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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Gov. Lolo Matalasi Moliga is recovering from surgery a week ago Wednesday at a Seattle hospital and he’s doing some physical exercises and resting with the First Lady, Cynthia Malala Moliga and other family members there.
This is according to Lt. Gov. Lemanu Sialega...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — KGW8 TV in Portland, Oregon is reporting that one of the two Proud Boys members facing charges in that city for assault has apparently departed for American Samoa.
The Proud Boys is a far-right neo-fascist organization that admits only men as members and promotes...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Associate Justice Fiti Sunia has denied motions from Thomas Siaumau and his defense team, requesting the court to allow them to speak with members of the jury who delivered a unanimous guilty verdict last week.
Siaumau was found guilty of shooting at a police vehicle...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A 19-year-old male charged with resisting arrest and public peace disturbance made his initial appearance in District Court yesterday morning.
Pete Peters is in custody at the Territorial Correctional Facility (TCF) and Judge Elvis P. Patea has set bail at $500.
The...
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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The US Department of Transportation has granted the “emergency exemption” requested by Samoa-based Talofa Airways Limited, so it could continue flights in and out of American Samoa.
Talofa Airways had last week requested the exemption after the Samoa government proposed...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man who assaulted a woman while he was under the influence of alcohol has been sentenced to 12 months probation.
Nathan Pule appeared in District Court yesterday morning for a pretrial conference where, under a plea agreement with the government - which was accepted by...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Aumua Amata on Wednesday welcomed President Trump’s signing into law the largest land management act of the past 10 years, the bipartisan John D. Dingell, Jr. Conservation, Management and Recreation Act, S. 47
This new law contains several measures that are helpful...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A local student who is set to graduate this year from the American Samoa branch of Argosy University Hawaii has been left in limbo, with nowhere to get any information or details after Argosy Hawaii was shut down last Friday and the local branch had their lease...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Associate Justice Fiti Sunia issued an order last week, barring all counsels, their representatives, agencies, or acquaintances who were involved in Thomas Siaumau’s trial from contacting any and all members of the jury unless by order of the court.
Siaumau was back in...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man arrested and charged for allegedly assaulting another man who was eventually hospitalized, made his initial appearance in District Court yesterday morning.
Bail for Maranata Leaumoana remains at $5,000 despite a request for bail reduction by his attorney, Assistant...