CNMI

After verifying Crime Stoppers tips and interviewing multiple people, DPS confirmed Tuesday that the decomposed body discovered near Airport Road belonged to Maria Edna Clarin, 48, of Afetna.

Del. Kimberlyn King‑Hinds said federal accountability requirements and the CNMI’s lack of an unemployment insurance framework are driving delays in the rollout of Disaster Unemployment Assistance after Typhoon Sinlaku.

CMMI Gov. David M. Apatang signed Public Law 24‑40, the FY 2027 budget, while vetoing sections he said were legally inconsistent or financially unsound.

The U.S. Coast Guard reopened the Port of Saipan on Monday, lifting storm‑related restrictions and allowing all commercial vessel traffic to resume following Typhoon Choi‑Wan.

Facing storm‑related destruction and deepening fiscal strain, the mayors of the CNMI have appealed directly to President Donald Trump for help, urging the federal government to “stand with us once again.”

Gov. David M. Apatang ordered a shutdown of most CNMI government operations Wednesday after lawmakers failed to approve a balanced Fiscal Year 2027 budget before the constitutional deadline.

Federal recovery efforts following Super Typhoons Sinlaku and Bavi are entering a new phase, FEMA’s Victor Inge said Tuesday, as the agency shifts from emergency response to long-term rebuilding.

Facing rising costs and lingering typhoon damage, CUC is asking regulators to approve a three‑year rate overhaul that would sharply increase electric, water, and wastewater charges beginning Dec. 1.

CUC has requested more than $1.3 billion in federal aid through a massive funding package disclosed in federal court as part of its post‑typhoon recovery update.

The CNMI will build new veterans cemeteries on Tinian and Rota with more than $7.1 million in federal funding, a move Del. Kimberlyn King‑Hinds says will finally give families on all three major islands local access to dignified burial services.