Special Prosecutor Kyle Nayback filed a second amended ethics complaint Monday, Feb. 2, 2026, in the Navajo Nation District Court alleging President Buu Nygren committed six violations of the Navajo Nation Ethics in Government Law tied to the 2025 budget process and related personnel decisions.
A bid by a convenience store and gas station near the Navajo Nation border to sell packaged liquor is drawing resistance from residents and chapter officials who say the proposal could revive alcohol-fueled deaths, family trauma and public safety strain that communities along U.S. 191 and Interstate 40 have spent years trying to recover from.
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.
The three women on the 24th Navajo Nation Council were constantly interrupted by their male counterparts. But that’s all about to change.
An overtime thriller at the Bee Hółdzil Events Center lifted the Monument Valley Mustangs to a 54-51 victory over the Window Rock Fighting Scouts on Saturday night, following two straight losses to Tuba City and Chinle.
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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.
The 1977 Coconino High School boys cross-country team that delivered the program’s first Class AA state championship was honored last summer as part of the Flagstaff Sports Foundation Hall of Fame class.
Talia Yazzie learned early how to use time most people take for granted. Growing up in far-flung parts of Diné Bikéyah, she spent hours a day on a school bus, turning the long ride into study time and tutoring time while the miles rolled by.
A mother and daughter from the Ganado area are taking Navajo weaving patterns from vertical looms into a new rug line set to debut March 6, 2026, at the Heard Museum in Phoenix.
The Indian Junior Rodeo Association marked its 50th Golden Anniversary last year, capping the milestone with an awards banquet on Saturday, Jan. 17, 2026, at the Red Rock Park in Church Rock, New Mexico.
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