Stories by Bill Buley

200 complete Caper

About 200 runners completed either the 2K, 5K or 10K distances of the 42nd annual Captain Cook Caper Run on Saturday in Waimea.

B-Rad Foundation standing strong for all

People who do good work don’t always get credit for it, nor do they seek it. There are many unsung volunteers in our midst who quietly and humbly go about serving the community, trying to make this island the best it can be for everyone.

Tragedies a time to stand strong

They say newspapers like bad news because it sells. But let us be the first to say, we would rather not have to report fatal crashes, drownings, a homicide, a fire, a truck crashing into a building, and men with guns outside a school who fled and were tracked down and arrested by police.

Performances packed with pride

Juan Gonzalez was beaming with pride as he spoke to the youth he brought from CrossFit Kekaha to the 42nd annual Captain Cook Caper Run on Saturday.

The ‘Proof’ is on the stage

Women In Theatre’s home is perhaps not what you would expect of a community theater. The chairs are not lined up in neat rows. The stage is not smack in front of you. The space is comfortable and inviting, more like you’re dining out. Conversational comes to mind.

Jane, Dusty, Po and the volcano

A tourist from the mainland comes to Hawaii to see the volcano. She hires two guys pretending to be tour guides. What follows is humorous, touching, revealing and uplifting — and it hits close to home, no matter where you live. And nothing, really, stays the same.

Police: Aurora attacker used gun he shouldn’t have owned

The man who opened fire and killed five co-workers including the plant manager, human resources manager and an intern working his first day at a suburban Chicago manufacturing warehouse, took a gun he wasn’t supposed to have to a job he was about to lose.