Coast Guard Leads Removal of Storm-Sunk Vessels From the Port of Saipan
SAIPAN – Vessels sunk and wrecked by Super Typhoon Sinlaku are being pulled from the waters of the Port of Saipan in a Coast Guard-led salvage operation, the U.S. Coast Guard said Monday.
NMI News Service Welcomes Ha’ani Rodgers as Media Assistant
Please welcome Ha’ani Rose Tudela Asuncion Rodgers to the NMI News Service team.
EOC: Rip Currents Life-Threatening Through Tonight; Heavy Rain Threat Slips to the Weekend as Development Odds Fade
SAIPAN – The CNMI Emergency Operations Center issued three advisories Monday evening: rip currents along west-facing reefs will be life-threatening through late tonight, the high surf and small craft advisories run into early Tuesday, and the heavy rainfall event once expected to begin Wednesday keeps sliding, with the chance of a tropical system developing trending down.
Marianas Alliance of Non-Governmental Organizations Opens Registration for September Nonprofit Training Series
SAIPAN – The Marianas Alliance of Non-Governmental Organizations has opened registration for a September series of in-person and virtual sessions aimed at nonprofit leaders, board members, volunteers and anyone curious about the sector.
Second-Degree Murder Charge Filed Against Delvin Rios in Death of Baybie Hocog; Court Records Describe a Different Sequence Than DPS Release
SAIPAN – The man DPS described Saturday as a pedestrian struck alongside a woman by a vehicle that fled the scene is now charged with second-degree murder in her death, and the sworn police declaration supporting his arrest describes him pushing her outside the hospital, getting into his truck and driving off with her in front of it.
Wet Week Ahead for the Marianas as Surf and Rip Current Advisories Wind Down Overnight
SAIPAN – The high surf advisory along west-facing reefs expires at 5 a.m. Tuesday and the high rip current risk ends late tonight, the National Weather Service said in its 6 p.m. forecast, but a disorganized monsoon pattern will keep showers and thunderstorms over the Marianas all week, with locally heavy rain possible starting Friday.
Guam Department of Agriculture Offering $20 an Hour for Volunteers at As Gadao Tree Planting Saturday
MANGILAO, Guam – The Guam Department of Agriculture’s Forestry and Soil Resources Division and LOVE Guam will hold a community tree planting at As Gadao Plantation in Malesso’ on Saturday, August 29, with stipends of $20 an hour for eligible volunteers.
Joeten-Kiyu Public Library Wins $200,000 Federal Grant to Build Family Literacy Program Around Chamorro and Carolinian Storytelling
SAIPAN – The Joeten-Kiyu Public Library has been awarded $200,000 from the federal Institute of Museum and Library Services to plan a family literacy program rooted in Chamorro and Carolinian languages and Indigenous storytelling, one of 40 projects funded nationwide from 105 applications.
Commonwealth Utilities Corporation to Run Sewer Smoke and Dye Tests in Koblerville Starting Wednesday
SAIPAN – The Commonwealth Utilities Corporation will conduct smoke and dye testing of sewer lines in Koblerville from Wednesday, August 26 through Friday, September 4, weekdays from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., to verify which customers in the area are connected to the CUC sewer system.
ICE Detainee Dies in Department of Corrections Custody; Investigation Underway
SAIPAN – A man detained for U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement at the Northern Mariana Islands Department of Corrections died early Saturday morning, the department announced Monday.
