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Jeremy Yurow
I'm Jeremy Yurow, a Hawaii-based reporter at Courthouse News Service. My goal is to bring national attention to the legal and political issues affecting the islands I call home. In the past, I’ve covered everything from elections, government, and social justice to breaking news, misinformation, and political trends. For story tips, please feel free to DM or email me at: [email protected]
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Can refusing a sobriety test be used against you? Hawaii high court weighs in
In Hawaii, refusing a roadside sobriety test can be treated as evidence you knew you were drunk. But some say that should change.
Astronomers detect most distant dormant black hole ever found
An international team of astronomers measured the mass of a dormant black hole more than 10 billion light years from Earth.
Hawaii man challenges Native Hawaiian homestead program
A Hawaii resident says a public land program limiting homestead leases to people with at least 50% Native Hawaiian ancestry violates the Constitution and wants to end it.
Tourist pleads not guilty to attacking Maui monk seal
A viral video showed a Washington state man hurling a rock at one of the world's rarest marine mammals.
TikTok attempts to duck Hawaii child safety lawsuit
TikTok wants Hawaii’s state lawsuit accusing TikTok of deliberately addicting children dismissed, or at least moved to federal court.
Berkeley's former police watchdog sues the city over his firing
Berkeley's former top police oversight officer says the city blocked his subpoenas, froze his staff and fired him for doing his job.
Can Philip Morris blame smokers for addiction? Hawaii high court weighs in
Hawaii Supreme Court justices wrestled with whether Philip Morris can slash a lung cancer survivor’s damage by blaming her for becoming addicted to cigarettes the company was found to have deceptively marketed.
Massive dinosaur fossil unearthed beneath pond in Thailand
Scientists say the giant long-necked dinosaur weighed as much as nine elephants and stretched nearly the length of three city buses.