50 years ago: Littell ousted, servicemen get their Times on time
It was 1967 and newly elected chairman Raymond Nakai would soon have a new tribal council that, for the first time while in office, he would be able to control.
Read MoreAuthor: Bill Donovan
652 jobs added; NAPI to go organic
If you want to know what drives Navajo Nation President Russell Begaye, it can be summed up in one word: jobs.
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Council building back trust after slush scandal
As 2016 ended, the Speaker of the Navajo Nation Council, LoRenzo Bates, deliberated on some of the biggest issues of the past year: the continued need to create more jobs on the reservation, concerns over the future of Navajo gaming, the dwindling power of tribal chapters and any fallout that may exist because of what a court judge called a betrayal of trust by many members of the tribal council between 2006 and 2010.
Read More50 years ago: Liquor licenses denied; Shine’s light goes out
As 1966 drew to a close, Navajo tribal officials got some good news from Joe Armijo, the liquor director for the state of New Mexico.
Read MoreShiprock man gets time in sexual abuse case
Henderson Shorty, 53, an enrolled member of the Navajo Nation who resides in Shiprock, was sentenced in federal court in Albuquerque on to 30 months in prison followed by five years of supervised release for his conviction on an abusive sexual contact charge.
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21.9 F (-5.6 C)
Dewpoint: 16.0 F (-8.9 C)
Humidity: 78%
Wind: Northeast at 3.5 MPH (3 KT)
Pressure: 30.16
Dewpoint: 16.0 F (-8.9 C)
Humidity: 78%
Wind: Northeast at 3.5 MPH (3 KT)
Pressure: 30.16
Highway 264,
I-40, WB @ Winslow