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(CHCC) — On Jan. 14, 2026, the Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation received a termination notice under 2 CFR §200.340(a)(4) from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration related to specific grant funding.

(MLSC) — January is Poverty Awareness Month. We recognize poverty as a basic insufficiency in necessities like food, shelter, additional protection from the elements (clothing, utilities), and health access. In the U.S., we have safety nets like NAP (SNAP) food stamp benefits, Section 8 housing ass…

(NMC) — Northern Marianas College’s Center for Training and Innovation, in partnership with 500 Sails, announces Cohort 4 of its popular Basic Traditional Seamanship: Lalayak (Sailing) Certificate Program, offered through the 500 Sails Cultural Maritime Training Center. This three-week course invit…

(Commonwealth Utilities Corporation) — There will be a scheduled water service interruption on Tuesday, Jan. 20, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m.

MOSES Pangelinan Cabrera, 79, was sentenced Wednesday to eight years in prison for killing his younger brother during a drunken argument in 2024, after a Superior Court judge accepted a revised plea agreement supported by both families.

THE mayors of Saipan, Tinian, and Rota have issued two joint letters calling for urgent federal intervention to revive the Commonwealth’s faltering economy and opposing proposed seabed mining in CNMI waters, citing threats to the environment and cultural heritage.

MAISIE B. Tenorio was elected chair of the CNMI Board of Education on Thursday, succeeding Aschumar Kodep Ogumoro-Uludong.

The Republican Party of the Northern Mariana Islands announced that its Executive Committee convened and certified that two letters of intent have been duly submitted by former Sen. Vinnie Flores Sablan and former Gov. Ralph Deleon Guerrero Torres, each seeking the party’s endorsement to run for go…

(Press Release) — The Office of the Attorney General on Thursday adopted regulations establishing a clear and fair process for the use of investigative subpoenas, a critical tool that ensures thorough, just, and efficient criminal investigations.

AS reconstruction of World War II-era airstrips at Tinian’s North Field accelerates amid intensifying military rivalry with China, the mayors of Tinian, Saipan and Rota say they are watching developments closely and are anxious about what lies ahead for their constituents should a conflict occur.