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Three Arizona utilities wrap up grant program for coal plant communities with five new awards
The Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project and Tucson Electric Power have selected five organizations in northeastern Arizona to receive grants totaling $110,000 in the final rounds of a program created to help communities manage the economic shift away from coal-fired power.
Culture
Nike brings shoes, basketball to Navajo Nation during Final Four weekend
Nike’s N7 program took basketball gear and hundreds of pairs of shoes directly to Navajo Nation and Gila River communities last weekend, timed to the Women’s NCAA Final Four in Phoenix, in what the company described as part of a longer-term investment in Native youth.
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Making calls, saving lives: A week in the life of a contact tracer
Within the past year, “PPE,” “N95,” “social distancing,” “comfort baking” and the admonition of the year, “Mute yourself!” have, shall we say, gone viral. There’s also the world’s newest career: contact tracer.
People
Shiprock woman wins national award for bridging gap in pet care
A Shiprock woman who helps families in the Navajo Nation get veterinary care for their pets – by driving them to appointments, speaking to elders in Navajo and running the area’s only pet food pantry – has been named the 2026 More Than a Pet Community Hero by Humane World for Animals.
Health
Funding delays cloud diabetes program support
Vice President Richelle Montoya and Radeanna Comb, the program manager for the Navajo Special Diabetes, raised concerns this week about delays in diabetes funding that continue to affect services in tribal communities, even after Congress set the Special Diabetes Program for Indians at $200 million for fiscal 2026.
Arts
Navajo filmmaker brings border drama to screen with Phoenix premiere
Kenneth Shirley’s new drama series has been a long time coming, and on April 24 it arrives at Celebrity Theatre.
Music
Meet Ryan Blazer, who helps place WNF’s ‘biggest’ headliners
It’s Coachella weekend in 2014, and Ryan Blazer is on Interstate 10 driving to the most notorious music festival on the planet.
Fashion
Fashion takes the stage at the Western Navajo Fair
The Western Navajo Fair’s fashion show is more than a display of clothes and creativity, said Kristen Goldtooth. It’s a moment of pride – one that blends tradition, innovation and the voices of local designers who are finding their way onto a growing stage.
Weather & Road Conditions
Window Rock Weather
Fair
32.0 F (0.0 C)
Dewpoint: 9.0 F (-12.8 C)
Humidity: 38%
Wind: calm
Pressure: 30.1
Dewpoint: 9.0 F (-12.8 C)
Humidity: 38%
Wind: calm
Pressure: 30.1
Highway 264,
I-40, WB @ Winslow