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Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man was arrested for PPD and burglary after his ex-girlfriend, who claimed she was afraid he might hurt her, reported him to police.
The defendant was charged with the following:
Count 1: Burglary in the Second Degree — a class C felony punishable by imprisonment of...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With over 74.8 million pet dogs in the US and an average of only 16 fatalities from dog bite attacks per year, your dog is not likely to be the dirty one in a fatal crime. But the fact that dog bites are among the top ten causes for emergency room visits tells us it’s...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — For the past several years, American Samoa Community College (ASCC) Social Sciences instructor Mrs. Tala Ropeti-Leo has made a community service project a component of her class Introduction to Psychology (PSY 150). The project has typically taken the form of a donation...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — In May of this year, Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) received a call from the Emergency Medical Services (EMS) in regards to a 14 year-old minor who was allegedly assaulted by her father.
The defendant was apprehended and charged with:
Count 1: Assault in the Third Degree...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A man has been arrested for the alleged assault of his wife at their home.
The defendant was charged with the following:
Count 1: Private Peace Disturbance (DV) — a class B misdemeanor punishable by imprisonment for up to six months, a fine of $500 but not less than $150...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Members of the Senate Select Investigative Committee (SSIC) have voted to close their investigations into two cases that provoked the ire of many when they were first reported last year, the controversial Nu’ufou matter and the Kite Runner’s infamous trip to Samoa.
The...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa has been actively engaged as one of the 55 state or territorial teams in the "Governors Challenge to Prevent Suicides for Service Members, Veterans, and their Families (SMVF)" since 2022.
To strengthen this partnership, on Wednesday, July 10, the Substance...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The village of Ta’u held a special ceremony Monday morning for the opening of an access road and the groundbreaking for the building of a Department of Health (DOH) clinic which will bring essential health services to the Manu’a islands.
Treasurer HTC Malemo Tausaga was...
Busan, SOUTH KOREA — Dozens of youth leaders have gathered in Busan for the inaugural US-ROK-Japan Trilateral Global Leadership Youth Summit, which commenced on Thursday. The summit, spanning from July 11 to July 13, aims to nurture potential leaders from the United States, South Korea, and Japan,...
Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — American Samoa’s delegates to the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee, Wisconsin cast their 9 votes for former President Donald Trump on Monday, July 15, 2024.
On the first day of the RNC, Trump announced his pick for vice-president running mate, JD Vance, who is...