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Missing Person: Family seeking help in finding Jamie Terbio
Missing Person: Family seeking help in finding Jamie Terbio

Family and friends are urgently asking for your help in locating 82-year old Jaime Terbio. He is 5'5" in height and 130 pounds. He was last seen on Friday, April 25, 2025 at around noon, in Liguån Terrace, Dededo, wearing a white t-shirt and grey pa

Governor blocks Attorney General's "Dignity Project" with temporary restraining order
Governor blocks Attorney General's "Dignity Project" with temporary restraining order

The Superior Court of Guam initially granted a temporary restraining order requested by Governor Lou Leon Guerrero, blocking Attorney General Doug Moylan from moving forward with his Dignity Project. The Dignity Project is a joint effort by the AG and the

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Officers with multi-agency drug detector task force recognized
Officers with multi-agency drug detector task force recognized

The AB Won Pat International Airport was filled with law enforcement and island leaders for a significant occasion on Friday. Three Guam police officers and four corrections officers were recognized for successfully completing Guam Customs and Quarantine&

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Education officials prepare plan B amid silence from USDOE on ARP appeal
Education officials prepare plan B amid silence from USDOE on ARP appeal

Education officials and lawmakers are readying their next steps with still no word back from the US Department of Education on their appeal to untie millions in American Rescue Plan funds tied to critical projects. Guam Education Board Chair Angel Sablan

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Man in Apra Heights crash rushed to hospital with serious injuries
Man in Apra Heights crash rushed to hospital with serious injuries

A man was rushed to Naval Hospital Thursday evening with serious injuries. According to Guam Fire Department Spokesperson Lt. Nick Garrido, at 7:09pm units responded to Route 5 in Apra Heights for a reported crash involving a vehicle and bicyclist. Upon a

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Retired cop John 'Boom' Mantanona sentenced in federal court
Retired cop John 'Boom' Mantanona sentenced in federal court

“I'm sorry to my wife and family. I'm embarrassed.” That's what John “Boom” Mantanona said before a federal court judge just before he was sentenced for jury tampering on Thursday. The retired cop and former FBI task force member w

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Nimitz Carrier Strike Group suspends search for missing sailor in Guam
Nimitz Carrier Strike Group suspends search for missing sailor in Guam

The U.S. Navy has officially called off the search for Gabriel D. Holt, a sailor assigned to the USS Nimitz, who was last seen in the Tumon area around 11:57 p.m. on Friday, April 18. The Nimitz Carrier Strike Group confirmed that Holt's family has been n

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Lawmakers aim to tackle tax reform with four new bills
Lawmakers aim to tackle tax reform with four new bills

There’s a tax conversation happening at the Guam Legislature, one that could change how much we pay, how we pay it, and how we understand our local tax system. Lawmakers introducing four bills today that all center around Business Privilege Tax and

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Guam Chamber of Commerce says island's private sector struggling to survive
Guam Chamber of Commerce says island's private sector struggling to survive

The Guam Chamber of Commerce is calling for a public hearing on Bill 11, which proposes a reduction in the Business Privilege Tax from 5% to 4%. With the private sector struggling to survive, the Chamber argues this tax reduction would stimulate the econo

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Police discloses ruling in GMH death investigation
Police discloses ruling in GMH death investigation

The case is closed in the Guam Memorial Hospital death investigation where a discharged emergency room patient fell to her death last month. As reported, it was on March 15th when the body of 58 year old Rita A. Perez of Mangilao was discovered at the hos

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Man allegedly had meth-laced pills on Hawaii flight to Guam
Man allegedly had meth-laced pills on Hawaii flight to Guam

A man arriving in Guam from Hawaii was stopped by Customs and Quarantine officers after pills in his possession tested positive for methamphetamine.Mark Edwin Cacho Ocampo is charged with importation of a schedule II controlled substance as a first-degree

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Guam Education Board passes resolution to align with Trump's ban on transgender athletes
Guam Education Board passes resolution to align with Trump's ban on transgender athletes

The Guam Education Board has passed a resolution aligning with the Trump Administration's efforts to ban transgender athletes from competing in girls' sports, following a warning from Attorney General Doug Moylan that non-compliance could result in the lo

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Funtastic Park closing after 27 years is a sign of economic downturn
Funtastic Park closing after 27 years is a sign of economic downturn

In what could be an end of an era, the iconic Funtastic Park at the Micronesia Mall is shutting down after nearly three decades of operation. It’s a sign of the times of the economic downturn as the businesses' owner says rising costs of rent and sl

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Hagat shooting declared a homicide, suspects still on the run
Hagat shooting declared a homicide, suspects still on the run

The Guam Police Department today confirmed the Hagat shooting victim died by homicide, and was identified as 36-year-old Carl Florence Eucogco Gargarita. Two suspects remain on the run and investigators are asking the community for help in finding them. 2

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Agat shooting declared homicide, victim identified
Agat shooting declared homicide, victim identified

An update on the shooting incident that took place at the GHURA housing in the Pagachao, Hagat identified the victim, as well as two suspects. The victim has been identified as Carl Florence Eucogco Gargarita. His next of kin has been notified. The invest

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Pope Francis dies at 88 after a decade of transformative leadership
Pope Francis dies at 88 after a decade of transformative leadership

Pope Francis has passed away at the age of 88. A reformer, a bridge-builder and a man of deep compassion, his leadership often challenged tradition while inviting the faithful - even the doubtful - closer to the heart of the church. KUAM spoke with local

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Lawsuit accuses GDOE superintendent of disability discrimination
Lawsuit accuses GDOE superintendent of disability discrimination

Guam Department of Education superintendent Dr. Kenneth Swanson is once again facing legal action, this time over a lawsuit filed on behalf of a student with a mobility disability without access to a working elevator at his school. KUAM News spoke with th

Destiny Cruz-Langas
Invasive little fire ants threat to Guam's endangered birds eradicated
Invasive little fire ants threat to Guam's endangered birds eradicated

A new major threat to Guam’s endangered birds has been stopped in its tracks. The Guam Department of Agriculture has successfully eradicated a dangerous infestation of little fire ants at a critical bird breeding facility - home to the island’

Matsuki Hirayama
Pope Francis passes away on Easter Monday
Pope Francis passes away on Easter Monday

Pope Francis, the 266th pope of the Roman Catholic Church, has passed away at the age of 88.

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Authorities suspend search for missing boater Jeffrey Hattori
Authorities suspend search for missing boater Jeffrey Hattori

An update on the search for missing boater, 58-year-old Jeffrey Hattori. The U.S. Coast Guard suspended search efforts as of Saturday evening, honoring a request from Hattori's family to delay the public announcement. As KUAM first reported, Hattori depar

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USS Nimitz departs Guam as search for missing sailor presses on
USS Nimitz departs Guam as search for missing sailor presses on

The search continues for a missing sailor with the USS Nimitz. Gabriel D. Holt was last seen around 11:57 Friday night between Hotel Nikko and Gun Beach. He's described as six feet tall, 192 pounds, with brown hair and brown eyes. At the time, he was wear

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Local fishing community happy with Trump's order to open Pacific monument
Local fishing community happy with Trump's order to open Pacific monument

The Pacific Remote Islands Marine National Monument stretches across nearly half a million square miles of ocean, a long protected zone for marine biodiversity. But a new order from President Trump now allows commercial fishing within those waters. &ldquo

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Guam's Americorps programs get to work during National Volunteer Week
Guam's Americorps programs get to work during National Volunteer Week

The Department of Government Efficiency is turning its focus on a new target: Americorps. Last week, volunteers with Americorps’ National Civilian Community Corps were let go after a federal DOGE mandate. This comes on the heels of National Voluntee

Destiny Cruz-Langas
Bills aim to ease Guam's teacher shortage with retiree support
Bills aim to ease Guam's teacher shortage with retiree support

The Guam Department of Education has struggled to staff its classrooms for some time now and retired teachers have helped fill those gaps. But for some lawmakers, the conditions under which they return need serious reform. Senator Chris Barnett discussed

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Officials report “unexploded ordnance” was a dummy grenade
Officials report “unexploded ordnance” was a dummy grenade

A reported “unexploded ordnance” in Upper Tumon confirmed to be a dud. Following an emergency evacuation at the Harmon Villa Garden Apartments in Upper Tumon, officials say the discovered ordnance was a dummy grenade left behind by a former re

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Search efforts continue for missing sailor
Search efforts continue for missing sailor

According to Public Affairs Officer for Carrier Strike Group 11, USS Nimitz (CVN 68) LCDR Tim Pietrack, search efforts continue for Gabriel Holt assigned to the USS Nimitz who was reported missing Friday evening. The USS Nimitz is here for a port visit. G

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