Beginning Monday, motorists from the Iyanbito and Fort Wingate areas who use New Mexico State Road 118 to travel between Church Rock and Gallup will be detoured onto Interstate 40 for several months while crews replace an aging bridge east of N.M. 566.
A New Mexico bill working its way through the Legislature this session would allow Native American residents to add a distinguishing mark to their state issued driver’s licenses and identification cards, a change supporters say has taken on new urgency as federal immigration enforcement increases and tribal members report being questioned or detained.
Michael Zepeda, a candidate for Arizona state treasurer running under the Arizona Independent Party, issued the following statement in response to the Navajo Times Instagram post published Feb. 10, 2026, referencing the Feb. 5, 2026, story “Watchman tells Congress tribal economic programs need fixes.” More information about his campaign is available at mz4az.com.
The unofficial results from Tuesday’s Navajo Nation General Election are as follows. To see the full list, visit navajotimes.com
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.
With a Nov. 9 deadline looming, nearly 90 health-care workers at Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation are risking their jobs by not getting a COVID-19 vaccine.
For the seniors on the Valley girls basketball team, there was no hint of them quitting on Thursday night.
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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.
The Tuba City Regional Health Care Corporation has opened a 48-unit apartment complex for hospital staff, part of an effort to address housing shortages that have made it harder to recruit and keep health care workers in the region.
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.
Sharlene Navaho began her career as a teacher in 1999 and now leads the Tuba City Unified School District as superintendent, a role she has held during a period of academic gains and continued financial strain for schools serving Diné communities.
Cheryl Todicheeney is a grandmother and a U.S. Marine Corps veteran from Teesto, Arizona. An avid reader and aspiring writer, she submitted this children’s story to encourage conversation about addiction and its many forms. Todicheeney is seeking an illustrator to develop the story into a book.
Water levels across the Colorado River system remain low, but the pressure is not evenly shared, according to figures presented Jan. 27, 2026, to Arizona lawmakers as negotiations continue over how the river will be managed after current rules expire at the end of the year.
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