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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 29-year-old male was arrested last month on the allegation that he attempted to rape a 16-year-old girl at her home in Ottoville. During his arrest, cops found a glass pipe containing methamphetamine (meth) in his pants pocket.
The government claims that on Feb. 05,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Lt. Gov. Talauega Eleasalo Ale says that there are “no new federal programs” at this point to provide financial assistance to employees laid off or experiencing reduced working hours under restrictions due to the Code Red threat level, as more local transmission of the...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A father was arrested at the LBJ Medical Center Emergency Room (ER) on the allegation that he struck his 8-year-old daughter with a broom handle and injured her right eye.
When questioned by investigators, the father claimed he disciplined his daughter after he...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — While spouses and children of essential workers worry about their loved ones who are at their workplaces during the pandemic, many families and individuals are experiencing dramatic changes in their lives as American Samoa heads into its third week of community spread of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Community transmission of COVID-19 continues on Tutuila island with American Samoa’s cumulative total at 243 positive cases as of 9p.m on Sunday, Mar. 6, while a federal team with support personnel and more supplies arrived last Friday on a military aircraft charter.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — During yesterday morning’s Zoom news conference, Attorney General Fainu'ulelei Falefatu Alailima Utu answered questions and briefed participants on the Code Red threat level that is in place, and the governor’s newest COVID-19 Emergency Declaration, which is effective...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man accused of assaulting a man with a knife has entered into a plea agreement with the government.
Ioapo Lafaele, who has been in custody since his arrest in 2020 appeared in court last month for his Change of Plea (COP) hearing.
Lafaele, 40, was initially charged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With American Samoa under Code Red threat level, the American Samoa Environmental Protection Agency (AS-EPA) says that it has suspended routine sampling of recreational beaches. It says that weekly beach advisories will not be issued until further notice and AS-EPA will...
Pago Pago, AMERICA SAMOA — A man convicted of a crime while still on probation was ordered to serve out his period of detention that had been suspended at the beginning of this year, which was 41 days at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF).
Lipena Tevita appeared in District Court last...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Through a Consent Decree, the U.S. Federal Communication Commission’s Media Bureau resolved its investigation of the Second Samoan Congregational Church of Long Beach (the Licensee), the licensee for radio station KPPO-FM radio station based in Mapusaga, American Samoa,...