A repeat offender from Palau who pleaded guilty to assaulting his girlfriend and threatening to kill her and her 2-year-old son was sentenced Wednesday to two years in prison. Twenty-seven-year-old Lawson Santiago Renguul Jr. was sentenced to a total of four years imprisonment,...

Takahisa Yamamoto has paid Florida-based National Maritime Services, the former custodian of cargo ship M/V Luta. With the payment, U.S. District Court for the NMI Chief Judge Ramona V. Manglona vacated the scheduled Oct. 5, 2017, hearing on NMS’ request to reinstitute contempt...

The Commonwealth Election Commission has no chairperson and three other commissioner positions for Saipan and Northern Islands are vacant. CEC executive director Julita Villagomez said yesterday that the term of former chairperson Frances M. Sablan expired last Aug. 8, along with...

Rear Admiral Shoshana Chatfield, who leads the Joint Region Marianas as its commander, assured Tuesday that Joint Region Marianas is ready to defend the CNMI community against all hazards. “Joint Region Marianas, the Department of Defense is always ready to support the...