A U.S. citizen who lives in New York and her Taiwanese father who lives in the CNMI are suing U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services officials for what they claim has been a four-year delay in adjudicating his green card petition. Yen Chien-Li and his daughter have filed the...

The CNMI Zoning Board has approved Island Apparel’s application for conditional use permit to relocate its business from Puerto Rico to Koblerville, an area zoned as village commercial. Zoning Board chair Diego C. Blanco, treasurer Mariano Taitano, secretary Joe Ayuyu Jr., and...

Rota Mayor Efraim M. Atalig leaves the U.S. District Court for the NMI building in Garapan with his counsel Robert O’Connor after a status conference Tuesday morning. FERDIE DE LA TORRE Rota Mayor Efraim M. Atalig, who has been indicted on corruption charges, insisted...

One of five men charged over an alleged clandestine “ice” laboratory on Saipan pleaded guilty in federal court Monday afternoon. Vincent David Cabrera Jr. pleaded guilty to conspiracy to manufacture crystal methamphetamine as part of a plea deal. The offense carries a maximum...