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DONG Han and Yinhua “Auntie” Yang, charged with selling methamphetamine near a school, were each sentenced to three years in federal prison.

TRIPLE J Enterprises, Inc. on Monday opened its appliance store next to Pay-Less Fresh Market on Beach Road in Chalan Kanoa.

NORTHERN Islands Mayor Valentino N. Taisacan Jr. submitted a $696,786 budget request to the administration and the Legislature.

A TEXAS man on federal probation was arrested on Saipan after authorities alleged he violated multiple conditions of his supervised release.

(MVA) — The Marianas Visitors Authority signed a strategic Memorandum of Understanding on March 26, 2026, with Good Choice, one of South Korea’s leading travel and leisure platforms, to launch joint marketing initiatives aimed at increasing arrivals to the Marianas.

The visits are part of an annual Marianas-wide initiative led by MTEC and MVA that engages 5th-, 7th-, and 10th-grade students through interactive presentations highlighting tourism as the Marianas’ leading economic driver.

The workshops provide practical learning opportunities for nonprofit leaders, staff, and community members, with both virtual and in-person options available.

THE Commonwealth Utilities Corp. is asking the Commonwealth Public Utilities Commission to lift the cap on its Fuel Adjustment Charge and allow the rate to rise to 44 cents per kilowatt-hour. CUC officials said global fuel prices have doubled, leaving the utility unable to absorb the increase.

AFTER two consecutive rollbacks last month, gasoline prices went up again by 20 cents, while the diesel price soared to $9.33 a gallon from $8.63 earlier this week.

BEFORE dawn on Good Friday, hundreds of residents made the steep climb to the summit of Mt. Tapochao, continuing a decades-long tradition of prayer, reflection, and community as a 30-foot wooden cross was raised on the island’s highest peak.