Author: Donovan Quintero

A 67-year-old Kayenta man has been charged in Navajo Nation court in connection with a vehicle incident that occurred just before the start of the Kayenta Christmas Light Parade and resulted in the death of a 3-year-old child, according to the Navajo Nation Office of the Prosecutor.

A crash Monday evening along Navajo Route 591 near the Kayenta Rodeo Grounds reportedly injured four people and led to the cancellation of a Christmas-related parade that had been scheduled in the community, according to township and tribal officials.

The Colorado River system is running out of buffer, and researchers warn the next year or two could push Lake Powell and Lake Mead toward operating conditions where moving water downstream becomes limited by both hydrology and engineering.

As the United States confronts soaring electricity demand and a tightening global energy race, nuclear industry leaders warn that the scale of expansion required to secure the nation’s energy future is unprecedented.

Navajo allottee and advocate Ervin Chavez says federal protections surrounding Chaco Culture National Historical Park did more than restrict energy development. He argues they crossed a line into Navajo land authority, sovereignty and intertribal relations, a conflict he says remains unresolved as Congress stalls on legislation to undo the policy.