SONGSONG, Rota—The administration of Gov. Ralph DLG Torres already expects additional funding will be needed for the full recovery of the island of Rota. In a briefing last Tuesday that included representatives of disaster relief agencies like the Federal Emergency Management...

SONGSONG, Rota—Almost the entire island of Rota can re-enjoy the luxury of running water and soon, electricity. Rota Mayor Eifram Atalig told Saipan Tribune yesterday that running water has been restored to 98 percent of Rota; the remaining 2 percent is due to low or no water...

SONGSONG, Rota—The island of Rota, which bore the brunt of Typhoon Mangkhut late Monday and was reportedly the strongest typhoon to hit the island since 2002, was in shambles in the wake of the Category 2 typhoon that brought maximum sustained winds of over 100 miles per hour...

Rota, the southernmost island in the Northern Marianas, felt the brunt of Typhoon Mangkhut yesterday as it sliced through the region as it continued to move westward.     Mangkhut dumped eight to 10 inches of rain on the CNMI’s southernmost island, with sustained...