A crash Monday evening along Navajo Route 591 near the Kayenta Rodeo Grounds reportedly injured four people and led to the cancellation of a Christmas-related parade that had been scheduled in the community, according to township and tribal officials.
As the United States confronts soaring electricity demand and a tightening global energy race, nuclear industry leaders warn that the scale of expansion required to secure the nation’s energy future is unprecedented.
In a recent letter to the editor written by Samuel Begay Sr., Mr. Begay claims, “And not long ago, the ZenniHome payout of $74 million again looks like it lined the pockets of certain officials.” This statement is completely false.
The unofficial results from Tuesday’s Navajo Nation General Election are as follows. To see the full list, visit navajotimes.com
Ancient Wayves River & Hiking Adventures, a Diné-owned tour company based near Bears Ears National Monument, has been named the top tourism experience in the United States by JRNY Magazine’s 2025 America Awards.
Ervin Chavez, president of Shii Shi Keyah, said the ban on oil and gas leasing within a 10-mile radius around Chaco Canyon could financially hurt 22,000 Navajo allottees.
Defense set the tone from the opening tip for Farmington on Saturday night. The Lady Scorpions held Navajo Prep to just eight first-half points and cruised to a 49-30 win in the championship game of the 2025 Marv Sanders Invitational Girls Basketball Tournament, remaining unbeaten at 7-0 on the season.
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At just seven years old, Kacee Yazzie has become a familiar name at song and dance events across the Navajo Nation. With turquoise gleaming and his steps locked to the drum, the second grader from Tó Łigaaí, New Mexico, looks at ease each time he enters the arena.
Construction is underway on staff housing for the Echo Cliffs Health Center, with a groundbreaking on Aug. 27 along Coppermine Road just south of the clinic site.
Edison Eskeets, a 66-year-old runner from Springstead, New Mexico, has spent decades preparing for a journey that mirrors one of the most painful chapters in Diné history. Through distance running, ceremony and storytelling, Eskeets retraced the 330-mile route of the Long Walk to honor those who endured the forced march and those who never returned home.
Dilcon Community School has reached its highest enrollment level in more than two decades, while student academic performance has risen well above national averages for Native-serving schools, according to school officials and staff.
For a moment, the gray sky above Dinétah opened, and sunlight spilled through, casting the scene in soft gold. Director Travis Holt Hamilton stood behind the monitor, watching as the lead actor, “Secody,” a 70-year-old veteran learning to forgive his father, knelt in prayer. The wind lifted the trees, the light intensified and then it was gone.
By early evening, the cold had settled over Tuba City as smoke from fire pits drifted through the parking lot and families filled the Change Labs E-ship Hub, moving between vendors set up both inside and outside the building.
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