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Conference expands support resources for domestic violence victims
Conference expands support resources for domestic violence victims

It’s a widespread effort to address sexual assault and domestic violence. The Guam Coalition Against Sexual Assault and Family Violence centering the journey to healing: seeking to help victims to become survivors. The coalition holding a two-day co

Guam celebrates tireless effort of social workers
Guam celebrates tireless effort of social workers

Today is World Social Work Day! Across the globe, every third Tuesday in March is dedicated to showing appreciation for the important role social workers play in helping families and children facing adversity. The nonprofit organization Harvest House host

Matsuki Hirayama
81 gallons of oil spills at Port container yard
81 gallons of oil spills at Port container yard

Eighty-one gallons of oil spilled within the container yard at the Port Authority of Guam Tuesday morning. Officials said the spill was quickly contained. “The main hydraulic hose from a top loader busted, spilling approximately 81 gallons of oil wi

Nick Delgado
Does GDOE not want $30M in school repair funding?
Does GDOE not want $30M in school repair funding?

Emergency session continued today with discussion on a bill to provide the Guam Department of Education with millions of dollars for much-needed school repairs and improvements. And while senators have flung the coffers wide open to address long-deteriora

Nestor Licanto
Rota to implement austerity measures
Rota to implement austerity measures

As the CNMI's executive branch prepares to cut working hours from 80 to 72 starting in April, Rota will make more drastic cuts. Mayor Aubry Hocog met with CNMI governor Arnold Palacios recently to discuss a laundry list of issues. At the top of that list

Thomas Manglona
Saipan hosts trauma-informed sexual assault investigations training
Saipan hosts trauma-informed sexual assault investigations training

How can law enforcement provide trauma-informed and victim-centered care? That's the question one expert visiting Saipan is answering in a week-long training, as the Northern Marianas Islands' Coalition Against Domestic And Sexual Violence turns 16 years

Thomas Manglona
Man who allegedly punched sleeping victim says he was looking for his vape
Man who allegedly punched sleeping victim says he was looking for his vape

He's already on probation for a 2022 assault involving a clever. Now, 20-year-old Matthew John Pinuala Salas is facing another assault charge as well as criminal mischief for allegedly punching a man he didn't know. Court documents state, police responded

KUAM News
Woman facing 4 charges of family violence
Woman facing 4 charges of family violence

She allegedly admitted she was drinking before assaulting four people in her household. Now, 35-year-old Ency Soroshy is facing four charges of Family Violence for the March 16 incident. Court documents state police were called to a Barrigada home before

KUAM News
Judiciary passes resolution for employee pay bump
Judiciary passes resolution for employee pay bump

In light of the governor's repeated calls to have her 22 percent pay increase bill addressed by the legislature, the judiciary already has a plan in place should the measure become law. The Judicial Council recently passed a resolution that proposes a 15

Nestor Licanto
Moylan weighs in on possible Trump arrest
Moylan weighs in on possible Trump arrest

Former President Donald Trump took to social media saying he’s expected to be arrested Tuesday as New York law enforcement prepares for a possible indictment. This deals with a years-long investigation into his sex scandal- giving hush money to adul

Matsuki Hirayama
Government still ironing out kinks for first cannabis shop license applicant
Government still ironing out kinks for first cannabis shop license applicant

It’s a gradual progression, but it seems Guam’s budding cannabis businesses may be inching closer to operating soon. The Cannabis Control Board shared in its meeting today that Greenland Farms Inc. became the first-ever applicant for a cannabi

Destiny Cruz
Lawmakers show for GDOE emergency session
Lawmakers show for GDOE emergency session

Despite most senators not attending two special sessions called by the governor on Monday, they did attend an emergency session to act on several bills that address deteriorating conditions at the public schools. The first bill discussed would require Gua

Nestor Licanto
St. Baldrick's event raises over $4,000 for kids with cancer
St. Baldrick's event raises over $4,000 for kids with cancer

Shaving for a good cause - the KUAM CareForce partnering GCC's cosmetology program to host the brave the shave fundraiser with the St. Baldrick's Foundation at the Guam Premier Outlets on Saturday. It was all done to raise awareness and show support for c

Julianne Hernandez
CNMI Bureau of Motor Vehicles chief pleads not guilty
CNMI Bureau of Motor Vehicles chief pleads not guilty

The CNMI’s chief of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles Juana Leon Guerrero is on administrative leave and could face up to 15 years in prison after a federal grand jury indicted her last Thursday for a conspiracy to illegally produce an identification doc

Thomas Manglona
Saipan inmates rebuild medical referral housing
Saipan inmates rebuild medical referral housing

Inmates from the CNMI Department of Corrections lending a helping hand to renovate a much-needed apartment building for Rota medical referral patients on Saipan. Rota mayor Aubry Hocog said, "Our patients have to travel and stay here to seek medical care.

Thomas Manglona
Search suspended for missing free diver
Search suspended for missing free diver

A rescue mission is suspended for a 31-year-old man who went missing while free diving off Orote Point Thursday. The man went spear fishing with others that afternoon at an area known as blue hole, but he never returned to their group’s boat. The Gu

Nick Delgado
Make-A-Wish grants 13-year-old's dream of a shopping spree
Make-A-Wish grants 13-year-old's dream of a shopping spree

One teenage girl’s wish came true over the weekend. Once a month, Make-A-Wish Guam and CNMI grants wishes of children battling critical illnesses that are referred to them and this month goes to 13-year-old Leah Rolinski. Her wish, a shopping spree,

Julianne Hernandez
Senators to address public school facility issues in emergency session
Senators to address public school facility issues in emergency session

Senators will head into emergency session Monday to discuss three bills that propose to assist the Guam Department of Education with its plans to make some much needed repairs at its school campuses. Senators will head into emergency session Monday to dis

Nick Delgado
Woman who allegedly broke into one house, tried to get into another also found with drugs
Woman who allegedly broke into one house, tried to get into another also found with drugs

She's already on pretrial release for allegedly stealing a vehicle and having illegal drugs. Forty-one-year-old Elisa Marie Afa has been arrested again, this time for allegedly trying to break into one man's home and successfully getting inside another. A

KUAM News
Show and Sell shine spotlight on young entrepreneurial minds, creative spirits
Show and Sell shine spotlight on young entrepreneurial minds, creative spirits

Young aspiring businessowners got a chance to put their entrepreneurial skills and marketing talents to the test at the recent Guam Community College’s Show and Sell event. KUAM covered the two-day event, seeing what participants have in store. Set

Julianne Hernandez
Saipan digital influencer Netty Cee "makes it how she likes it"
Saipan digital influencer Netty Cee "makes it how she likes it"

Netty Cee is now a household name for the over 100,000 followers waiting for the next post from digital influencer Antonette Castro on Saipan. KUAM News sat down with her as she shares her mental health journey as she puts the islands on the social media

Thomas Manglona
Federal suit brought against transportation company for hit-and-run in Piti
Federal suit brought against transportation company for hit-and-run in Piti

The company who employed the tractor-trailer driver accused in a hit-and-run crash in Piti is now facing a lawsuit in the District Court of Guam. The alleged victim seeking $50 million for his injuries. The lawsuit names defendant Tyrone Oates, Consolidat

Nick Delgado
Man accused of sexual abuse not competent to stand trial
Man accused of sexual abuse not competent to stand trial

A man accused of sexually abusing a child multiple times is not fit to stand trial in the Superior Court of Guam. 31-year-old David Ben Cruz faced charges of first- and second-degree criminal sexual conduct. The girl alleged Cruz sexually molested her rep

Nick Delgado
GCC students could field calls to Guam Crime Stoppers service
GCC students could field calls to Guam Crime Stoppers service

Public safety assistance is still not on the other line of 477-HELP - that’s the Guam Crime Stoppers anonymous tip service. The number has been out of service for more than one year now, as the non-profit’s partnership with the G4S security co

Destiny Cruz
Parent-teacher organizations air concerns about school needs
Parent-teacher organizations air concerns about school needs

From site visits to hearing from education leaders, senators continue to press for answers in hopes to get to the bottom of the issues in our public school system. The parent-teacher organizations now called to the Guam Congress Building to detail their n

Destiny Cruz
G3 celebrates addition of new Art Corps
G3 celebrates addition of new Art Corps

A new corps is adding even more color to the Guam Green Growth Initiative. G3 is welcoming the latest addition to the initiative this week -- the Art Corps. The group of eight are prominent artists on the island. They will be lending their talents to driv

Destiny Cruz