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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College (ASCC) Alpha Epsilon Mu chapter of the nation-wide Phi Theta Kappa (PTK) Honor Society held its Fall 2025 induction on Thursday, September 11th, welcoming 13 ASCC students into the ranks of the prestigious honor society as family and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Department of Health will start issuing citations to families that do not maintain cleanliness around their homes.
This announcement was made by Eileen Solaita, the head of the Environmental Health Services Division, as part of efforts to eliminate breeding sites...
UPDATE - Inmate Captured
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Sili Fafaele Filipo, 23 years old, escaped from the Territorial Correctional Facility around 0211 hours on Friday, Sept. 19, 2025.
If you have any information on the whereabouts of this inmate pleas contact DPS at any of the following numbers. 911/ 633-1111/ 699-1911.
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 2, 2025, police officers were dispatched to Lion's Park where a group of people were causing a disturbance.
A suspect was later apprehended and charged with Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to six months...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The new fiscal year for the American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) has seen an increase in its budget, rising to $113 million from the previous $107 million.
ASPA CEO Wallon Young informed the Senators on Monday that this increase is primarily due to approximately $34...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 19, 2025, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call regarding a hit and run incident in Nuuuli.
The suspect did turn himself in at a later time and was charged with:
Count 1: Failure to Render Aid, a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man has been charged with bribing a customs agent and importing illegal drugs, and is currently being held on a bail amount of $50,000 at the Territorial Correctional Facility.
Kenneth Mauga-Lei faces several serious charges, including bribery of a public servant,...
The budget hearings for the Public Defender’s Office and the Public Library have been postponed since the heads of these agencies have yet to undergo confirmation hearings.
Last Friday, September 12, 2025, Senate President Tuaolo Manaia Fruean articulated that individuals who have not been...
LIBERTY LAKE, Wash — American Samoa Power Authority (ASPA) will implement Itron, Inc.’s (NASDAQ:ITRI) Advanced Metering Infrastructure (AMI) solution to modernize its electricity distribution network, according to a press release statement. Itron, a $5.4 billion market cap company with a "GREAT"...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On July 31, 2025, an individual called the Leone Police Station (LPS) requesting assistance regarding two men who were allegedly causing a disturbance in the villages of Asili and Amaluia.
One of the suspects was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Underage...