November 2017
Raiders safety Shalom Luani learns from his first NFL start
![The Raiders safety Shalom Luani (26) stretched before drills. The 2017 Oakland Raiders practiced at their Napa, Calif. facility Saturday August 5th in front of several hundred adoring fans.[photo: Brant Ward]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Shalom%20Luani.jpg?itok=6fkxJUmn "The Raiders safety Shalom Luani (26) stretched before drills. The 2017 Oakland Raiders practiced at their Napa, Calif. facility Saturday August 5th in front of several hundred adoring fans.[photo: Brant Ward]")
BRADENTON, Fla.
"I didn't kill my wife,” Dean Jay Fletcher tells Hawaii News Now
![Fletcher outside the Prince Kuhio Federal Building in Honolulu during his interview with Hawaii News Now. [photo: Chelsea Davis]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/fletcher%20in%20Hon%20web.jpg?itok=Imt2Ybxo "Fletcher outside the Prince Kuhio Federal Building in Honolulu during his interview with Hawaii News Now. [photo: Chelsea Davis]")
Following a decision by the US Secretary of State, the Honolulu federal court last week ordered the release “immediately” of American citizen Dean Jay Fletcher who is wanted in Tonga for the allege
New Detector dog hero on first day at work in Samoa
![GOOD girl: Flame the black Labrador is Samoa’s newest detector dog. [Samoa Observer]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/flame%20detector%20dog.jpg?itok=I3CxI5gD "GOOD girl: Flame the black Labrador is Samoa’s newest detector dog. [Samoa Observer]")
He might be a new detector dog but “Flame” is already a hero in the eyes of his new handlers.
![The Samoa Government’s vision for Samoa to be the Pacific ICT hub by 2020 took a leap frog with the arrival of the Tui-Samoa Cable at Moataa last week. [Courtesy photo]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/Connecting%20Tui.jpg?itok=zsmnAKHG "The Samoa Government’s vision for Samoa to be the Pacific ICT hub by 2020 took a leap frog with the arrival of the Tui-Samoa Cable at Moataa last week. [Courtesy photo]")
With family watching for first time, Frankie Luvu had game of his life
![Washington State's Frankie Luvu 'emotional' after dads first trip to see him play in Pullman. [screenshot from video, via Seattle Times]](https://samoanews.com/sites/default/files/styles/teaser/public/field/image/luvu.jpg?itok=9MUvNDpn "Washington State's Frankie Luvu 'emotional' after dads first trip to see him play in Pullman. [screenshot from video, via Seattle Times]")
PULLMAN – Frankie Luvu’s family traveled 5,348 miles from Pago Pago, American Samoa to Pullman this week so they could be at Martin Stadium to congratulate him on Senior Day.
NOT REAL NEWS: A look at what didn’t happen this week
A roundup of some of the most popular, but completely untrue, headlines of the week. None of these stories are legit, even though they were shared widely on social media.
Silicone Valley 7s
Manu Samoa's Joe Perez personally took out half the England 7s team in his first half try, bringing great delight to all fans in attendance.
Commercial and recreational fisheries remain strong
Just over 4 million pounds of commercial fish landed in American Samoa was recorded for 2016, according to a new fishery report by the federal government.