighters have brought under control a house fire at 908 Winant St. in the Waiakamilo section of Kalihi. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130618_More_traffic_backups_expected_on_H1_Freeway_for_survey_work.html Traffic could back up in both directions on the H-1 freeway as crew close multiple lanes between Waiawa to Waimalu. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130618_Heat_beat_Spurs_in_OT_to_force_winnertakeall_game.html MIAMI >> LeBron James shrugged off a poor start to get 32 points, 11 assists and 10 rebounds, Ray Allen hit a 3-pointer with 5.2 seconds to play to force overtime and the Miami Heat staved off elimination with a 103-100 victory over the San Antonio Spurs in Game 6 of the NBA Finals on Tuesday night. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130618_Boy_13_charged_in_wrestling_death_of_girl_5.html NEW ORLEANS >> A 13-year-old boy from a New Orleans suburb was charged with second-degree murder in the death of his 5-year-old half-sister after investigators said he told them he repeatedly struck her with wrestling moves imitated from TV. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130618_3_charged_with_enslaving_disabled_Ohio_mom_child.html ASHLAND, Ohio >> A mentally disabled woman charged with shoplifting a candy bar asked to be jailed because three people "had been mean to her" — then went on to tell authorities about her time spent in unfathomably cruel servitude, along with her young daughter, at the hands of three people, authorities said today. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130618_MGM_AEG_to_develop_20000_seat_Las_Vegas_Strip_arena.html LAS VEGAS >> Years of talk about building an arena capable of hosting professional sports and big-name concerts yielded an announcement today that casino giant MGM Resorts International and entertainment company AEG will build a privately financed 20,000-seat indoor venue on the Las Vegas Strip. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130618_Land_Use_Commission_asked_to_rule_on_Turtle_Bay_expansion.html The Defend Oahu Coalition is reviving an effort to block expansion of Turtle Bay Resort on Oahu’s North Shore. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130618_Hirono_Immigration_bill_unfair_to_women.html Hawaii U.S. Sen. Mazie Hirono says a sweeping immigration bill being considered by the Senate is unfair to women in its current form because of educational and career inequities in other countries. http://www.staradvertiser.com/news/breaking/20130618_Miss_Utah_USA_gets_another_try_at_pageant_question.html LAS VEGAS >> After a bumbling response during pageant finals on Sunday, Miss Utah USA took a second stab at the interview question that launched her to brief Internet infamy.