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MOTORISTS on Saipan rushed to gas stations Monday evening ahead of another fuel price hike amid the ongoing U.S.-Israel war against Iran.

SIX jurors on Tuesday found Justin Diaz, 40, not guilty of second-degree sexual abuse of a minor and disturbing the peace.

THE House Ways and Means Committee is seeking more comments from businesses and government agencies on two measures proposing to exempt small businesses in the CNMI from certain taxes.

A FORMER Superior Court law clerk has filed a federal lawsuit against the CNMI Judiciary and Attorney General Edward Manibusan, alleging that a criminal sexual assault prosecution — recently overturned — was retaliatory.

THE Commonwealth Economic Incentive Authority board on Monday voted to adopt its draft regulations for publication in the Commonwealth Register, advancing the agency’s long‑delayed rule-making process.

SENATOR Jude U. Hofschneider is asking Naval Facilities Engineering Systems Command Marianas to explore reimbursing the CNMI government and Tinian municipality for costs incurred over decades to maintain the historic North Field.

A developing circulation, designated Invest 95W, is located near 11.2°N, 137.1°E, or about 119 miles north-northwest of Yap. The system has become better organized and is now under a Tropical Cyclone Formation Alert, meaning the formation of a tropical depression is likely within the next 24 hours.

(Press Release) — In 2025, over 100 community members from Saipan, Tinian, Rota, and Guam engaged in workshops to map important ocean-related sites and practices in the Marianas archipelago. Dozens of cultural experts and practitioners captured a wealth of ocean heritage across the islands, highlig…

(Commonwealth Utilities Corporation) — The Fuel Adjustment Charge remains the same at $0.19706 per kWh for the month of March.

(Press Release) — The Northern Marianas Bar Association  announced a new slate of officers during its Annual membership meeting on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2026, at the Judiciary Assembly Hall in the Guma’ Hustisia, Iimwal Aweewe.