WASHINGTON, D.C.—U.S. Special Representative Esther Kia’aina and the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands Special Representative, Gov. Ralph Torres, transmitted the 902 consultations report to Congressional leaders today.  The report is the culmination of eight months of...

The owners of cargo ship M/V Luta have reached a settlement agreement to pay over $600,000 to the three parties that intervened in Japanese investor Takahisa Yamamoto’s lawsuit against Lt. Gov. Victor Hocog and the vessel’s owners. Attorney William M. Fitzgerald disclosed...

Based on information received from the National Weather Service in Tiyan, Guam, and compiled at the CNMI Emergency Operations Center State Warning Point, a large north swell from a winter storm that moved off Japan will maintain hazardous surf through at least Thursday. Hazardous...

A dog that was reported to be recovering a week after being tied to a rock to drown has been adopted. The 5-month-old dog, named Gunnar, was adopted last Sunday by Phyllis Ain, a literacy coach for William S. Reyes Elementary School. “[Gunnar] has toys, five other dogs to play...