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THIRTY-FOUR (not 36 as earlier reported) members of the U.S. House of Representatives have asked the Department of Homeland Security to review the federal EVS-TAP parole program for the CNMI, a development Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds says reflects how national debates over birth tourism and geopo…

DEPARTMENT of Public Works Secretary Ray N. Yumul on Wednesday warned lawmakers that it would be challenging for the municipal governments of Rota and Tinian to manage their solid waste systems due to limited funding.

THE Public School System on Tuesday held its first School Zone Safety Collaboration Summit, bringing together government agencies, municipal leaders, and school officials. The summit unveiled a systemwide assessment of traffic risks surrounding public school campuses across the Commonwealth.

ELIJAH Villar, the second Department of Public Safety officer under investigation for an alleged assault last December, has resigned, DPS confirmed Wednesday.

THE NMI Republican Party on Wednesday announced it is extending the deadline for the submission of letters of intent to run for the House of Representatives in the November general elections.

OFFICERS and members of the Uraali Refaluwasch Association met with Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds on Tuesday to reiterate their stance on deep-sea mining in the waters surrounding the CNMI.

A FORMER dishwasher has sued the operator of Shirley’s Coffee Shop, alleging it failed to pay her overtime for work performed after closing and asking the federal court to waive prepayment of filing fees even though she is represented by private attorney Cong Nie.

(HSEM) — The CNMI Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Management and the National Weather Service-Weather Forecast Office in Guam continue to monitor Tropical Depression Nuri (03W) as it moves near the Marianas in the next couple of days. 

Preliminary investigation indicates that a southbound vehicle in the inner lane stopped at the marked crosswalk to allow a pedestrian waiting on the west side of the road to cross toward the east side. The driver reportedly activated the vehicle’s hazard lights to signal the pedestrian.

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s east and south recreational beaches this week as part of the regularly scheduled sampling.