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(SCC) — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce announces the cancellation of its May general membership meeting due to the impact of Super Typhoon Sinlaku on our community in the Marianas.

(MVA) — The Marianas Visitors Authority announces that the 27th Annual Taste of the Marianas International Food Festival scheduled for May 2026 is canceled. Efforts and resources will focus on Marianas recovery efforts following Super Typhoon Sinlaku.

(SCC) — The Saipan Chamber of Commerce announces the postponement of its annual scholarship program until further notice due to the impact of Super Typhoon Sinlaku on our community in Saipan.

(BECQ) — The Bureau of Environmental and Coastal Quality analyzes water samples collected from Saipan’s west coast recreational beaches and storm drainages every week.

WHEN Super Typhoon Sinlaku made landfall, Crisita Calage said she felt the same fear she remembered from Super Typhoon Yutu in 2018 — only this time, the storm lasted longer and the water rose faster.

By Bryan [email protected] News Staff THE Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services responded Saturday afternoon to a fire at the Triple Star Recycling facility in Lower Base, where flames and thick black smoke rose from the compound. DFEMS public information officer Robert M…

A LONGTIME Parks and Recreation employee has been cited for theft and misuse of a government vehicle after he was found collecting downed copper wire and loading it into a government pickup truck at Paupau Beach last Friday.

According to the National Weather Service-Guam Weather Forecast Office, confidence continues to grow that a tropical disturbance may form over the next few days somewhere in Eastern Micronesia. Long-range forecast scenarios indicate the potential system could pass near or through the Marianas next …

(DPS) — On April 11, 2026, at approximately 11:16 p.m., DPS 911 Dispatch received a report of an auto-auto crash along Chalan Monsignor Guerrero Road in As Terlaje, near the Northern Marianas College traffic signal light.