Hawaii Cop, Jody Buddemeyer, Arrested After Cyclist Killed
KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) – A 30-year-old police officer on Hawaii’s Big Island was arrested and placed on administrative leave after he hit with his car and killed a bicyclist visiting…
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KAILUA-KONA, Hawaii (AP) – A 30-year-old police officer on Hawaii’s Big Island was arrested and placed on administrative leave after he hit with his car and killed a bicyclist visiting…
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Nothing much ever happened on Giglio before the doomed cruise liner crashed here on that fateful Friday the 13th in January 2012. There were the odd inconveniences, like when bad…
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Unless you’ve lived on a deserted island with no access to popular movies since the mid-’90s, you probably know who Julianne Moore is. But what if we told you that…
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