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David Kuka was a familiar face in downtown Tauranga, athough shoppers would hear his voice before they saw him.
Tall and rangy, with long dark hair, the 52

David Kuka was a familiar face in downtown Tauranga, athough shoppers would hear his voice before they saw him. Tall and rangy, with long dark hair, the...

A Mongrel Mob gang member who shot an innocent man twice at close range “execution-style” and then left him for dead will spend at least 15 years in prison....

Crown: 'This murder would not have happened without these three defendants.'

The Tauranga man was shot twice just weeks after a gang member was killed at same address.

Measure L will decide fate of controversial 585-home North River Farms

More than $200,000 contributed in August to bolster North River Farms

With more than 740 homes under construction, more residential development could be headed to Harmony Grove and environs.

On Friday crews will begin demolishing the old Palomar Hospital in downtown Escondido and replace it with what they hope becomes a live, work, play destination.

Saturday, December 19, 2020 Walter F. Waite, 94, a Marine Corps veteran and community leader, died on Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020 at Pondera Medical Center. Graveside services with military honors will be held at Utica Cemetery in the spring. Surviors include his wife, Marilyn Waite of Conrad; daughter Christine Sims of Missoula; son Lance Waite of Spokane; stepson William “Billy” Herlson of Brady; brothers Donald Waite of Arizona and Robert Waite of Moore; sisters Heather Fellows of Choteau and ...