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Guam Youth Congress pushes to make “Mayor’s Office Recognition Day” law
Guam Youth Congress pushes to make “Mayor’s Office Recognition Day” law

In a show of unity and appreciation for Guam’s municipal leaders, the Guam Youth Congress has taken formal steps to recognize the vital work of the island’s mayors, vice mayors, and municipal staff. Vice Speaker Trevan Atoigue presented Resolu

Multiple people arrested in coordinated drug bust in Maite apartment
Multiple people arrested in coordinated drug bust in Maite apartment

Seven people are behind bars after a coordinated drug bust at a Maite apartment on Thursday. Drug Task Force Officers executed a search warrant at two units in the Plumeria Estates Apartments in Maite on Thursday morning. Officers discovered and seized su

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Fourth week of “Non-Detect”; GWA asks gepa to lift “Do Not Drink” order
Fourth week of “Non-Detect”; GWA asks gepa to lift “Do Not Drink” order

The Guam Waterworks Authority is formally asking the Guam Environmental Protection Agency to lift the “do not drink” advisory for the Yigo/Santa Rosa area. The request follows a fourth consecutive week of lab results showing “non-detect&

Destiny Cruz-Langas
PPD skin test screening set for Jose Rios Middle School community
PPD skin test screening set for Jose Rios Middle School community

A person at Jose Rios Middle School has been diagnosed with active pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) by the Department of Public Health and Social Services’ Communicable Disease Control Clinic, according to a November 5th memo. DPHSS says it will screen a

Destiny Cruz-Langas
UOG students lead dialogue on civic engagement and public policy changes
UOG students lead dialogue on civic engagement and public policy changes

Graduate students from the University of Guam are taking civic education beyond the classroom. Their conference, “Strengthening Democracy: Civic Engagement in Guam and the Pacific”, brought together voices from across the island to talk about

Nevaeh Anderson
Developer will appeal Guam EPA Notice of Violation
Developer will appeal Guam EPA Notice of Violation

The developer of the Palisades Estates subdivision is facing a $1.7 million fine for alleged environmental violations in connection to the October 15 landslide that caused sediment runoff in East Hagatna Bay and snarled traffic. But Tasi Vista Development

Matsuki Hirayama
Sinajana traffic stop leads to drug arrest
Sinajana traffic stop leads to drug arrest

A Sinajana traffic stop led to the arrest of a woman already on probation for a drug offense. According to a magistrate’s complaint, 33-year-old Patty Jean Santos was pulled over Monday night while operating a moped with no license plate. Santos rep

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Every Tuesday in November from 12pn-2pm, stop by Kmart and donate for Giving Tuesday
Every Tuesday in November from 12pn-2pm, stop by Kmart and donate for Giving Tuesday

Take part in the KUAM CareForce's Giving Tuesday project. To help those going through rough times lately...the KUAM CareForce will be at Kmart every Tuesday in November from 12pm-2pm , collecting your donations from non perishable food items, baby items,

Kobe Onedera
WestCare offers relief for federal workers affected by shutdown
WestCare offers relief for federal workers affected by shutdown

As the federal government shutdown continues to impact families across Guam, WestCare Pacific Islands is stepping up to provide critical relief for those affected. WPI says it recognizes the growing challenges faced by federal employees and households str

Joan Aguon Charfauros
DOC, GMH align on inmate health and staffing needs
DOC, GMH align on inmate health and staffing needs

Guam Memorial Hospital’s top leadership is working directly with the Department of Corrections to strengthen inmate health care operations. Interim chief executive officer Dr. Joleen Aguon and members of the GMH board of trustees toured the Mangilao

Jason Salas
Ninja athletes Flores and Perez win 1st and 3rd at O-Zone Games
Ninja athletes Flores and Perez win 1st and 3rd at O-Zone Games

Ninja athletes, Rai Flores and Deren Perez, stood tall on the podium for Guam at the O-Zone Games obstacle course competition in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia this past weekend with Flores taking 1st place and Perez claiming 3rd in the open division, besting ath

Guam Environmental Protection Agency issues beach advisory following storm
Guam Environmental Protection Agency issues beach advisory following storm

Guam EPA’s Beach Watch Program issued a beach advisory that includes all 43 beaches due to the large amount of rain received from the passing storm. Storm water runoff may contain additional bacteria and cause many beaches to have high concentration

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Guam Power Authority automated telephone payment line temporarily unavailable
Guam Power Authority automated telephone payment line temporarily unavailable

The Guam Power Authority’s automated payment telephone line Interactive Voice Responder is temporarily offline. GPA’s third-party contractor is actively working to resolve the technical issue and restore the IVR services. GPA reminds customers

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Education board picks Dr. Judi Won Pat as new superintendent for GDOE
Education board picks Dr. Judi Won Pat as new superintendent for GDOE

The Guam Education Board has chosen a new superintendent, just before Dr. Kenneth Swanson officially steps down by year’s end. The decision coming Thursday afternoon, signaling a major shift for leadership in the Guam Department of Education. The bo

Destiny Cruz-Langas
Guam's first advanced manufacturing hub breaks ground in Dededo
Guam's first advanced manufacturing hub breaks ground in Dededo

Guam is ready to build an advanced manufacturing industry that can grow to supply parts not just for the U.S. military, but for various commercial industries across Asia. That’s according to a manufacturing policy think tank that broke ground on Gua

Matsuki Hirayama
Won Pat selected as next GDOE superintendent
Won Pat selected as next GDOE superintendent

Dr. Judith Won Pat has been selected to lead the Guam Department of Education. The Guam Education Board made the decision Thursday afternoon during a special meeting, with member Peter Alexcis Ada casting the sixth vote needed to lock in the selection. Du

Destiny Cruz-Langas
Governor sues AG amid controversy over Mangilao Medical Campus project
Governor sues AG amid controversy over Mangilao Medical Campus project

Governor Lou Leon Guerrero is taking Attorney General Doug Moylan to court, once again – filing a petition with the Supreme Court of Guam to prevent what she calls the AG’s interference with $104 million in infrastructure improvements. The gov

Nevaeh Anderson
Tropical Depression Fung-Wong brings wind, rain, and high surf
Tropical Depression Fung-Wong brings wind, rain, and high surf

The National Weather Service continues to monitor Tropical Storm Fung-Wong, which is slowly gaining strength as it moves northwest across the region. As of 1pm, the weather system located about 405 miles west-southwest of Guam, packing maximum sustained w

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Atos Jiu-Jitsu Guam athletes selected for prestigious ASJJF ART 5 superfights
Atos Jiu-Jitsu Guam athletes selected for prestigious ASJJF ART 5 superfights

Fresh off its sweep of the Marianas Open 2025 team trophies and the recognition of Professor of the Year, Mike Carbullido, Atos Jiu-Jitsu Guam announced that three of its athletes have been selected to compete in the ASJJF ART 5 (Asian Rolling Tour), one

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GROW in Malojloj tree planting event postponed ahead of poor weather conditions this weekend
GROW in Malojloj tree planting event postponed ahead of poor weather conditions this weekend

The University of Guam Center for Island Sustainability and Sea Grant has announced that the GROW in Malojloj tree planting event, originally scheduled for this coming Saturday, Nov. 8, 2025 has been postponed until Saturday, Nov. 22, 2025 at 8 a.m. The f

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Guam Community College to unveil newly renovated Student Success Center
Guam Community College to unveil newly renovated Student Success Center

Guam Community College will host a ribbon-cutting ceremony this Friday, Nov. 7, at 9 a.m. to celebrate the completion and reopening of its newly renovated Student Success Center. The project, which began in July 2022, expanded Building B to 6,000 square f

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Superseding indictment in PUA fraud case stacks new charges
Superseding indictment in PUA fraud case stacks new charges

Federal prosecutors filed a superseding indictment on Wednesday against seven defendants in Guam’s high-profile Pandemic Assistance Fraud case — one that now includes new money laundering charges and dozens more counts of federal crimes. The f

Joan Aguon Charfauros
Two Guam Education Board bills get public hearing
Two Guam Education Board bills get public hearing

Is it time for a shakeup in the Guam Education Board? Two bills that could change how the policy-body operates got their public hearings this week—drawing input from the education superintendent and one veteran board member. Proposed legislation is

Destiny Cruz-Langas
"Sustaining Peace & Avoiding Conflict" forum hosted by UOG grad students
"Sustaining Peace & Avoiding Conflict" forum hosted by UOG grad students

Conversations about sustaining peace as a means of avoiding war may be uncomfortable, but they're had more often these days at across all levels of society. And rather than shy away from it, graduate students at the University of Guam are holding a forum

Jason Salas
NWS: Tropical Depression 32W could turn into tropical storm and even typhoon
NWS: Tropical Depression 32W could turn into tropical storm and even typhoon

The island community should brace for heavy showers and gusty winds the next few days as Tropical Depression 32W, formerly Invest 90W, is expected to intensify. While emergency officials say the system won’t make a direct passage or landfall in the

Matsuki Hirayama
Carl Gutierrez honored with Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun
Carl Gutierrez honored with Japan’s Order of the Rising Sun

Congratulations to former governor Carl T.C. Gutierrez, who’s been awarded one of Japan’s highest honors — The Order of the Rising Sun, gold rays with neck ribbon. The award, conferred by the Emperor of Japan, recognizes Governor Gutierr

Joan Aguon Charfauros