Marc Johnson launches presidential bid with 90-day plan for transparency, housing
Marc Johnson says his first 90 days as Navajo Nation president would be about visible results and measurable accountability
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Dineh Benally pleads guilty to 15 felonies tied to pot farms dismantled in 2020 raid
Businessman Dineh Benally has pleaded guilty to 15 federal felonies tied to a sprawling marijuana operation in the Navajo Nation that investigators say produced more than a quarter-million plants, about 30 tons, before agents shut it down in 2020. He faces a mandatory minimum of 15 years in prison and could be sentenced to life.
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Nygren secures $75,000 stopgap to keep ranch, livestock program open
In a Sept. 17 letter to ONHIR Executive Director Chris Bavasi, Nygren requested $75,000 in emergency funding to cover three months of ranch costs.
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Appeals court tosses Tolth confession
in Ella Mae Begay case
The Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals has upheld the suppression of statements made by a Diné man questioned in the disappearance of Ella Mae Begay, ruling that investigators violated his constitutional rights when they resumed questioning after he invoked his right to remain silent.
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Navajo entrepreneurship hub and housing partner win major grants
A Navajo nonprofit and a long-standing housing partner working with Navajo and Hopi communities have secured major funding from the Federal Home Loan Bank of San Francisco’s Access to Housing and Economic Assistance for Development program.
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Dewpoint: 9.0 F (-12.8 C)
Humidity: 38%
Wind: North at 4.6 MPH (4 KT)
Pressure: 30.51
Highway 264,
I-40, WB @ Winslow