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SUPERIOR Court Associate Judge Joseph N. Camacho has formally declared 19-year-old Clarence Anthony Ong Lee the natural and biological son of the late Antonio Santos Salas, granting him full Northern Marianas Descent status and associated rights, including land ownership and potential retirement su…

JAMIL Torres, grandson of pioneering Saipan physician Dr. Jose Diaz Torres, has earned his commission as a warrant officer in the United States Marine Corps, marking a milestone for both his family and the Northern Marianas community.

GOVERNOR David M. Apatang and other members of the CNMI government panel will meet with their U.S. counterparts via videoconference at 8 a.m. today, Wednesday, to pick up where they left off in the consultation pursuant to Section 902 of the Covenant.

HELD April 6–10 at Crowne Plaza Resort Saipan, the CNMI’s first on-island biosecurity forum brought together local agencies, federal partners, and international experts to confront a growing list of invasive species and emerging marine threats — while building a long-term system to protect the isla…

INSPIRING stories and remarks highlighted Tuesday’s proclamation signing of Child Abuse & Neglect Prevention and Awareness Month at the Marianas High School main cafeteria.

A FEDERAL court will allow a former Shirley’s Coffee Shop dishwasher’s lawsuit over unpaid overtime to move forward, ruling her complaint “not frivolous or malicious.”

(Commonwealth Utilities Corporation) — There will be a scheduled water service interruption on Tuesday, April 14, 2026, from 9:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in certain portions of San Vicente.

The odor is associated with the activation of the Sadog Tasi wastewater treatment plant during the startup of the digester aerator unit. This is a normal operational procedure and is necessary to ensure proper treatment plant operations.

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

FOR the second month since the election of its new officers, the Commonwealth Zoning Board failed to convene due to a lack of quorum, delaying zoning permit applications for new businesses in the CNMI.