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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On March 15, 2025, the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) received a call from a man who reported that an individual allegedly threatened people in a nightclub with a gun.
The suspect was later arrested and charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree, a class C...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On March 11, 2025, the Leone Police Substation (LPS) received a call regarding a domestic dispute between a couple. The incident was reported by the suspect’s parents.
The suspect was later charged with:
Count 1, 3, & 5: Private Peace Disturbance (DV), a class C...
Washington, D.C. – On Tuesday, May 13, 2025, U.S. Senator Catherine Cortez Masto (D-Nev.) and Senator Joni Ernst (R-Iowa), Congressman Ed Case (D-Hawaii-01), and Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata (American Samoa) introduced a bipartisan, bicameral bill aimed at strengthening the United States’...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Medicaid State Agency proudly announces a major milestone in expanding access to off-island healthcare: Straub Medical Center, part of the Hawai‘i Pacific Health (HPH) system, is now officially enrolled as a Medicaid provider for the territory. This...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — According to a public notice released by the American Samoa Department of Commerce Broadband Coordination Opportunities, Redevelopment & Deployment (BCORD), effective May 9, 2025, the Digital Equity Act has officially been terminated by the U.S. Department of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Off the coast of American Samoa, a remote U.S. territory known for its tuna canneries and oceanic biodiversity, plans are quietly unfolding to turn the surrounding deep waters into a new frontier for mineral extraction. At the center of this movement is John Wasko,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On February 17, 2025, a man contacted the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) and reported that his office was burglarized. A police investigation later revealed that the incident was allegedly part of a pay dispute, involving theft, property damage, and threats of assault....
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On January 7, 2025, a man walked into the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) and reported a vehicle incident which allegedly involved three victims.
A suspect was later charged with:
Count 1: Reckless Driving With Injuries, a class A misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment not...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Four young tennis stars from American Samoa have received invitations to represent the Pacific Oceania region in the prestigious Australian Team Event in Gold Coast, Australia, scheduled from June 23 to June 30, 2025.
The athletes selected include:
• Hermann Thomsen (U11...
Washington, D.C. — Congresswoman Uifa’atali Amata is welcoming bipartisan passage by the U.S. House of Representatives of a bill she sponsored, with Congressman Ed Case (D-HI) as the original cosponsor, the South Pacific Tuna Treaty Act, H.R. 531.
The bipartisan legislation provides congressional...