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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Mark Leota was arrested for allegedly causing property damage after his wife told him to get out. Mr. Leota was allegedly intoxicated.
He is charged with one count of Property Damage in the Second Degree (DV) — a class A misdemeanor, punishable by imprisonment for up to...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In December 2023, a young man was arrested after allegedly disturbing the peace in his home and resisting arrest after his father called the cops.
Arona Amituanai is charged with the following:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance — a class C misdemeanor, punishable by...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga delivered his 2024 State of the Territory Address Monday morning before the Fono as they convened for the third regular session of the 38th Legislature, at the Gov. H. Rex Lee Auditorium, as per protocol. As has been his usual — he delivered his ...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A long time emergency medical technician has been named the new Chief of the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) division of the Search and Rescue Department.
Joseph Fa'aita was appointed Dec. 20 and it was announced in a memorandum issued last month.
Faaita, who has been...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man is being charged with assaulting his wife and threatening her with a machete over their new television they had just bought — which according to his wife something about it upset him.
Filemoni Taleni is charged with the following:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man has been arrested and charged for assaulting members of his family while intoxicated. They were allegedly trying to stop him from hanging himself.
Sila Felise is charged with the following:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV) - a class C misdemeanor, punishable...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Local emergency responders underwent 16 hours of combined classroom learning with practical exercises to sharpen the response capabilities of first responders during Complex Coordinated Terrorist Attacks (CCTAs).
According to a US Department of Homeland Security planning...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata returned to American Samoa on Thursday’s flight, following taking part in U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson’s visit to the border in the southwestern United States.
“In American Samoa, we are blessed with God-given natural borders. I accompanied the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Last week, Gov. Lemanu P.S. Mauga released a memorandum with a proposal to ‘fly colors’ at all local DOE campuses. Resulting from that publication, both the US and American Samoan flags have become a source of much interest in the territory. With that in mind, it is also...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Faipule Malaeoletalu M. Gurr is asking the Department of Commerce to re-consider the eviction notice it served on the Island Taxi Stand in Fagatogo on November 18, 2023.
In a letter to Ms. Petti T. Matila, Director of the Department of Commerce (DOC), dated January 4,...