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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

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

Destiny Cruz-Langas
Teen arrested in deadly crash
Teen arrested in deadly crash

The 18-year-old woman behind the wheel of a car that crashed into a concrete pole, killing her passenger is under arrest. Guam police took her into custody three weeks after the tragic crash. It happened on March 29 along Route 1 and Route 27A in Dededo.

KUAM News
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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Man faces federal charges in Tamuning post office thefts
Man faces federal charges in Tamuning post office thefts

A man accused of breaking into the Tamuning Post Office now faces multiple federal charges for mail theft. Matthew John Birola Sablan is charged with five counts of mail theft and one count of post office burglary. Surveillance footage shows a man with a

Joan Aguon Charfauros
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

Matsuki Hirayama
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

Matsuki Hirayama
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

Destiny Cruz-Langas
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

Matsuki Hirayama
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

Matsuki Hirayama
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
Sentencing set Thursday for retired policeman John 'Boom' Mantanona
Sentencing set Thursday for retired policeman John 'Boom' Mantanona

A former Guam police officer once considered a decorated veteran of law enforcement will soon learn his fate in federal court on Thursday.

Joan Aguon Charfauros
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

Matsuki Hirayama
Guam Community College is now a SNAP, E&T provider
Guam Community College is now a SNAP, E&T provider

Through a partnership with the Department of Public Health & Social Services, Guam Community College is now a designated Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program - Education & Training third party service provider. This partnership recognizes GCC as the

KUAM News
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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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

Destiny Cruz-Langas
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

Matsuki Hirayama
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