Saipan and Tinian are expected to experience heavy rains and strong winds today, Tuesday, as Tropical Storm Tapah continues to intensify and may reach typhoon intensity and pass near both islands by noon. “The forecast has changed since this morning [Monday]. The track no longer...

Very few typhoons have passed through the populated islands of the CNMI over the past decade. Residents have been blessed with a Pacific Ocean dominated by neutral conditions, and the occasional La Niña, which can suppress the formation of tropical cyclones in areas that lead...

Senate vice president Victor Hocog (R-Rota) said yesterday that the investor group that invited and paid for his and other CNMI officials’ trip to Hong Kong and Macau months ago was put off partly by a threat of a casino referendum even after a Saipan casino bill already became...

Superior Court Associate Judge David A. Wiseman has imposed a 30-day prison term on a compliance officer of the Department of Commerce who was found guilty of assaulting his then common-law wife in front of their daughter at their home in Kagman. The victim gave a statement...