Sparks flew last night as Gov. Ralph DLG Torres and challenger Juan N. Babauta squared off in a gubernatorial debate last night at the Pedro P. Tenorio Multi-Purpose Center. Families, friends, and supporters of both candidates either watched the event live at the Multi-Purpose Center or online through the Facebook page of the Northern Marianas College. In an event moderated by Lannie Walker of the KSPN TV station, both candidates responded to questions on topics that ranged from the...

The Commonwealth Election Commission is preparing to spend $26,000 to $27,000 to charter a boat to deliver ballots for early voting for the Nov. 6 general election of 14 voters on the Northern Islands. The CEC doesn’t know if additional registered voters will stay on the Northern...

Due to damaged vegetation wrought by Typhoon Mangkhut on Rota, the CNMI Division of Fish & Wildlife has re-scheduled for Friday, Sept. 28, the first-ever release into the wild of five reared Mariana crows, which is the most critically endangered crow in the world. DFW...

Task Force Dagger Foundation was recently on Saipan, looking for fallen World War II airplanes in the waters around the Marianas with the hope of retrieving artifacts that might help them identify the pilots and crewmembers. “Task Force Dagger is composed of a group of...