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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 14, 2025, police traffic officers engaged in a car chase when a driver refused to stop despite numerous requests by the officers to pull over.
He was later charged with:
Count 1: Fleeing from or Attempting to Elude Police, a class B misdemeanor punishable by a...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 17, 2025, an elderly man walked into the Faga’itua Police Substation and reported that he was allegedly assaulted by a minor.
However, it was the elderly man who was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Public Peace Disturbance, a class B misdemeanor...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who serves as Vice Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC), is a cosponsor of H.R. 740, the Veterans’ Assuring Critical Care Expansions to Support Servicemembers (ACCESS) Act, led by Chairman Mike Bost, who introduced it in January...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — As of July 26, 2025, total rainfall for the month of July had reached 21.05 inches at NWS Pago Pago. This breaks the record for total rainfall in the month of July, previously set at 19.59 inches in July of 1962.
This record-breaking total adds to a historic year for...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — She asks us to call her Lala — a pseudonym — to keep her safe.
There's a lot on the line as Lala is heavily involved on a number of levels in Samoa's meth trade.
"It’s like everywhere, it's flooding the town, kids are taking meth," she tells us.
It's no secret that Samoa...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa's Department of Health is warning about the risk of leptospirosis after rainfall in the territory.
Leptospirosis is spread through the urine of infected animals and can be found in contaminated water or soil.
People are advised to avoid playing in dirty...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Department of Agriculture (ASDOA) is reminding all farmers participating in the American Samoa Department of Education (ASDOE) School Lunch Program (SLP) to schedule farm compliance inspections with the Department for the upcoming 2025 – 2026 school...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 14, 2025, a man called the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) and reported a domestic dispute between a couple. The reporter alleged that the suspect allegedly stabbed his wife’s hand with a metal fork during an altercation.
The suspect was arrested and later charged...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On June 11, 2025, a woman called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that her 68-year-old neighbor allegedly assaulted her nephew and another male who were cleaning her road.
Luisa Ah Young was arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance, a...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata, who serves as Vice Chairman of the House Veterans’ Affairs Committee (HVAC), was an original cosponsor upon introduction in April of the Service Dogs Assisting Veterans Act, known as the SAVES Act. This week, the full Committee passed the bill,...