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As Super Typhoon Bavi moves away from the CNMI, residents are advised that CNMI Governor David M. Apatang, in consultation with the CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management Office and National Weather Service Guam, cancelled storm conditions at 5:00 am today, for Saipan, Tinian, Rota, Alamag…

Super Typhoon Bavi has passed the Marianas, but the National Weather Service says damaging wind gusts, dangerous surf and rough seas will continue through Monday evening, with conditions expected to gradually improve Tuesday morning. A Typhoon Warning remains in effect for Rota, Tinian, Saipan and …

Super Typhoon Bavi continued its approach toward the Marianas Sunday afternoon as forecasters warned that weather conditions are expected to deteriorate Sunday evening ahead of the storm’s closest approach Monday morning. Based on the Marianas Variety News Desk’s review of the latest 1 …

As of 11 a.m. Sunday, 430 residents had taken shelter on Saipan and Tinian, according to the Joint Information Center. No information was immediately available on Rota’s shelter count.

FEMA officials and staff gained valuable experience during post-Sinlaku response operations, particularly in working closely with CNMI partners.

ROTA native Paul A. Manglona Jr., a Civil Engineer Corps officer in the U.S. Navy, was promoted to the rank of commander on July 1, 2026, at Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam in Hawaii.

The Tinian gaming commission is currently in possession of more than $100,000 in investigative deposits that have gone dormant, unclaimed, or abandoned, with no active contact information and no legally viable methods under existing regulations to use the funds for the regulatory purposes for which…