Free trash drop-off in Tuba City may end under proposed fees
People who haul trash to the Tuba City Transfer Station may soon have to pay for the service, ending a long-standing arrangement in which the facility has been free to use.
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Two Tséhootsooí nurses stranded in Jordan as US-Iran war shuts down regional air travel
Mechelle Morgan-Flowers and her husband Mike Flowers traveled to Jordan to see Petra. They were supposed to be in Egypt by now or cruising the Nile River. Instead, the two nurses from Tséhootsooí Medical Center have been living out of suitcases in an Amman hotel since their flight out was canceled on Feb. 27, one day before the U.S. launched military strikes against Iran.
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Letters | Missing in Shonto
On September 6, 2025, my dad, Aaron Mark Bradley, age 68 years old, was last seen at Shonto Marketplace. The market is within a few miles of his home in Cow Springs, Arizona. On a weekly basis he travels to the store to purchase some of his favorite treats like a soda and a strawberry cake parfait. He would take time to visit with familiar faces and update them on his planting, wood carving projects and how his children and grandchildren were doing.
Politics
Navajo Nation General Election Unofficial Results
The unofficial results from Tuesday’s Navajo Nation General Election are as follows. To see the full list, visit navajotimes.com
Business
Frontier, CWA reach 3-year deal with raises for Navajo Nation workers
Frontier Communications and the Communications Workers of America have reached a new three-year union contract that includes pay increases for Navajo Nation workers after months of negotiations over a wage gap, Arizona Sen. Ruben Gallego said Jan. 27.
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‘Navajo Nation strong’: Central Agency Fair held after 3 years of Covid
From Aug. 22 to 28, Chinle hosted the 36th annual Central Agency Fair for the first time in three years since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Sports
Defensive effort, third-quarter surge lifts Gallup over KC for District 1-4A crown
A different Gallup girls basketball team showed up with its matchup against top-ranked Kirtland Central on Friday night.
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Culture
Seven-year-old song and dance prodigy captures hearts across Diné Bikéyah
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.
Health
Diné health leaders press for mental health funding, new Gallup medical center in $83 billion IHS plan
Navajo Nation health officials traveled to Washington, D.C., the week of Feb. 16 as tribal leaders shaped $83 billion in Indian Health Service funding priorities for fiscal 2028, pressing for investments in mental health care, hospital construction and a new medical center in Gallup as the nation’s largest tribal health system confronts aging facilities and staffing shortages.
People
Diné poet explores climate change through land, language
Matthew Jake Skeets returns to poetry with a new collection that examines how the Navajo Nation’s landscape changes under environmental pressure and what persists as the land shifts.
Education
Haury award honors team behind Navajo Nation water resources library preservation project
A University of Arizona librarian, a law library administrator and a Navajo Nation water resources official will receive the 2026 Haury Indigenous Resilience Leadership Award for their work preserving and organizing the Navajo Nation Department of Water Resources’ historic and contemporary document collection.
Arts
Diné artist joins Comic-Con founder’s art card marketplace with original works
A Diné artist has partnered with the founder of Comic-Con to sell original oil paintings in the format of collectible trading cards.
Community
Glendale song and dance keep Diné families connected far from home
What organizers described as hundreds of people filled the gymnasium at Glendale High School on Saturday, Feb. 28, for a full day of Navajo singing, dancing and storytelling, part of a celebration organized to bring together urban Native families and support the work of a Phoenix-area substance use treatment facility.
