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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 13, 2025, police officers heard someone yelling profanities and disturbing the peace around the OMV area in Tafuna.
The suspect was arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to six...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The mighty Leone Lions roared, danced, marched, and sang in the rain and on muddy fields Wednesday, October 22, 2025 — celebrating the 60th anniversary of their beloved school with unshakable pride.
The festivities kicked off with a vibrant parade featuring every class...
Happy kids during a photo shoot, with their amazing teachers at Mt. Alava Elementary School earlier this week. [photo: DOE]
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is requesting that the U.S. House of Representatives delay her paycheck until the federal government has reopened, to stand with all those awaiting paychecks. Her pay would not be restored until federal employees are being paid, military personnel...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 9, 2025, a man contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) and reported an alleged assault involving a baseball bat.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On September 9, 2025, a concerned mother called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) to report that her son had allegedly assaulted one of her tenants.
The suspect was later apprehended and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance, a class C misdemeanor punishable...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Port Administration Director Barney Sene has offered a compromise to Faipule Fagaima Larry S. Sanitoa’s request, who on behalf of the many church leaders and their congregations, asked to restrict airport operations during certain hours on Sundays to relieve noise issues...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The Governor’s Chief Legal Counsel Barry Pfundt has responded to Hospital Board member Afamasaga Dr. Talifa Talifa Jr.’s letter written earlier this month in which he refused to resign from the LBJ Tropical Medical Center Board of Directors.
The letter, dated October 9,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In 1953, Queen Salote Tupou III of Tonga attended the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II in London, famously riding through the rain in an open carriage.
This act, as many recall, “won the affection of the British people”.
Tongan-born artist Kulimoe’anga Stone Maka views...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 19, 2025, a man contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that a 64-year-old woman was hit by a vehicle.
The suspect, who later walked into the police station on his own volition, was charged with:
Count 1: Careless Driving with Injuries, a...