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Family concerned after sister’s threats allegedly escalate into violence

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 27, 2026, a victim of a domestic dispute called the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported a threat a…

Aunu’u Community provides input on wharf reconstruction project

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On Monday, September 7, 2026 the Port Administration of American Samoa (PAAS) met with the Aunu’u Community at the A…

ASG $10 million investment is in the UAE, 1st return installment awaited

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Senators learned on Wednesday that the $10 million in interest earnings from the American Samoa ARPA Fund is current…

Marine Option Program at ASCC photo & caption

MSC100 students enrolled in the Marine Option Program at ASCC had the chance to hear from Marine Biologist, Ms.Brooke Butterfield. Brooke is als…

Joint Fono budget hearings begin; Senate hearings on specific concerns of ASG finances continue

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Joint Fono budget hearings and Senate committee hearings on concerns that senators have on specific government spend…

Criminal allegations of human trafficking dating back to 2024 filed

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — An investigation into an alleged human trafficking and labor exploitation scheme involving Vietnamese nationals in A…

House raises ARPA fund interest investment issue, as well as Fono’s weak oversight power with ASTCA

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The handling of millions of dollars in interest earned from federal ARPA funds came under sharp scrutiny in the Hous…

Young man arrested and detained after allegedly threatening an elderly relative

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 14, 2026, a man called the Fagatogo Police Station (FPS) and reported that a family member was allegedly c…

Man allegedly causes disturbance, accusing his mother of not giving him money

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 13, 2026, a family member contacted the Tafuna Police Substation (TPS) and reported that a man was alleged…

AP Exclusive: RFK Jr. said a Samoa trip had nothing to do with vaccines

NEW YORK (AP) — Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.

Samoan chef Henry Onesemo named NZ's 2026 Chef of the Year

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Samoan chef Henry Lafi Onesemo has taken out New Zealand’s top chef title, with judges praising the way he brings hi…

Conservative think-tank supports power of Congress to limit citizenship in U.S. Territories

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Threats to birthright citizenship in U.S.

'I was worried I would die': Cook Islands fisherman feared bomb, human remains before cocaine discovery

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — A fisherman from a remote island in the Cook Islands says he feared for his life after a routine reef fishing trip l…

American Samoa deep-sea mining sale cleared without endangered species analysis, lawsuit alleges

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — Conservation groups are trying to stop what would be the first U.S.

ASG suspends all government funded travel for remainder of FY 2026

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — With the American Samoa Government (ASG) facing rising expenses that are not in step with its revenue collections, i…

ASCC seeks local businesses to participate in Federal Work-Study program

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — The American Samoa Community College Financial Aid Office is seeking local businesses and worksites to participate i…

Could the Covid-19 vaccine also fight cancer?

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — New research reveals the Covid-19 vaccine could help boost the survival rate of cancer patients.

Mother in Pago calls Manu’a police to report that her daughter was in danger

Pago Pago, AMERICAN SAMOA — On August 10, 2026, police responded to a reported domestic disturbance in Ta’u, Manu’a, after a woman on Tutuila is…