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Four candidates for delegate meet filing deadline, 75 total packets submitted
Four candidates for delegate meet filing deadline, 75 total packets submitted

The filing deadline for candidates has arrived. More than 70 candidates have made the deadline. Each hoping to fill a seat either as delegate, senator, mayor and vice mayor. Guam Election Commission Maria Pangelinan says her staff will verify all packets

Search underway for Maite shooting suspects
Search underway for Maite shooting suspects

A 14-year-old girl in the hospital after an early morning shooting in Maite. A search now underway for the shooters. Guam Police say it happened at 2:39 this morning in the parking lot of Shop For Less in Maite. The teen was taken to the hospital to be tr

Nick Delgado
Police week chairs instructed: Do not Invite legislature to certain events
Police week chairs instructed: Do not Invite legislature to certain events

With 2024 Police Week festivities kicking-off today with a softball tournament, sources close to KUAM confirm chairpersons of the Police Week committees were instructed not to invite members of the 37th Guam Legislature to any of the week's events, with t

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Adelup: emergency declaration unnecessary at Guam Memorial Hospital
Adelup: emergency declaration unnecessary at Guam Memorial Hospital

Despite requests from two senators from both sides of the aisle, no state of emergency will be declared for Guam Memorial Hospital. Acting Governor Josh Tenorio says work is underway after a viral video showed a leak at the island's only hospital. A call

Destiny Cruz
New United Airlines route aims to boost tourism amid sinking Yen
New United Airlines route aims to boost tourism amid sinking Yen

United Airlines’ officials say their new route between Haneda and Guam is expected to boost tourism amid a sinking Yen. The airline is putting forth efforts to revitalize a lagging Japan market to pre-pandemic levels. The new route between Guam and

Matsuki Hirayama
CNMI to disburse $17.6M in tax refunds this month
CNMI to disburse $17.6M in tax refunds this month

The CNMI government announced that $17.6 million in tax refunds will be sent out this month for the over 12,799 tax returns that have been processed. The first batch of refunds is expected by May 15. Child Tax refunds amount to $4.4 million, Earned Income

Thomas Manglona
Teen stable after shooting in Maite, search underway for two suspect vehicles
Teen stable after shooting in Maite, search underway for two suspect vehicles

A 14-year-old is in stable condition after an apparent shooting in Maite early Friday. It happened at 2:39 am in the parking lot of Shop for Less, according to Guam Police Department spokesperson Officer Berlyn Savella. The teen was taken to the hospital

Nick Delgado
Missing man’s body found on Saipan
Missing man’s body found on Saipan

CNMI authorities found the body of a man reported missing on Saipan.

Thomas Manglona
Couple deny involvement in armed kidnapping
Couple deny involvement in armed kidnapping

The man and woman accused in an armed kidnapping denied the allegations filed against them in Superior Court. Twenty-five-year-olds Noah Cepeda and Aja Lujan were indicted by a grand jury. The pair appeared virtually from prison before Magistrate Judge Be

Nick Delgado
Island leaders clash during talks to rebuild Simon Sanchez
Island leaders clash during talks to rebuild Simon Sanchez

A push to get a new Simon Sanchez campus for the Sharks drenched in tension between the administration and the legislature. Committee Chair on Education, Senator Chris Barnett, made a splash with his comments during a town hall meeting on the matter, aime

Destiny Cruz
Man arrested for alleged child abuse
Man arrested for alleged child abuse

A man is under arrest accused of abusing a 7-year-old. Thirty-three-year-old Andrew Jerome Babauta is charged with child abuse. Court documents state Babauta allegedly used a belt to spank the child five times as punishment. The alleged victim told police

KUAM News
Man arrested in Dededo stabbing
Man arrested in Dededo stabbing

A convicted drug dealer is arrested in connection to a stabbing reported at the park across from a local elementary school in Dededo Sunday night. Forty-two-year-old Joseph Pugh Jr. is charged with multiple counts of aggravated assault to include special

KUAM News
Haneda-Guam inaugural flight receives warm Hafa Adai welcome
Haneda-Guam inaugural flight receives warm Hafa Adai welcome

On board a United Airlines flight early Thursday morning, all 166 seats were filled with passengers excited for the island paradise experience. While the boarding process is the usual, the plane ride is much different. Starting at Haneda International Air

Matsuki Hirayama
Upgrades to begin on final resting place for fallen heroes
Upgrades to begin on final resting place for fallen heroes

The first burial at the Veterans Cemetery in Piti was done in 1954. For 70 years, the island has used these sacred grounds to lay our fallen heroes to rest. 24,000 veterans are buried there but the 16-acre property is quickly running out of space. Governm

Nick Delgado
Guam Homeland: Avoid interacting with scam calls and messages
Guam Homeland: Avoid interacting with scam calls and messages

The Offices of Guam Homeland Security and Civil Defense along with the Mariana Regional Fusion Center continue to receive reports of local telephone numbers receiving suspicious calls and messages or reported phishing scams from local, domestic and unusua

KUAM News
CNMI Department of Labor helps Hyatt Regency employees transition after hotel closure in June
CNMI Department of Labor helps Hyatt Regency employees transition after hotel closure in June

The CNMI Department of Labor is helping the 146 Hyatt employees transition as the hotel announced it's shutting down at the end of June. Leila Staffler, Secretary of the CNMI Department of Labor said, “It is sad to see Hyatt go, but we know that we'

Thomas Manglona
Juan Salas reported missing on Saipan
Juan Salas reported missing on Saipan

Sixty-five-year-old Juan S. Salas is reported missing. The CNMI Department of Public Safety said he was last seen on May 1 around 7:30 a.m. at his Gualo Rai home. He was last seen wearing a shirt, black jean shorts, and black slippers. Acting DPS Commissi

Thomas Manglona
Guam weather radar remains offline until key component are installed
Guam weather radar remains offline until key component are installed

The Weather Surveillance Radar-1988 Doppler weather radar will remain offline for an additional four to six weeks until key components arrive, are installed, and tested. The radar is operated by NOAA’s National Weather Service Guam and maintained by

KUAM News
Guam Power Authority increases grid capacity, rotating outages extended through May
Guam Power Authority increases grid capacity, rotating outages extended through May

Despite progress in advancing plans to address the generation shortfall, Guam Power Authority says the release of the May Potential Rotating Outage Schedule as a precautionary measure. GPA’s intent is to assist residents in preparing for outages in

KUAM News
U.S.Coast Guard hosts Congressional Delegation
U.S.Coast Guard hosts Congressional Delegation

The U.S. Coast Guard Forces Micronesia/Sector Guam and Base Guam hosted a distinguished Congressional Delegation led by Congressman Sam Graves, Chairman of the House Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure and Congressman Mike Bost, Chairman of the

KUAM News
Guam Industry Forum 2024 set for November
Guam Industry Forum 2024 set for November

The Guam Post of the Society of American Engineers announced today that it will be hosting the Guam Industry Forum 2024 from Nov. 14 and 15, 2024, at the Dusit Thani Guam Resort. The two-day forum will welcome speakers and attendees from around the globe

KUAM News
Drunk driving enforcement to be conducted on May 3
Drunk driving enforcement to be conducted on May 3

The Guam Highway Patrol Division will be conducting DWI Sobriety Checkpoints, which shall be established at any one of the following locations: Along Route 1 Yigo, Dededo, Tamuning, Asan, with alternate setup locations on Route 14, Tumon. Route 4 from Hag

KUAM News
Pago Bay eyesore cleared with the assistance of several GovGuam agencies
Pago Bay eyesore cleared with the assistance of several GovGuam agencies

An encampment made up of tin shacks, junk, and even a tree house sat near the Pago Bay shore for years. After being made aware of numerous complaints from those who live nearby, Park Police Superintendent Col. Joey Terlaje executed a notice to vacate Park

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Police Chief awaits names of officers in unsealed court documents
Police Chief awaits names of officers in unsealed court documents

Is there a difference between online gambling, cockfighting, and bingo? The Chief of Police doesn't think so after his response to recent unsealed documents, which identified four officers in an illegal gambling investigation Senator Chris Barnett, Chair

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Decision 2024: Candidates answer student's questions during Congressional Assembly
Decision 2024: Candidates answer student's questions during Congressional Assembly

The University of Guam’s Public Administration capstone project is to question the candidates for Guam delegate this election. Darren Pangelinan was the moderator for the assembly and he said, “It is vital that we understand where you stand on

Nick Delgado
“Broken school, broken promises”: Simon Sanchez students speak out against delays to rebuild their campus
“Broken school, broken promises”: Simon Sanchez students speak out against delays to rebuild their campus

Students eagerly waited to hear the answer to this multi-million dollar question during a town hall meeting with lawmakers, education, and government officials today. “Broken school, broken promises.” These words stood out among the sea of sig

Destiny Cruz