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  • Guam EPA investigates dump site fire in Anigua

    By Sabrina Salas Matanane
    The Guam Environmental Protection Agency is launching yet another investigation after a report of an illegal dump fire, this time in Anigua. Lena Taitano Limtiaco has been living in Anigua for decades. She just returned from a doctor's appointment when sh

  • Girls told to 'get out and walk home' after taking the wrong bus

    By Sabrina Salas Matanane
    Get out and walk home - five words two little girls say they were told after getting on the wrong school bus on Tuesday. And while they were dropped on the Back Road to Andersen, the parents are grateful complete strangers came to their rescue. This story

  • Underwood: Guam needs plan for COFA future

    By Nestor Licanto
    In a historic meeting at the White House today, the presidents of the Freely Associated States met with President Donald Trump and issued a joint statement reaffirming their commitments to the Compacts of Free Association. Renewal of those landmark agreem

  • Mom wants justice for son after one-to-one aide assault

    By Sabrina Salas Matanane
    The mother of an Upi Elementary School student says she's not sure she can trust the Guam Department of Education after her son's one-to-one school aide was arrested for allegedly abusing her child. "My thoughts and my, you know, perspective the way that

  • GDOE to gain back control of high school sports

    By Sabrina Salas Matanane
    The Guam Department of Education will be tackling the issue of taking over high school sports after the call was made by the Guam Education Board during their meeting Tuesday evening. The New Year will bring new changes with high school interscholastic sp

  • Profiles of Hope: Carabaos for a Cure

    By Joan Aguon Charfauros
    Friday, May 24 is American Cancer Society's annual Relay for Life. This is a community fundraising challenge raising funds for cancer research. Families, friends, and colleagues join forces and create teams to raise funds to honor loved ones who have lost

  • Manamko' celebrate Senior Citizens Day with lawmakers

    By Julius Santos
    The Hyatt Regency Guam's appropriately-named Grand Ballroom was filled with a warm festive feeling as almost 500 of our island's elderly came together for the 35th annual Senior Citizens Day Legislative Reception, hosted by the Guam Legislature and the Of

  • Profiles of Hope: Fuetsan Familia

    By Joan Aguon Charfauros
    Friday, May 24 is American Cancer Society's annual Relay for Life. This is a community fundraising challenge raising funds for cancer research. Families, friends, and colleagues join forces and create teams to raise funds to honor loved ones who have lost

  • Governor talks Marine buildup, new hospital on Hawaii trip

    By Nestor Licanto
    Governor Lou Leon Guerrero says she has reassurances from top military brass that the military buildup here remains on track. The governor also says she is seriously considering whether to build a new Guam memorial hospital. Those were two of the top issu

  • GDOE spent $66.9M educating FAS students in FY2017, total compact funds was just $13M

    By Nestor Licanto
    GDOE has come up with a "clean number" for the cost of educating FAS migrants. The figures show that taxpayers have spent more than a half-billion dollars over the last fifteen years, and federal reimbursements have fallen well short of that. But educatio

  • Won Pat suggests ways to share GDOE Tiyan space

    By Julius Santos
    Former senator and current Guahan Academy Charter School Chief Administrator Judi WonPat wants to work with the Leon Guerrero Administration and the Guam Department of Education on Building E in Tiyan but her proposal has a problem. Julius Santos has more

  • Royals win fourth straight soccer title behind MVP Brianne Leon Guerrero

    By Dave Delgado
    The Notre Dame dynasty was solidified after the Lady Royals beat the Academy Cougars 3-2 in this year's girls high school soccer title game. Academy scored first, Ravyn Benavente and Vanessa Cruz both get a foot on the ball to Mia San Nicolas who gets the

  • Trashed Yigo bus stop reveals bigger illegal dumping problem

    By Sabrina Salas Matanane
    Over the last couple of weeks, we've been reporting on a homeless man living at a bus stop in the Zero Down area of Yigo. While several residents and community organizations have come forward to help him, it's now shedding light on the massive illegal dum

  • Profiles of Hope: Families for Life

    By Joan Aguon Charfauros
    Friday, May 24 is American Cancer Society's annual Relay for Life. This is a community fundraising challenge raising funds for cancer research. Families, friends, and colleagues join forces and create teams to raise funds to honor loved ones who have lost

  • GPD's Civilian of the Year and Police Officer of the Year

    By Joan Aguon Charfauros
    Wrapping up Guam Police Week, we're introducing the recipients of the Police Officer of the Year and Civilian of the Year for 2019. Civilian of the Year: Victorino I. Maza Along with the many officers in blue who protect our island, there are others who h

  • Pope to present Archbishop Byrnes with special vestment

    For just the third time in the history of Guam's Catholic Church, a new Archbishop will be formally recognized by the Pope.Archbishop Michael Byrnes will concelebrate Mass with the Holy Father and other new Archbishops from across the globe in a special c

  • Terlaje: risk of reoffending assessment needs to happen now

    By Chris Barnett
    In the wake of her roundtable on parole, sentencing and risk assessments for criminal sexual conduct offenders, Sen. Therese Terlaje is calling for safeguards that could protect the public to be implemented quickly. There were very sobering takeaways from

  • GW principal reassigned while GDOE investigates alleged employee misconduct

    By Sabrina Salas Matanane
    The Guam Department of Education has launched investigations--one into allegations of misconduct--the other involving allegations of sexual assault. As KUAM previously reported, GDOE launched an administrative investigation into an allegation of misconduc

  • UOG working to curb coconut rhino beetle spread

    By Julius Santos
    The rhino beetle is one of the most destructive invasive species on Guam. Here's how you can help mitigate the damage. The coconut tree, known also as the "tree of life" is the favorite breeding site and source of food for the rhino beetle. But the insect

  • Posadas lists hospital upgrades, concerns at board meeting

    By Sabrina Salas Matanane
    This week marked the very first meeting of the new hospital board. Hospital Administrator Lillian Posadas gave an update on the compliance efforts with Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. As we reported, GMH was under threat of possibly losing Medic

  • Homeless man living in Yigo bus stop could be heading home

    By Julius Santos
    Fangonom Ukuk is the gentleman living at a bus stop near the Zero-Down subdivision in Yigo, who simply wants to go back to his home in Chuuk. However without money and a passport, he's left without options. But there is hope for him. Responding to our inq

  • UOG's Jones: middle class wages could drive island's growth

    By Nestor Licanto
    While the focus of lawmakers and the business community has been on the proposed $1 increase in the minimum wage, a University of Guam economics professor says more attention should be paid to middle class salaries, which could be the real driver of econo

  • Manamko' attend Conference on Aging

    By Julius Santos
    May is Senior Citizens Month and the Department of Mental Health and Social Services, Division of Senior Citizens of the Department of Public Health and Social Services, and the Mayors Council of Guam held the 45th Annual Governor's Guam Conference on Agi

  • Guam-born architect starts scholarship

    By Joan Aguon Charfauros
    An architect with Guam roots has started a scholarship in honor of the very individual who has inspired him to get into such a profession--his grandfather, who just happened to be the architect behind the Agana Cathedral. Marc Dimalanta was born and raise

  • UOG economics professor talks impact of minimum wage

    By Nestor Licanto
    The University of Guam is weighing in on the minimum wage increase debate. UOG will host a seminar next week on the impact of the proposed hike in Guam. Economics professor Dr. Roseann Jones will be the featured speaker at the seminar. She is also one of

  • Moylan: chemical castration bill meant to reduce recidivism rates

    By Julius Santos
    One local lawmaker is hoping to take Guam's Chemical Castration law one step further despite the fact it hasn't even been implemented in the past four years. Sen. James Moylan on Tuesday introduced Bill 137-35 to update the Chemical Castration for Sex Off

  • GovGuam working to resolve Manenggon monument land dispute

    By Sabrina Salas Matanane
    The fate of the annual Manenggon Memorial ceremony still remains up in the air. Every year hundreds of people including survivors of the Japanese Occupation of Guam during World War II, gather in Manenggon to honor the lives lost at the concentration camp

  • Get all your election news online & interactively from KUAM

    By Jason Salas
    The big news heading into this fall is the election, and so our digital team has put together a series of helpful and fun products to help you make an informed decision when you head to the polls. We're all over the map with our coverage of the Decision 2

  • Coldstone Creamery Birthday Club

    Watch KUAM News or listen to I94FM or Isla 63 AM where we'll announce the special celebrants of the day every weekday. And Every Friday, one lucky person will win a birthday cake compliments of Coldstone Creamery! 

  • DOE HQ left in the dark due to unpaid power bill

    The hum of a generator could be heard outside DOE's headquarters - the consequence of a delinquent bill that left employees in the dark.

  • Community outraged at savage beating of dogs

    Broken legs, a fractured skull, and damaged kidneys - just some of the injuries dogs Rex and Lucky sustained as a result of a brutal beating.

  • Short-term pain, long-term gain for CNMI consumers & businesses?

    By Nestor Licanto
    DOCOMO Pacific announced plans for a new fiber optic cable between Guam and Saipan, citing increased connectivity and lower cost bandwidth.

  • Signup for Expresscare's weekly newsletter

    Watch "Healthy Living with Dr. Jitka Lom" every Tuesday on KUAM News Extra and signup for the ExpressCare weekly newsletter on Facebook for extended tips about living a healthy island lifestyle!

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  • Coldstone Creamery Birthday Club

    Coldstone Creamery Birthday Club

    Thursday, May 7 2015 7:33 PM EDT2015-05-07 23:33:30 GMT

    Your loved ones' birthday is cause for celebration and the stations of KUAM and Coldstone Creamery want to make it extra special for them! Beginning April 1, KUAM News and Radio are launching the Birthday

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    Watch KUAM News or listen to I94FM or Isla 63 AM where we'll announce the special celebrants of the day every weekday. And Every Friday, one lucky person will win a birthday cake compliments of Coldstone Creamery! 

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  • Nominate someone for the Good Neighbor Award

    Nominate someone for the Good Neighbor Award

    Tuesday, June 21 2016 2:19 AM EDT2016-06-21 06:19:37 GMT

    The acts of good neighbors in our community often go unnoticed. The Good Neighbor Award is a monthly feature highlighting the everyday acts of selflessness among everyday people!  

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    The acts of good neighbors in our community often go unnoticed. The Good Neighbor Award is a monthly feature highlighting the everyday acts of selflessness among everyday people!  

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  • GPA scheduled outages for May 22, 23

    GPA scheduled outages for May 22, 23

    The Guam Power Authority advises that a power outage has been scheduled as follows: Date: Wednesday, 22 May Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (4 hours)Affected areas: Yigo--Ghura 505; parts of Guamamela Lane, Mapola Loop and Kamia Court and customers in the surroundMore >>
    The Guam Power Authority advises that a power outage has been scheduled as follows: Date: Wednesday, 22 May Time: 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. (4 hours)Affected areas: Yigo--Ghura 505; parts of Guamamela Lane, Mapola Loop and Kamia Court and customers in the surroundMore >>

  • Navy to conduct combat training at Radio Barrigada this weekend

    Navy to conduct combat training at Radio Barrigada this weekend

    The Naval Special Warfare Group 1 will conduct Close Quarters Combat training from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 24-26 at Radio Barrigada, according to a Joint Region Marianas release. According to JRM, residents in surrounding areas should not be alarmed if theyMore >>
    The Naval Special Warfare Group 1 will conduct Close Quarters Combat training from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m. May 24-26 at Radio Barrigada, according to a Joint Region Marianas release. According to JRM, residents in surrounding areas should not be alarmed if they More >>

  • TRAFFIC ADVISORY FOR MAY 20-26

    TRAFFIC ADVISORY FOR MAY 20-26

    Road Safety Reminder for the Week THE RIGHT OF WAY RULES (Part 3 of 6) Left Turns: When you approach an intersection, give the proper signal for at least 100 feet before turning. The law requires you to wait until it is safe for you to complete your turn.More >>
    Road Safety Reminder for the Week THE RIGHT OF WAY RULES (Part 3 of 6) Left Turns: When you approach an intersection, give the proper signal for at least 100 feet before turning. The law requires you to wait until it is safe for you to complete your turn.More >>
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  • FBI offering $25K reward for missing Saipan sisters

    FBI offering $25K reward for missing Saipan sisters

    The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information on the whereabouts of two sisters who disappeared in Saipan eight years ago. Faloma and Meleina Luhk, who would now be 18 and 17 respectively, went missing on May 25, 2011 while waiting at a scMore >>
    The FBI is offering a reward of up to $25,000 for information on the whereabouts of two sisters who disappeared in Saipan eight years ago. Faloma and Meleina Luhk, who would now be 18 and 17 respectively, went missing on May 25, 2011 while waiting at a scMore >>

  • GACS: GDOE loophole holding up construction job payment

    GACS: GDOE loophole holding up construction job payment

    The Guahan Academy Charter School has been doing what it can to address outstanding obligations and payment issues. Last week, KUAM reported on an Office of Accountability appeals claim by Rex International seeking payment for constructing the GACS campusMore >>
    The Guahan Academy Charter School has been doing what it can to address outstanding obligations and payment issues. Last week, KUAM reported on an Office of Accountability appeals claim by Rex International seeking payment for constructing the GACS campusMore >>

  • Justin Babauta accused of recording 14-year-old showering, search of phone pending

    Justin Babauta accused of recording 14-year-old showering, search of phone pending

    Justin Jay Babauta was charged in court with Invasion of Privacy after he allegedly recorded a 14-year-old showering. On Monday, police responded to the victim's complaint in Mangilao. According to court documents, Babauta had recorded the victim nude onMore >>
    Justin Jay Babauta was charged in court with Invasion of Privacy after he allegedly recorded a 14-year-old showering. On Monday, police responded to the victim's complaint in Mangilao. According to court documents, Babauta had recorded the victim nude on More >>
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