Albert Lauro Jr., a newly-identified suspect in the sexual assault and killing of a woman who was visiting Hawaii over 30 years ago, has died by suicide after police took a DNA sample from him.

Authorities in Hawaii have adjusted the number of deaths from the deadly Maui wildfires down to at least 97 people. The number of the missing fell from 41 to 31.

Hawaii Police Department Chief Benjamin Moszkowicz said in a press conference posted on social media that 57-year-old Albert Lauro Jr., whose DNA matched DNA found on the body of victim Dana ...

The plea comes after the family assistance center collected DNA from only 104 families while up to 1,100 names remain on the FBI's tentative list of people unaccounted for following the fires ...

Authorities in Hawaii pleaded with relatives of those missing after the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century to come forward and give DNA samples, saying the low number provided… ...

Hawaii man killed self after police took DNA sample in woman’s 1991 killing, lawyers say. Innocence Project attorneys allege that police intentionally botched the investigation into the man who ...

HONOLULU (AP) -- A Hawaii man who spent 30 years in prison for a murder he long denied committing declared the day "Freedom Friday" and said he was eager to visit his mother after a judge ordered ...

DNA test, luck reunite Hawaii man with the biological parents he never knew. By Ben Gutierrez. Updated: Feb. 7, 2018 at 11:39 PM HST (Image: Hawaii News Now) HONOLULU (HawaiiNewsNow) - Scott ...

With DNA proof that he’s her father, she’s 65 percent. Passed by the U.S. Congress in 1921, the program is meant to provide economic self-sufficiency to Hawaiians by allowing them to use land ...

FILE – destroyed homes are visible in the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2023. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration announced Monday ...

Hawaii officials say DNA tests drop Maui fire death count to 97 Jae C. Hong / AP, file destroyed homes are visible in the aftermath of a devastating wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Tuesday, Aug. 22 ...