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“I have no idea why the mayor is involved in that. He should go out and clean the damn island. That’s his job, you know.”

The CNMI Joint Information Center and the CNMI Homeland Security and Emergency Management Office, in coordination with the National Weather Service – Guam, advise residents of the CNMI that Invest 92W is expected to bring unsettled weather to the Mariana Islands over the next 24 to 36 hours, with t…

Governor David M. Apatang submitted a revised budget on Wednesday afternoon. More details to follow.

THREE water wells and a sewage lift station on Saipan are expected to be connected to the power grid this week, allowing FEMA to remove all of its generators from the island, Commonwealth Utilities Corporation officials said Tuesday.

NORES S. Langu, 66, will serve seven years in prison after pleading guilty to directing another man to sexually assault his sleeping common‑law wife, according to a judgment issued by Superior Court Presiding Judge Joseph N. Camacho.

ABOUT three weeks after the last rollback, the price of diesel went down again on Monday — this time by 40 cents.

THE CNMI Joint Information Center on Tuesday said some families on Saipan remain under tarps and makeshift shelters because their tent applications are still undergoing FEMA eligibility review and dispatch processing, despite reports from frontline responders that emergency tents have already been …

REACTING to the statement of Sen. Manny Gregory Tenorio Castro on Tuesday, Rep. Vincent Aldan said, “No one is asking the Senate to be a rubber stamp, but the people are asking the Senate to be accountable.”

TWO months after the devastation caused by Super Typhoon Sinlaku in April, the demolition of what remains of the Koblerville Elementary School campus began on Wednesday, marking a new beginning for students, faculty and school staff.

Delegate Kimberlyn King-Hinds has introduced H.R. 9316, the Travel Assistance for Veterans in Medical Deserts Act, to expand eligibility for Department of Veterans Affairs beneficiary travel reimbursements for veterans residing in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands and the Freely Asso…