Navajo Nation Washington Office website goes dark as Council weighs shifting oversight of DC office
The office’s website, commonly referred to as the NNWO, was not available on Monday.
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One letter short last year, Darian King returns to win Eastern Agency spelling bee
In his last attempt to qualify for the Navajo Times-Navajo Engineering and Construction Authority Final Regional Spelling Bee, T’iis Ts’ozi Bi’Olta’ eighth-grader Darian King was looking for redemption.
Opinions & Columns
Letters | Headlines judge
Once again, the Navajo Times demonstrates the power – and the peril – of editorialized headlines.
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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15 years of healing: Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board celebrates self-governance, growth
The Fort Defiance Indian Hospital Board on March 24 celebrated its 15th anniversary of becoming a Public Law 93-638 health care facility.
Sports
Tuba City advances to AIA Copper semis: 3A North well represented in state playoffs
Tuba City moved within one game of the Arizona Interscholastic Association Copper State final Thursday night, defeating St. Johns 59-43 behind 21 points from freshman Layla Curtis.
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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
Echo Cliffs breaks ground on $87 million staff housing to support new clinic
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.
People
BYU’s Sydney Benally puts rez ball on the national stage
Sydney Benally’s shining season as a BYU Cougar has sparked attention across the country.
Education
Finding purpose through global security and intelligence
Xiomara Hoover is a global security and intelligence studies student at Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University in Prescott, Arizona. She expects to graduate this year and plans to pursue a career in security and intelligence. Her coursework includes intelligence writing, forensic accounting and fraud examination, geographic information systems and investigative interviewing. Hoover is Diné and wants to focus on investigating crimes that affect the Navajo Nation. She is seeking entry-level or internship opportunities in security or intelligence.
Arts
The Yei’ Bi Cheii Who Loved Pizza
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.
Community
Colorado River talks press forward as reservoir levels show uneven strain
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.
