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WHITTIER, Alaska (AP) — A criminal case unfolding in an Alaskan town is raising urgent questions about voter eligibility and citizenship that could have a direct impact on Utah’s growing population of American Samoans — one of the largest in the U.S.
Squeezed between glacier-packed mountains and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 3, 2025, a concerned mother of a minor walked into the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to file a report against her ex-husband alleging he assaulted their daughter.
The suspect was later charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C misdemeanor...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata held a roundtable meeting June 07, with leadership members of the Society of Fa’afafine in American Samoa (S.O.F.I.A.S.) to answer questions and discuss the issues that were brought up.
The meeting included Ertta Laumoli, President, SOFIAS; Isabella...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Mick McCuddin, 91, passed away on May 28, 2025, in Sacramento, CA where he had been receiving treatment for cancer at the Sacramento VA Medical Center since 2024.
Mick served the American Samoa Government for more than 40 years as the Director of Public Health, acting...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Opposition from members of the public has continued to pour in regarding deep-seabed mining on or around American Samoa’s offshore waters since the Department of the Interior moved to consider issuing or selling a mining lease to a private company.
Former Director of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Satia Aokuso Satia, the former Budget Acting Director, has rescinded the Budget Office's call to decrease the budget for the Judiciary, after Chief Justice Lealaialoa Michael Kruse wrote a letter to the Budget Office reminding it of the separation of powers between the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is correcting a misunderstanding that reopening some waters to fishing somehow may have caused the seabed mining issue, in a press release, dated Saturday, June 7, 2025.
“In fact, the two executive orders by the President are separate, and...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 11, 2025, a man contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) and reported that he was allegedly assaulted by an unknown bus driver for no reason.
The suspect was apprehended and later charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On April 12, 2025, a woman contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that her husband allegedly assaulted her after accusing her of having an affair.
The suspect was arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance (DV), a class B misdemeanor...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The senior citizens of American Samoa were honored during the Territorial Administration on Aging (TAOA) Annual Senior Citizens Day celebration, where they were recognizing for their invaluable role in shaping families, villages, and communities.
The celebration was...