Audrey McAvoy

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  • Buford PusserLaw

    Buford Pusser, famous Tennessee sheriff who inspired Hollywood in the 1970s, may have killed his wife in 1967, authorities say

    By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
  • Russia earthquakeEnvironment

    Russia rocked by one of the most powerful earthquakes of the century, sending tsunami warning across Pacific

    By Danica Kirka, Audrey McAvoy, and others
  • FILE – People are seen on the beach and in the water in front of the Kahala Hotel & Resort in Honolulu, Nov. 15, 2020. (AP Photo/Jennifer Sinco Kelleher, File)Environment

    Hawaii plans to jack up hotel tax to 11% in first-of-its-kind move to pay for projects to cope with climate change

    By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
  • Outside a Maui resortEnvironment

    Maui’s mayor wants to ban Airbnbs to make housing more affordable for locals. Researchers say it could cause an economic shock

    By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
  • A photo of voters lining up to cast their ballots at the Ada County election headquarters in Boise, Idaho, for the Nov. 5, 2024, general election. (Darin Oswald/Idaho Statesman/Tribune News Service via Getty Images)Politics

    The rise of mail-in voting comes with a price, as mismatched signatures lead to ballot rejections

    By Audrey McAvoy, Ayanna Alexander, and others
  • Ryan Wesley Routh takes part in a rally in central Kyiv, Ukraine, Saturday, April 30, 2022. (AP Photo/Efrem Lukatsky)Politics

    Man accused of trying to kill Trump voted for him once then called on Iran to assassinate him

    By Michael Biesecker, Audrey McAvoy, and others
  • FILE – A general view shows the aftermath of a wildfire in Lahaina, Hawaii, Aug. 17, 2023. Hawaii Gov. Josh Green told the Associated Press on Wednesday, July 31, that the parties in Lahaina wildfire lawsuits against the state, Maui County and utilities are close to a global settlement of claims that will be worth a little over $4 billion. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)Finance

    Lahaina locals close to $4 billion settlement over massive 2023 Maui wildfire, Hawaii Gov. Josh Green says

    By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
  • Papakea Resort is seen on Monday, June 24, 2024, in Lahaina, Hawaii. The mayor of Maui County in Hawaii wants to stop owners of thousands of vacation properties from renting to visitors. Instead, he wants the units rented long-term to people who live on Maui to address a chronic housing shortage that intensified after last August’s deadly wildfire. (AP Photo/Mengshin Lin)Lifestyle

    Maui mayor wants to restrict vacation rentals as locals suffer chronic housing shortage made worse by Lahaina fire—but economist sees ‘economic crash and burn’

    By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
  • CHICAGO – MARCH 14: Plastic bottles of Plavix lie on a shelf in Ballin Pharmacy March 14, 2006 in Chicago, Illinois. A new study reportedly states that there may be risks in combining the blood-thinning drug Plavix with aspirin. (Photo Illustration by Tim Boyle/Getty Images)Finance

    Hawaii court orders Bristol Myers Squibb and Sanofi to pay the state $916m in Plavix blood thinner lawsuit

    By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
  • A person looks at packages of macadamia nuts at a store on Friday, April 26, 2024, in Honolulu. For decades, tourists to Hawaii have brought home gift boxes of the islands’ famous chocolate-covered macadamia nuts for friends and family. (AP Photo/Audrey McAvoy)Retail

    Hawaii is famous for its macadamia nuts. Now lawmakers want brands to tell shoppers where they’re not actually from the islands

    By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
  • Amy Chadwick poses at her current home with her pets, Monday, April 8, 2024, in Satellite Beach, Fla. Chadwick, a victim of the fires in Hawaii, moved to Florida where she could stretch her homeowners insurance dollars while she waits for her lot to be cleared and for permission to rebuild. (AP Photo/John Raoux)Politics

    The Lahaina fire leveled their home. Now the cheapest rental they can find is $10,000 a month

    By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
  • FILE – People walk by a tent with a “Lahaina Strong” flag, Wednesday, Dec. 6, 2023, at Whalers Village on Kaanapali Beach in Lahaina, Hawaii, as a group of wildfire survivors camps on the resort beach to protest and raise awareness for better long-term housing options for those displaced. (AP Photo/Lindsey Wasson, File)Environment

    Hawaii lawmakers target Maui vacation rentals after Lahaina wildfire supercharges housing shortage and exorbitant prices

    By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
  • HawaiiFinance

    Blame Hawaii bureaucrats for the high cost of housing, local professors find in economic study

    By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
  • Josh GreenPolitics

    Hawaii governor struggles with tourist-driven housing market: ‘I don’t want to be rude, but I do want people to realize that that market should be for our local families’

    By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press
  • Alaska AirlinesLeadership

    Alaska Airlines grounds entire fleet of Boeing 737-9 Max after window blows out in midair, forcing emergency landing

    By Audrey McAvoy and The Associated Press