Residents across parts of the Forest Lake Chapter and surrounding areas of the Navajo Nation felt a moderate earthquake Friday morning when a 3.7-magnitude tremor struck the region, according to seismic data from the U.S. Geological Survey and monitoring services.
The Indian Health Service is expanding tribal consultations on a proposed agency realignment as planning advances for a new Gallup Indian Medical Center, raising concerns among tribal leaders about the future of local federal health services.
Happy New Year! We begin 2026 with two exhibitions designed to spark curiosity and engage the senses.
The unofficial results from Tuesday’s Navajo Nation General Election are as follows. To see the full list, visit navajotimes.com
Flagstaff’s minimum wage is now $18.35 an hour, and employers are required to pay that full amount to all workers, including those who earn tips.
We are about 10 months into the COVID-19 pandemic. What have we realized about ourselves, as well as our relationship to this parasitic virus? First, some called it “an invisible monster,” a beast we cannot see when in actuality it is a microscopic parasitic organism.
With the game on the line, the Wingate Bears leaned on Zefferino Flores to carry the team. The junior forward answered the call as the Bears turned back the Valley Pirates, 53-49, in an interstate game on Friday night.
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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.
Edison Eskeets, a 66-year-old runner from Springstead, New Mexico, has spent decades preparing for a journey that mirrors one of the most painful chapters in Diné history. Through distance running, ceremony and storytelling, Eskeets retraced the 330-mile route of the Long Walk to honor those who endured the forced march and those who never returned home.
Students from across Arizona and New Mexico gathered in Kayenta on Dec. 13 for the community’s first robotics competition, a milestone that brought competitive STEM programming to the Navajo Nation and placed local students on the same field as teams from across the region.
For a moment, the gray sky above Dinétah opened, and sunlight spilled through, casting the scene in soft gold. Director Travis Holt Hamilton stood behind the monitor, watching as the lead actor, “Secody,” a 70-year-old veteran learning to forgive his father, knelt in prayer. The wind lifted the trees, the light intensified and then it was gone.
Best Friends Animal Society and Kayenta Township have partnered to expand veterinary services in the community through a one-year animal welfare pilot program.
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